Cheltenham Day 1 Tips From Our Podcast Team

Our Racing Podcast team’s top selections for Cheltenham 2022 Day 1. 

Well, it’s here! Finally, the Cheltenham Festival 2022 is upon us. Some smaller than expected fields on Day 1 but plenty of betting opportunities as you’d expect. We rattle through race by race and there are some different opinions to those voiced in our ante-post and handicap previews.

Supreme Novices Hurdle

• Tom – Mighty Potter
• Natalie – Constitution Hill
• Steve – Dysart Dynamo
• Deasy – Dysart Dynamo

Arkle Chase

• Tom – Riviere D’etele
• Natalie – Edwardstone
• Steve – Coeur Sublime (w/p)
• Deasy – Riviere D’etele

Cheltenham Day 1 Preview is now LIVE 🎙️@_tomstanley_ | @natsjanegreen | @sjracingmedia | @mdeasy85 📺

𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘀 ✅
𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘆𝘀 ❌

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵: https://t.co/JkUpBofgKB ◀️https://t.co/F2xggHjTZG

— Matchbook Betting Exchange (@TeamMatchbook) March 14, 2022

Ultima Handicap Chase

• Tom – Lostintranslation, Tea Clipper
• Natalie – Noble Yeats
• Steve – Noble Yeats
• Deasy – Corach Rambler, Our Power

Champion Hurdle

• Tom – No bet
• Natalie – Honeysuckle, Teahupoo (w/p)
• Steve – Teahupoo (w/p)
• Deasy – Honeysuckle, Epatante (place)

Mares Hurdle

• Tom – Queens Brook
• Natalie – Stormy Ireland
• Steve – Queens Brook
• Deasy – Burning Victory

Boodles Juvenile Hurdle

• Tom – Two biggest priced Elliott runners
• Natalie – The Tide Turns
• Steve – Hms Seahorse (w/p)
• Deasy – The Tide Turns, Champion Green, Bell Ex One (win/place)

Bet Now

National Hunt Chase

• Tom – Run Wild Fred
• Natalie – Run Wild Fred
• Steve – Stattler
• Deasy – Run Wild Fred

Cheltenham Day 1 Best Lays

The key point here is being against the favourite given the nature of the race. Three of us are keen to lay Gaelic Warrior 4 places at 1.5. Steve is place laying Stormy Island given she has bled in the past and looks unpredictable.

• Tom – Gaelic Warrior (place lay)
• Natalie – Gaelic Warrior (place lay)
• Steve – Stormy Island (place lay)
• Deasy – Gaelic Warrior (place lay)

Cheltenham Day 1 Best Bets

I’m all out Run Wild Fred in a very winnable National Hunt Chase. Natalie is sticking with the Arkle favourite whilst Steve can’t believe there’s 23.0 available about Noble Yeats in the Ultima. Deasy is with Our Power in that same race.

• Tom – Run Wild Fred (17:30)
• Natalie – Edwardstone (14:10)
• Steve – Noble Yeats (14:50)
• Deasy – Our Power (14:50) (win/place)

Best of luck!

Watch our Cheltenham Festival Day 1 Preview

Subscribe to the Matchbook Betting Podcast here

Subscribe to the Matchbook YouTube Channel here

Check out our Cheltenham YouTube Playlist here