Steve Ryder's Full Cheltenham Festival Ante-Post Portfolio

Steve Ryder’s ante‑post portfolio for the Cheltenham Festival has picked out some shrewd early value, with several selections shortening dramatically as the markets have taken shape.

A handful of his strongest positions have tightened notably: Talk The Talk has crashed from 8/1 into 5/1 for the Supreme Novices’, Keep Him Company has halved in price for the Champion Bumper, and L’Eau Du Sud has been slashed from 10/1 to 9/2 for the Champion Chase. Even some of the bigger swings stand out, such as Matata cutting from 66/1 into 33/1 for the Ryanair and Panic Attack moving from 9/1 to 5/1 in the Mares’ Chase.

Across the handicaps, the theme continues: Backmersackme has been well found in the market, now 4/1 from 7/1, while Quebecois and Madara have also tightened.

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Steve Ryder's Full Cheltenham 2026 Ante-Post Portfolio

Supreme Novices' Hurdle

Ante Post Tip: Talk The Talk (1pt)

Price Tipped At: 8/1

Current Best Price: 5/1

Juvenile Handicap Hurdle

Ante Post Tip: Genealogy (0.5pt ew) 

Price Tipped At: 25/1

Current Best Price: 25/1

Arkle Chase

Ante Post Tip: Lulamba (1pt) 

Price Tipped At: 6/4

Current Best Price: 15/8

Champion Bumper

Ante Post Tip: Keep Him Company (1pt) 

Price Tipped At: 16/1

Current Best Price: 10/1

Champion Chase

Ante Post Tip: L’Eau Du Sud (0.5pt ew) 

Price Tipped At: 10/1

Current Best Price: 9/2

Brown Advisory Novice Chase

Ante Post Tip: Final Demand (1pt) 

Price Tipped At: 6/4

Current Best Price: 7/2

Stayers Hurdle

Ante Post Tip: Teahupoo (1pt) 

Price Tipped At: 2/1

Current Best Price: 23/10

Ryanair Chase

Ante Post Tip: Matata (0.5pt ew) 

Price Tipped At: 66/1

Current Best Price: 33/1

Mares Novice Hurdle

Ante Post Tip: Bambino Fever (1pt) 

Price Tipped At: 2/1

Current Best Price: 5/4

Mares Chase

Ante Post Tip: Panic Attack (1pt) 

Price Tipped At: 9/1

Current Best Price: 5/1

Hunters Chase

Ante Post Tip: It’s On The Line (0.5pt ew) 

Price Tipped At: 5/1

Current Best Price: 5/1

Triumph Hurdle

Ante Post Tip: Narciso Has (1pt)

Price Tipped At: 7/2

Current Best Price: NON-RUNNER

Ultima Handicap Chase

Ante Post Tip: Quebecois (0.5pt ew)

Price Tipped At: 16/1

Current Best Price: 12/1

Plate Handicap Chase

Ante Post Tip: Madara (1pt ew) 

Price Tipped At: 6/1

Current Best Price: 5/1

National Hunt Novices' Handicap Chase

Ante Post Tip: Backmersackme (1pt ew) 

Price Tipped At: 7/1

Current Best Price: 4/1

County Hurdle

Ante Post Tip: Murcia (1pt) 

Price Tipped At: 7/1

Current Best Price: 6/1

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