Paul Ferguson, author of the Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide, provides his banker double for the big meeting which has been enhanced from 7/1 to 9/1 with Sky Bet.
Festival Fever Price Boost: Appreciate It (Champion Bumper) & A Plus Tard (Ryanair) both to win - was 7/1, NOW 9/1
With two weeks until the action gets under way, the Cheltenham Festival is now very much to the forefront of the minds of most racing fans.
Whether you are a National Hunt form student or just a recreational gambler, who likes a flutter at the feature meetings, the Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide – which was published on Friday February 21 – is the perfect tool to assist you in finding winners.
As well as in-depth analysis and trends for all 28 races, the Guide includes details of the leading contenders for the Grade 1 contests, whilst lead author Paul Ferguson – known for his annual Jumpers To Follow publication – provides a dozen Spring Horses To Follow and highlights the horses who have most impressed him in the bumper division.
Click right here or on the link at the top of the article to populate your betslip with Paul's Festival Fever Price Boost double.
Key trends
Appreciate It
- Willie Mullins has won the Champion Bumper 3 times in the last 10 years
- 3 of the last 10 winners of the Champion Bumper ran at Leopardstown on their last start
- 10 of the last 10 winners of the Champion Bumper won their previous start
A Plus Tard
- A Plus Tard won at the Cheltenham Festival last year
- 4 of the last 10 winners of the Ryanair Chase were sent off favourite
- Henry De Bromhead trained the winner of the Ryanair Chase in 2018'
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- Sky Bet's Cheltenham Festival odds
- Cheltenham Festival guide
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- Today's goings
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