Cheltenham Festival Market Movers | More handicap hints and a potential Supreme dark horse emerges
24 Feb 2025
With just over two weeks to go until the Cheltenham Festival, this weekend saw a last minute opportunity for those with intentions to run in the Cotswolds next month to get out on track prior to the biggest jumps meeting of the year.
Trainer Sam Thomas and owner Dai Walters celebrated a major success on Saturday when they landed the Ladbrokes Trophy at Kempton with Katate Dori. The seven-year-old took advantage of bottom weight in the premier handicap contest for the Welsh duo.
Katate Dori is now 10/1 for the Ultima Handicap Chase on day one of the Cheltenham Festival. The Kempton winner also has entries in the National Hunt Challenge Cup and Kim Muir Challenge Cup, where he is 8/1 in both markets.
One of the other shining performances at Kempton came from Tripoli Flyer, who landed the Grade Two Ladbrokes Dovecote Novices’ Hurdle. It was a first success at the level for Fergal O’Brien’s runner. He did it comfortably, scoring by just over seven lengths. His next stop may now be the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle where he is 25/1 for the Festival curtain-raiser.
The juveniles were in action in the Grade Two Adonis Juvenile Hurdle on Saturday. Mambonumberfive was top of the pops in the race, enhancing his reputation. Rider Ben Jones hit all the right notes on Ben Pauling’s runner, and he is now 14/1 for the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle.
There were two automatic qualifiers for the Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle over the weekend. Will The Wise appeared to relish the testing conditions at Navan on Sunday. He is now 6/1 for the final at Cheltenham. 24 hours earlier, J’Ai Froid was too hot for his rivals in his qualifier under a cool ride from Harry Reed at Chepstow. His odds have been slashed to 40/1.
Market movers for the weekend with Coral
Katate Dori for the Ultima Handicap Chase – 10/1 (from 25/1)
Tripoli Flyer for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle – 25/1 (from 40/1)
Mambonumberfive for the Fred Winter – 14/1 (from 20/1)
Will The Wise for the Pertemps Final – 6/1 (from 8/1)
J'Ai Froid for the Pertemps Final – 40/1 (from 66/1)
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Trainer Sam Thomas and owner Dai Walters celebrated a major success on Saturday when they landed the Ladbrokes Trophy at Kempton with Katate Dori. The seven-year-old took advantage of bottom weight in the premier handicap contest for the Welsh duo.
Katate Dori is now 10/1 for the Ultima Handicap Chase on day one of the Cheltenham Festival. The Kempton winner also has entries in the National Hunt Challenge Cup and Kim Muir Challenge Cup, where he is 8/1 in both markets.
One of the other shining performances at Kempton came from Tripoli Flyer, who landed the Grade Two Ladbrokes Dovecote Novices’ Hurdle. It was a first success at the level for Fergal O’Brien’s runner. He did it comfortably, scoring by just over seven lengths. His next stop may now be the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle where he is 25/1 for the Festival curtain-raiser.
The juveniles were in action in the Grade Two Adonis Juvenile Hurdle on Saturday. Mambonumberfive was top of the pops in the race, enhancing his reputation. Rider Ben Jones hit all the right notes on Ben Pauling’s runner, and he is now 14/1 for the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle.
There were two automatic qualifiers for the Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle over the weekend. Will The Wise appeared to relish the testing conditions at Navan on Sunday. He is now 6/1 for the final at Cheltenham. 24 hours earlier, J’Ai Froid was too hot for his rivals in his qualifier under a cool ride from Harry Reed at Chepstow. His odds have been slashed to 40/1.
Market movers for the weekend with Coral
Katate Dori for the Ultima Handicap Chase – 10/1 (from 25/1)
Tripoli Flyer for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle – 25/1 (from 40/1)
Mambonumberfive for the Fred Winter – 14/1 (from 20/1)
Will The Wise for the Pertemps Final – 6/1 (from 8/1)
J'Ai Froid for the Pertemps Final – 40/1 (from 66/1)
LATEST CHELTENHAM ANTE POST BETTING
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