Foxhunter Chase Preview - Cheltenham Festival
Published on: 16/03/2018
Foxhunter Chase Preview - Cheltenham Festival
March 16, 2018 16:10pm - Cheltenham
Distance: 3m 2f 70y
Grade: Amateur Chase
Runners: 24
Winner: £26,982
Going: Heavy (soft in places)
If reports are to be believed, Foxrock is close to being back to his best and if that is the case, he looks well-priced at 8/1. A switch of stable and a return to blinkers may have helped a horse that also enjoys running on softer ground. He is certainly a capable contender.
Burning Ambition will wear the favourite`s tag having finished second to the talented stayer Gilgamboa in Punchestown last time out. He won three in a row prior to that on his return from a 200-day break and should arrive here in good shape.
Wonderful Charm finished a narrow second last year and his team have been planning to go one better ever since. He was not seen for over six months before easing to a win in Musselburgh on his return. Should be raring to go for this one and the course and going won`t faze him one bit.
Foxhunter Chase Winners - past four years:
2014: Tammys Hill (9) - James Smyth (Liam Lennon)
2015: On the Fringe (10) - Nina Carberry (Enda Bolger)
2016: On the Fringe (11) - Nina Carberry (Enda Bolger)
2017: Pacha Du Polder (10) - Bryony Frost (Paul Nicholls)
Latest Betting odds:
Burning Ambition 7/2
Wonderful Charm 15/2
Foxrock 8/1
Caid de Berlais 14/1
Virak 16/1
On the Fringe 16/1
Unioniste 18/1
Grand Vision 18/1
Pacha du Polder 20/1
Balnaslow 22/1
25/1 bar
You can back Wonderful Charm to win at 15/2 and Foxrock (E/W) at 8/1.
By Neil Morris
Published on: 16/03/2018
Any odds displayed within this preview were correct at the time of publishing (16/03/2018 11:41:06) but are subject to change.
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