Some of the major bookmakers –
including, at the time of writing, Bet365, William Hill, Betfred,
888Sport, RaceBets, Sky Bet and Paddy Power – are now betting
‘non-runner no bet’, or NRNB, for short, on all the races at the
Cheltenham Festival. That’s good news for us, because it means that
we can have a dabble at long odds in arguably the most competitive
race of the week, safe in the knowledge that we’ll have a run for
our money or, at worst, our money back.
The one we have in mind for the
aforementioned ‘dabble’ is Charlie Mann’s progressive
6-year-old Air Force One. The son of Mountain High is
currently rated 140, leaving him at number 50 in the current list of
entries; the safety limit for the Coral Cup is 26, so he’ll need a
fair few to drop out but, at 16/1 NRNB, he looks an attractive
betting proposition.
He only had to be pushed out subsequent
winner The Unit in a novices’ hurdle, over 2 miles 2 furlongs, at
Taunton on his penultimate start and bettered that performance when
staying on well to beat Divine Spear by 1½ lengths in a Class 2
handicap hurdle over a testing 2 miles 3½ furlongs at Ascot last
month. That form bears close inspection and, while an 8lb rise in the
weights makes life more difficult, he may be progressive enough to
cope. Bookmakers are now starting to reveal their headline offers. 'My Betting Sites' have put together this comprehensive list of all the offers available. It's worth a look!
Selection: Cheltenham 2.50 Air
Force One to win (16/1 with William Hill NRNB)
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