The
Cheltenham Festival is one of the biggest horseracing events this
year, and it’s just a few months away. Now, one of the top
candidates to dominate the scene is Samcro, an Irish horse that’s
hopeful to ace the biggest race of his career.
The
recently-held Deloitte
Novice Hurdle proved to be a massive success for Samcro after
smoothly acing all six victories. This comes as a surprise knowing
that the gelding is still six-years-old.
In
fact, he even has two more hurdle wins this year, proving that he's
all set for the big event this March. If all goes well, then it'll be
his first race as a Grade One level racer. But that doesn’t mean
that he’s assured victory. It’s because Samcro’s more used to
making much shorter trips. Cheltenham is known to have a long race
track, making eventual exhaustion likely.
Meanwhile,
the horse’s trainer says that Samcro’s in great shape and it
makes him very happy that the gelding managed to pull of the previous
races with style. He even adds that Shane McCann gets to ride the
favorite every day, checking out if it’s in max health and
condition.
Indeed,
Samcro’s getting a lot of attention and special care, especially
that he’s the best chance for victory for his team. As of now,
Samcro is the top favorite for Cheltenham’s Supreme
Novices Hurdle as he gets a comfortable 6/4 odds edge.
This
comes to no surprise as he’s been the top gun on previous race odds
as well. He also managed to pull off all his wins with style, letting
his opponents trail him with a considerable gap. Meanwhile, Getabird
takes the second spot with strong 2/1 odds.
As
of now, there’s still no assurance that gelding can overtake the
favorite. But one thing’s for sure and that Mullins trained this
one right. Trailing the top two horses are If the Cap Fits and Apples
Shakira who both have 6/1 odds.
It’s
still unclear who’s better between the two, but it seems like
Apples Shakira gets the better hand this time knowing that this bay
filly is younger and has fresher legs. Nonetheless, no forecast can
still assure the one who gets the upper hand.
Then
there’s Next Destination trailing with 8/1 odds, followed by Mengli
and Laurina who both have 10/1 odds. Duc des Genieveres and
Salsaretta also are tied with 12/1 odds.
With
these being said, there's no doubt that this year's Cheltenham
Festival will be an exciting event to witness. Not only because the
world's top horses are going to compete with each other, but because
it’s going to be a close game for all participants.
Nonetheless, it would make sense for you
first to check out more information. To know what to expect, click
here for freebets.co.uk Cheltenham 2018 page. This gives you a
lot of ways to increase your likelihood of winning, in case you’d
like to bet. Let’s just hope that the horses will remain fit and
healthy before the big day arrives. They most likely will.