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By combining the above two approaches together, this should give me a good chance of beating the bookies this week.
So how did this strategy perform on Wednesday at Cheltenham? Let’s have a look below.
Day Four Results
After some rotten luck on the first three days things had to turn around on the final day – right?
Let’s see how we did on the Friday of this year’s Cheltenham Festival. My stakes were £20 per point once again.
1.30 – Triumph Hurdle
It was a good start to the day with Quentin Franks’ pick Vauban grabbing the win and Bet Alchemist’s tip Fil Dor finishing second.
Profit/Loss from Race: +£44
2.10 – Handicap Hurdle
The Bet Alchemist had two picks in this race and both finished in the places thankfully. Quentin’s tip was third but was win-only so no returns from that.
Profit/Loss from Race: +£20
2.50 – Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle
Quentin’s tip Hillcrest had to be pulled up whilst Bardenstown Lad from the Bet Alchemist grabbed a nice third place at tasty odds of 33/1.
Profit/Loss from Race: +£36
3.30 – Gold Cup
Both Quentin and the Bet Alchemist were on the same horse, Galvin, who never really looked like winning and ended up fourth.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£60
4.10 –Hunter’s Chase
The Irish Cash Consortium’s first tip of the day, Winged Leader, looked all over the winner and traded as low as 1.14 on Betfair before being pipped on the line. An each-way return though.
Profit/Loss from Race: +£1
5.30 – Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle
No bets in the 4.50 so it was on to the last race and the Irish Cash Consortium’s tip Hollow Games finished third for some more each-way returns.
Profit/Loss from Race: +£8
TOTAL PROFIT/LOSS FROM THE DAY: +£49
It was nice to finish with a profit on the final day after some tough days previously.
After a few years in a row of healthy profit at Cheltenham this was a disappointing week however, with a lot of seconds, fallers at the last and horses finishing just outside the places. It was just “one of those weeks” sadly.
Quentin performed well and you can really see the value of his ante-post picks, which all got smashed in by the time of the races. With lots of bookies now offering non-runner no bet for these big races nowadays, it is well worth taking advantage of this early bets and locking in some profit.
The Bet Alchemist had a really tough festival in truth. His record over the years at Cheltenham is very good but he just couldn’t get the rub of the green this year for some reason. Hopefully next year will be better.
The Irish Cash Consortium had a fairly light betting week and could only manage a few places, but no major damage done.
Just a word on the free bets from the bookies – sadly these are not quite what they used to be with nowhere near the kind of value previously. In prior years for example Bet365 had offered £50 free bets but now it is just £5.
Lots of the other bookies have tightened up the terms of their offers too. With Sky bet for example you now need your horse to finish second to qualify for a free bet from the first race for example where as it used to be more generous.
The real value now lies in the extra places which are quite generous, going up to six, seven or even eight places in some races. So those are well worth taking advantage of.
Anyway, that concludes this year’s betting diary from Cheltenham. We hope you enjoyed it and had a little bit more luck than I did!
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By combining the above two approaches together, this should give me a good chance of beating the bookies this week.
So how did this strategy perform on Wednesday at Cheltenham? Let’s have a look below.
Day Three Results
After losses on the first two days it was all to play for on the third day of the festival and crucial to get things back on track.
So here are the results from Thursday at Cheltenham. My stakes were £20 per point once again.
1.30 – Turner’s Novice Chase
You really couldn’t make it up. Thinking that finally the luck may have turned when the horse tipped by both Quentin and the Bet Alchemist burst clear and looked to be sailing onto a huge victory, well of course the horse had to fall at the last didn’t it!
Having traded at 1.01 in-play on Betfair it was a cruel blow and a tough way to start the day.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£80
2.10 – Pertemps Network Final
The tale of woe predictably continued in the next race as Quentin’s tip Alphillipe looked the winner before being pipped on the line.
The Bet Alchemist’s tip Sire Du Berlais was never really in it nor was the Irish Cash Consortium’s pick.
The only consolation from my own point of view was that I did have the 25/1 winner of the race, but that was a personal bet rather than one of the tipster’s selections.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£100
2.50 – Ryanair Chase
Just the one bet in this race and that came from Quentin’s ante-post bet on Allaho at a tasty 3.50, which moved away nicely to land the first winner of the day.
Profit/Loss from Race: +£50
3.30 – Paddy Power Stayers Hurdle
Just the one bet in this race and that was Home By The Lee (without Flooring Porter) from the Bet Alchemist, who finished well down the field.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£20
4.10 – Plate Handicap
No bets from Quentin on this one but one from the Bet Alchemist, who – yep you’ve guessed it – finished one position outside the places. The ICC’s tip was well down the field once again.
Fortunately I did have the winner in this race from my personal bets.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£40
4.50 – Mares Novices Hurdle
The Bet Alchemist’s tip ran a reasonable race for sixth whilst Quentin’s tip, despite being well backed, failed to deliver for a change.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£60
5.30 – Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase
The Bet Alchemist had two more selections in this race and they both were pulled up whilst Quentin’s tip finished sixth.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£60
TOTAL PROFIT/LOSS FROM THE DAY: -£310
A brutal day then, but it could have looked a lot different if we hadn’t had the runaway leader fall at the last hurdle in the opening race. There was more bad luck with seconds and horses finishing just outside the places again.
From my personal point of view the day was salvaged by Third Wind winning at 25/1 and Flooring Porter winning at 9/2, but those were unofficial bets and not part of this experiment.
In any event, tomorrow is the last day of the festival and whilst it hasn’t been great so far, one big winner could turn it all around…
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By combining the above two approaches together, this should give me a good chance of beating the bookies this week.
So how did this strategy perform on Wednesday at Cheltenham? Let’s have a look below.
Day Two Results
After yesterday’s loss of £106 it was a case of seeing if we could get back on track on the second day of the festival.
So here are the results from Wednesday at Cheltenham. My stakes were £20 per point once again.
1.30 Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle
Just the one bet in this race and that was Journey With Me advised by the Bet Alchemist. Unfortunately it was a faller, so not the ideal start to the day.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£20
2.10 Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase
On to the second race then and Quentin Franks bet was withdrawn before the race so stakes were returned.
Bet Alchemist’s tip Beacon Edge finished well down the field but the Irish Cash Consortium’s tip grabbed a place to at least give us some sort of return on the race.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£17
2.50 Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle
Bet Alchemist’s tip Call Me Lord pulled up whilst the Irish Cash Consortium’s tip Drop The Anchor did exactly as it name suggests and went backwards, finishing 14th.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£40
3.30 Queen Mother Champion Chase
Finally a winner! Once again it was thanks to Quentin who is single-handedly keeping things afloat this week. This time it was Energumene at 5.0 coming home nicely in the feature race.
Profit/Loss from Race: +£80
4.50 Grand Annual Challenge Cup
With no bets advised in the previous race, it was on to the Grand Annual.
Once again it was frustration as the horse both Quentin and the ICC had tipped, Andy Dufresne, came second after being backed very heavily before the race. The ICC had it each-way though, so at least some kind of return.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£18
5.30 Weatherbys Champion Bumper
Onto the final race of the day and it was frustration once again as Quentin’s Tip, American Mike, finished second after a strongly-run race.
The ICC picked an 80/1 shot who finished well down the field.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£40
TOTAL PROFIT/LOSS FROM THE DAY TWO OFFICIAL BETS: -£55
Well looking on the bright side it was a better day on Wednesday than on Tuesday, with a smaller loss made. Hopefully things are moving in the right direction. 😉
Once again however it was a case of “close but not cigar,” with more seconds to add to the (growing) list from Tuesday.
Quentin is having a good festival so far though and is once again showing why he is our number one recommended horse racing tipster.
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Day one of this year’s Cheltenham festival is over and here is an update on how I got on during the opening day.
Just to recap that my strategy this year is the same as the last few years and is twofold:
1. Take advantage of all the bookies’ offers and bonuses this week.
There are some fantastic offers this week with extra places, money back and free bets being thrown around by the bookies like confetti. I am using Profit Maximiser to see each day’s offers and make sure I use them to extract the most profit possible.
They all specialise in finding winners at Cheltenham and the top two have done me very well in previous years at the festival so hopefully they can do so again this year!
By combining these tipsters with the best bookmaker offers, this should give me a great chance of beating the bookies at Cheltenham.
So how did this strategy get on today? Let’s have a look below.
Day One Results
So here are the results from Tuesday at Cheltenham. My stakes were £20 per point.
1.30 Supreme Novices Hurdle
Quentin Franks got the festival off to a strong start, with his ante-post pick Constitution Hill winning impressively at advised odds of 5.00. Sadly there was nothing “mighty” about the Bet Alchemist’s pick Mighty Potter, who had to be pulled up.
Profit/Loss from Race: +£60
2.10 Arkle Challenge Trophy
Quentin continued his positive start with another winner in the form of Edwardstone at advised odds of 4.00.
Sadly the Bet Alchemist’s pick, Haut En Couleurs, finished just outside the places in sixth.
Profit/Loss from Race: +£40
2.50 Ultima Handicap Chase
Whilst it was a blank for Quentin in this race with Tea Clipper finishing down the field, the Bet Alchemist landed an each-way return with Oscar Elite at 23.0 (BOG).
His other pick, Lostintranslation, finished just one spot outside the places.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£6
3.30 Champion Hurdle
Just the one bet in this race and it was from the Bet Alchemist who tipped Adagio without the favourite, which unfortunately finished well down the field.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£20
4.10 Mares Hurdle
Both Quentin and the Bet Alchemist tipped the same horse in this race, Telmesomethinggirl, who was annoyingly brought down by another runner, putting paid to its chances.
The Irish Cash Consortium got their festival bets underway but also picked a loser in the shape of Echoes of Rain, who never really got into contention.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£80
4.50 Juvenile Handicap Hurdle
The story of the day for the Bet Alchemist was their pick finishing just outside the places and it happened again here with Iberique Du Seuil at 40/1.
Meanwhile Quentin’s pick Gaelic Warrior was narrowly beaten by a short head, adding to the frustration in this race.
The ICC’s pick Britzka finished dead last 🙁
Profit/Loss from Race: -£60
5.30 Ukraine Appeal National Hunt Challenge Cup
Just the one bet in this race and that was from Quentin with Run Wild Fred. Again it was a runner-up finish, which just sums up the day really!
Profit/Loss from Race: -£40
TOTAL PROFIT/LOSS FROM THE DAY ONE OFFICIAL BETS: -£106
A disappointing day in the end after it started so promisingly with two winners in the first two races.
It was a tale of frustration with a host of seconds and horses finishing just one position outside the places at big odds.
So it was a day of what might have been, but we soldier on and hope for better luck on day 2 of the festival.
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Something for a reversal for UFC Tips (Punt Hub) over the last month, with a loss of 67 points made for the short-term picks and 9 points for the long-term picks since our last update.
That means the short-term picks are 19 points down for our trial overall and the long-term picks are 1 point down.
Just a reminder that there are two ways of following this service – the short term bankroll is a bank for that one evening, 100 units spread across all the selections for that fight night.
The long-term is a more traditional approach of having a 100 point bank and backing the selections on a continual basis week-to-week.
We will record both here for information purposes but the main one we will focus on is the long-term one as that is what our reviews normally focus on.
It’s been a good start to our trial of UFC Tips (Punt Hub), with a profit of 48 points made for the short-term picks and 8 points for the long-term picks so far.
Just a reminder that there are two ways of following this service – the short term bankroll is a bankroll for that one evening, 100 units spread across all the selections for that fight night.
The long-term is a more traditional of having a 100 point bank and backing the selections on a continual basis week-to-week.
We will record both here for information purposes but the main one we will focus on is the long-term one as that is what our reviews normally focus on.
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is an increasingly popular sport to bet on and we have reviewed two good services in the field in recent times (check them out here and here).
Well today we are starting a new trial of another MMA service, UFC Tips from the Punt Hub stable of tipsters.
It’s a relatively new service having just launched in June but results so far look very encouraging. To date they have made 42 points profit at an excellent ROI of 49%.
They have two experts providing the selections and the tips come in a variety of markets including: to win the fight, how the fight ends and number of rounds. There are single bets and also parlays (accumulators).
The service offers two staking systems – a short term and a long term. The short term is a bank you would just use for that weekend’s fights, as if you were just following the service for that event. On the other hand the long-term is more traditional form of using a 100 point bank and following the tips on a continual basis.
As all our reviews use the latter staking method that is what we will use for this trial.
The good news is that the service is free at the moment as it’s still in its early phases so you can join up and follow along for free if you like.
In any event, we will undertake our standard review process and will report back soon on how things are going.
In the meantime you can check out UFC Tips (from Punthub) for yourself here.
Here at Honest Betting Reviews we like to keep an eye on services after we have completed our final review of them and not just forget about them.
This particularly applies to services that have received a positive rating, because it’s important to ensure they are still producing positive results and justifying the original stamp of approval we gave them.
In that spirit we are taking a look at Premium Boxing Tips again, which is a service we reviewed back in 2019 (please see below). They kindly kept on sending us the tips after our original review ended so we have been able to continue proofing their results.
So over two years later, how have they been getting on – and do they still deserve the PASSED rating we awarded them back in 2019?
Results Update
Well we are pleased to report that they have remained profitable, adding another 66 points profit since our original review ended.
That means in total they have made 183 points profit since we started proofing their tips, which is well worthy of a continued PASSED rating.
The long-term ROI stands at a more-than-respectable 14% and the strike rate is very good at 66%.
The subscription costs are very reasonable at just £19 per month or £208 per year so you can’t complain from that point of view.
Although the profit has been steady rather than spectacular over the last couple of years (as shown in the profit graph below), any profit at all is commendable and when you take into account their ROI and strike rate stats the service actually stacks up pretty well against any other in terms of long-term performance.
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
Having followed Premium Boxing Tips for going on for two and a half years now, we are happy to maintain our PASSED rating of it, as the service has made a profit of 183 points in total since we started following it with a high strike rate and solid ROI.
Well worth checking if you are into your boxing, or even if you aren’t!
Premium Boxing Tips is only the second boxing tipster we have reviewed here at Honest Betting Reviews. Whilst a lot of money is gambled on the big fights in boxing, it is still quite a niche sport in betting terms when compared to the “big two” of football and horse racing.
However, perhaps that is a good thing because it opens up the potential for angles to exploit and value to be found where others aren’t paying so much attention.
That certainly seems to be the case with Premium Boxing Tips in any event, with an excellent profit of 117 points made during our trial.
That was generated with a return on investment of 40%, which is absolutely top-notch.
The strike rate was also a very healthy 76%, meaning long winning streaks and short losing ones, so really there was nothing not to like about the service!
Here you can see how steady the progress was during the trial:
You can tell from their very detailed write-ups that accompany the tips they really know their stuff, with an exceptionally in-depth knowledge of boxing.
Most of the tips are accumulators of doubles, trebles or four-folds (which they refer to as parlays) and they advise which bookmaker to place the bets with – in most cases it is Bet365. A lot of the fights are not the really big clashes like Joshua v Povetkin etc but lesser-known figures.
Overall it’s a pretty simple service to follow though and with results like these there is no question that this receives a PASSED rating – with bells on!
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: The tips are normally sent out well before the fights are due to start, with some accas spread out over a few weeks. With an average of just 4 bets per week, there isn’t too much effort involved in following the tips either.
Availability of prices: We didn’t have too many problems getting the advised prices, most of the bets are advised with Bet365 but there are other bookies to choose from if you don’t have an account with them.
Strike rate: The strike rate for the trial was 76%, which is excellent and meant healthy bank growth during our trial.
Advised Betting Bank: We didn’t see any bank recommended but used a 250 point bank for the trial, which seemed adequate to us given the strike rate and staking.
Subscription costs: The subscription costs are very reasonable given the results achieved at just £19 per month or £208 per year.
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
Boxing is still quite a niche sport in betting terms but that opens up opportunities to find value for those in the know and Premium Boxing Tipsclearly demonstrated during our trial that they are in the know.
With an excellent profit of 117 points at a return on investment of 40% this passes our trial with flying colours.
So if you fancy a bet on the boxing or just want to add a high quality tipster to your portfolio, then Premium Boxing Tips certainly fits the bill.
So far here at Honest Betting Reviews we have only reviewed one boxing tipster in the four years we have run the site.
So it’s nice today to have another tipster to review and that is the aptly-named Premium Boxing Tips.
This is a service that’s been going for over three years and the results published on their website for that time look very good.
In that time they’ve made over 440 points profit at a return on investment of over 15%.
What we really like about the results though is the steady profit graph. This is the kind of smooth progress we love to see from a tipster:
If they could repeat that over the course of our trial (and beyond) they would certainly be a tipster worth adding to the portfolio.
One of their expert tipsters says that:
“I’ve been an avid follower of boxing for many years. The advent of fights broadcast and downloadable over the Internet has allowed me to study the sport in greater depth. I started gambling on boxing seriously around 8 years ago.”
Well that dedication seems to be working well based on the results published on their website but let’s see how they perform under a live trial.
So we will run our normal three month trial of this service and will report back here regularly on how things are going.
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On to the final day of this year’s Cheltenham Festival then, which was Gold Cup Day of course but there were plenty of other high quality races to enjoy too.
Just a reminder that I have been using a twofold strategy this week, which is:
1. To use all the bookies offers, brought together via Profit Maximiser; and
2. Use two of my favourite tipsters –Quentin Franks Racing and the Bet Alchemist– to find the best bets for Cheltenham. Both have excellent records at the festival so I am following their tips for the week.
By combining the above two together, it should give me a good chance of beating the bookies this week.
So how did this strategy get on today? Let’s have a look below.
Day Four Results
It’s been a decent week so far with a profit of £118 made to date, so let’s hope we can finish things off in style.
Here are my results from the final day of the Cheltenham festival. My stakes were £20 per point (or £10 each-way) once again.
1.20 – Triumph Hurdle
A tough start to the day with Quentin Franks’ ante-post pick Zanahiyr finishing in a disappointing fourth, despite having been backed in to an 11/8 favourite.
Profit/Loss from Race: £-40
1.55 – Handicap Hurdle
The Bet Alchemist had two picks in this race but both finished well down the field. A big shout-out to Loves Racing however who picked the winner Belfast Banter at a whopping 50/1, quite an achievement.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£40
2.30 – Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle
No luck in this race either unfortunately as Ngolo from the Bet Alchemist was never really in the frame and Quentin’s ante-post pick was a non-runner.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£40
3.05 – Gold Cup
Finally a winner on the day as the Bet Alchemist’s pick Minella Indo stormed home to win the Gold Cup in style. Quentin’s pick Santini was pulled up unfortunately.
Profit/Loss from Race: +£76
3.40 – Hunter’s Chase
Another placed finish from the Bet Alchemist with Latenightpass coming in fourth at 20/1, whilst their other pick It Came to Pass was seventh. Agonisingly, Quentin’s tip Billaway was just beaten by a short head into second in a titanic battle to the line with Purlock Bay.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£30
4.50 – Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle
No bets in the 4.15 so it was on to the last race and unfortunately the Bet Alchemist’s tip Mill Green finished seventh, just missing out on a place at 33/1.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£20
TOTAL PROFIT/LOSS FROM THE DAY: -£94
A bit of a disappointing end to the week on the official bets, with a loss of £94 made on the day. The week still ended in a profit on the official bets though, with a profit of £24 made.
And my unofficial bets had an amazing week, with a 50/1 winner and two 33/1 successes. So I certainly can’t complain on a personal level.
The highlights of the festival for me were Rachael Blackmore’s amazing performances, plus of course Tiger Roll winning – what a horse!
So that’s Cheltenham over for this year anyway, another profitable and enjoyable week. Hope you had a successful week too!
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After a positive first day of Cheltenham I was hoping things would carry over to Day Two on Wednesday.
Just a reminder I am tracking my results from this year’s festival using a twofold strategy, which is:
1. To use all the bookies offers, brought together via Profit Maximiser; and
2. Use two of my favourite tipsters – Quentin Franks Racingand the Bet Alchemist – to find the best bets for Cheltenham. Both have excellent records at the festival so I am following their tips for the week.
By combining the above two together, this should give me a good chance of beating the bookies this week.
So how did this strategy get on today? Let’s have a look below.
Day Two Results
After yesterday’s profit of £50 it was a somewhat of a mixed day on the official bets, although once again I landed a big win on my unofficial bets.
So here are the results from Wednesday at Cheltenham. My stakes were £20 per point.
1.20 Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle
Just the one bet in this race and that was Bravemansgame advised by Quentin Franks. It was no match for the eventual winner Bob Olinger, but no harm done as by using free bets available with Skybet and Spreadex on the first race I was able to get my stakes back.
Profit/Loss from Race: £0
1.55 Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase
On to the second race then and Quentin Franks had advised two separate ante-post bets on Monkfish, one at 3/1 and the other at 9/4.
It just shows the importance of getting on early and the value of being a long-term member, as Monkfish went off at just 1/4, an amazingly short price.
It won of course, so a nice touch landed by Mr Franks.
Profit/Loss from Race: +£150
2.30 Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle
Bet Alchemist had two selections in this race, Monte Cristo and Grand Roi, both of which finished well down the field unfortunately.
I was delighted to see Heaven Help Us romp home though at 33/1 as I backed it personally (unofficial bet).
Profit/Loss from Race: -£60
4.15 Grand Annual Challenge Cup
With no bets advised in the previous two races, it was on to the Grand Annual. Bet Alchemist had two more selections in this race, but sadly once again both finished well down the field. They also had an e/w double which failed to land.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£80
TOTAL PROFIT/LOSS FROM THE DAY: +£10
There were no bets in the final race, so the day ended up with a small profit on the official bets. It’s been Quentin who’s been carrying the show so far though with two very nice winners on the opening couple of days, whilst the Bet Alchemist has yet to register a return. Hopefully they can rectify that tomorrow.
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Day one of this year’s Cheltenham festival is over and here is an update on how I got on during the opening day.
Just to recap that my strategy this year is the same as the last few years and is twofold:
1. Take advantage of all the bookies’ offers and bonuses this week.
There are some fantastic offers this week with extra places, money back and free bets being thrown around by the bookies like confetti. I am using Profit Maximiser to see each day’s offers and make sure I use them to extract the most profit possible.
2. Use some top tipsters.
I am using two of my favourite tipsters – Quentin Franks Racing and the Bet Alchemist – to find the best bets for Cheltenham. Both have excellent records at the festival so I am following their tips for the week.
By combining the above two together, this should give me a great chance of beating the bookies at Cheltenham.
So how did this strategy get on today? Let’s have a look below.
Day One Results
So here are the results from Tuesday at Cheltenham. My stakes were £20 per point.
It was actually a fairly quiet day on the official bets from Quentin and the Bet Alchemist, although I had a cracking day on my own (unofficial) bets so was mightily pleased with how things went.
It was quite limited in terms of free bets for me because the best offers didn’t tend to coincide with the races I was betting on. Plus it doesn’t feel like the offers are quite as good this year – nothing from Bet365 for example apart from their usual fare, which might be down to the lack of crowds but who knows.
Anyway, the highlight of the day in racing terms had to be the win of Rachael Blackmore aboard Honeysuckle in the Champion Hurdle, becoming the first female jockey to win the race.
It was a good day for punters too, with three of the hot favourites winning.
Here are my results from day one of the festival:
1.20 Supreme Novices Hurdle
Quentin Franks got the day off to a tremendous start, with his ante-post pick Appreciate It absolutely decimating the field at 11/4. An easier win at Cheltenham you will rarely see and punters were cheering as it got backed into a very short 8/11 by the off. There were no bets in this race from the Bet Alchemist.
Profit/Loss from Race: +£110
2.30 Ultima Handicap Chase
With no bets from either tipster in the 1.55, there was just one bet in this race and that was Pym from the Bet Alchemist which went down to defeat unfortunately, finishing 11th.
However, my unofficial bet on Vintage Clouds came in at a BSP of 50, so I was dancing around the living room at that one, the biggest-priced winner I’ve ever had at Cheltenham. Happy days.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£20
3.05 Champion Hurdle
Just the one bet in this race and it was on Abacadabras from Quentin Franks, which unfortunately was a faller so a loss in this one.
However, I landed a successfully treble with Honeysuckle coming on the back of earlier wins by Appreciate It and Shiskin, so again was very happy with the result.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£20
4.15 Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle
Just the one bet in this race and that came from the Bet Alchemist, who picked Riviere D’etel, which sadly finished just outside the places in seventh. The race was won by an 80/1 shot so well done if you managed to pick that one.
Profit/Loss from Race: -£20
There were no further official bets on the day so that was it for the opening day at Cheltenham in terms of official bets – although I did have an interest in Galvin in the last which was tipped by Racing Intelligence and landed a nice touch at 4/1.
TOTAL PROFIT/LOSS FROM THE DAY ON OFFICIAL BETS: +£50
So a good first day overall and well done to Quentin on a good winner in the first. I was delighted with the day personally with the win of Vintage Clouds at 50/1 and landing a nice treble to cap it off.
That sets up the week nicely and let’s hope for a few more winners tomorrow.
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