Baracouda - small winner for Ladbrokes.

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Baracouda was quoted at 5/2 after going down to Iris's Gift last season.

At this stage the horse is a small winner for the firm, the real trading threat being posed by Royal Rosa who is a £100,000 loser for the firm antepost. Rule Supreme is also a loser for Ladbrokes having been backed in from 14/1 to 6/1.

Ladbrokes World Hurdle:
3m, Cheltenham, 17th March 2005 Evs Baracouda, 6 Rule Supreme, 10 Crystal D'Ainay, 10 Inglis Drever, 10 Royal Rosa, 14 Emotional Moment, 14 Monkerhostin, 14 Patriarch Express (Needs to be supp'd), 16 Korelo, 20 It Takes Time, 20 Sh Boom, 20 Westender, 33 Dancing Bay, 33 Therealbandit, 40 Corrib Eclipse, 40 Ilnamar, 40 Lord Sam, 40 Specular, 50 Exotic Dancer, 50 Mr Ed, 66 Copeland, 66 Knife Edge, 100 Gallery God, 100 Rosaker, 100 The French Furze, 100 Yogi, 150 Romany Prince, 200 It's Wallace, 250 Brigadier Brown (1/4 odds 1,2,3) All quoted, horses can be supplemented by 12th March for £10,000

Number of Irish winners at The Cheltenham Festival 2005:
Evens under 5½ , 8/11 over 5½

How many winners will DA Johnson and JP McManus have in total at The Festival?
9/4 0-2 combined winners
5/4 3-4
7/4 Over 4

What will the shortest winning SP be at this year's Festival?
Evs 2/1 and under
Evs Over 2/1 to 3/1 inclusive
8/1 Over 3/1