William Hill Cheltenham Festival 1m Golden Race Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 4m 55.90s

Odds by:

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Odds

Sparkleandshine

5/1, 11/2, 5/1

11/2

Smarty Wild

10/11, 5/6, 10/11, 1/1

10/11

Caro Des Flos

100/1, 80/1

100/1

Red Hanrahan

100/1

Belize

40/1

33/1

Putting Green

33/1, 28/1

25/1

Here's Herbie

7/1, 6/1, 11/2

5/1

Pointed And Sharp

12/1, 11/1

12/1

Eur Gone West

12/1

14/1

Valse Au Taillons

25/1, 22/1

20/1

Waiheke

16/1

Silver Quay

10/1, 9/1

8/1

SP Book Percentage 129.31

Forecasts

Smarty Wild (10/11), Here's Herbie (5/1), Sparkleandshine (11/2), Silver Quay (8/1), Pointed And Sharp (12/1), Eur Gone West (14/1), Waiheke (16/1), Valse Au Taillons (20/1), Putting Green (25/1), Belize (33/1), Caro Des Flos (100/1), Red Hanrahan (100/1)

Phillip Hobbs plays a strong hand here and can help send Richard Johnson off to the Cheltenham Festival with a winner if SMARTY WILD continues to flourish. The gelding has won his last two starts in a pleasing manner and can only benefit from the professional handling of the reigning champion jockey. Sparkleandshine can also play a strong role despite shouldering top weight, while Here's Herbie and Eur Gone West are also high in the pecking order when the best of their form is taken into consideration.