Traders from 11 different bookmakers battle it out in a bid to be crowned the real Cheltenham experts.
Following last year's inaugural competition, where Coral ran out comprehensive winners with 141.5pts of profit, we've expanded our Cheltenham Traders Tipping League to 11 teams. Bet Victor will be doing their best to avoid collecting the wooden spoon for successive festivals, having found themselves 55pts in the red in 2017. Ouch!
The selections can be seen in full below, but here are the Traders' most fancied ante-post horses:
1. Tiger Roll (Cross Country Chase) - 9/1
2. Saint Calvados (Arkle Chase) - 6/1
3. Native River (Gold Cup) - 13/2
4. Next Destination (Ballymore Novices Hurdle) - 6/1
5. Melon (Champion Hurdle) - 20/1
6. Sharjah (Supreme Novices Hurdle) - 20/1
7. We Have A Dream (Triumph Hurdle) - 9/1
8. Acey Milan (Champion Bumper) - 10/1
9. Bacardy's (Stayers Hurdle) - 14/1
10. Morning Assembly (Kim Muir Handicap Chase) - 25/1
Rules:
- Each trader is given 10 points per day to assign to any race or any horse (min 1pt, max 5pts).
- The trading team must back at least two horses a day.
- Each team has 20pts for ante-post tips (min 1pt, max 10pts).
- Best odds are taken from Oddschecker when tips are sent in.
Coral (2017 Champions):
Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle: Mitchouka 16/1 - 2pt e/w
Champion Bumper: Acey Milan 10/1 - 2pt e/w
Stayers Hurdle: Supasundae 4/1 - 4pt win
Mares Novices: Marias Benefit 6/1 - 2pt e/w
Gold Cup: Native River 13/2 - 4pt win
Bet365:
Stayers Hurdle: Bacardys 14/1 - 6pt win
Triumph Hurdle: We Have A Dream 9/1 - 8pt win
Gold Cup: Native River 13/2 - 6pt win
Betfair:
National Hunt Chase: No Comment 25/1 - 2pt win
Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle: Night of Glory 33/1 - 4pt win
Cross Country: Tiger Roll 8/1 - 5pt win
Pertemps Handicap Hurdle Final: Louis Vac Pouch 10/1 - 3pt win
Stayers Hurdle: Wholestone 16/1 - 4pt win
Brown Advisory: Tully East 10/1 - 2pt win
Betfred:
Ballymore Novices Hurdle: Next Destination 7/1 - 3pt e/w
Arkle Chase: Saint Calvados 6/1 - 3pt e/w
RSA Chase: Bonbon Au Miel 50/1 - 1pt e/w
Cross Country: Tiger Roll 9/1 - 3pt e/w
BetVictor:
Supreme Novices Hurdle: Sharjah 20/1 - 4pt e/w
Champion Hurdle: Melon 20/1 - 4pt e/w
Queen Mother Champion Chase: Min 7/2 - 4pt win
Betway:
Supreme Novices Hurdle: First Flow 33/1 - 2pt e/w
Arkle Chase: Saint Calvados 6/1 - 4pt win
Mares Hurdle: Verdana Blue 20/1 - 1pt e/w
Ballymore Novices Hurdle: Kilbricken Storm 33/1 - 1pt e/w
Champion Bumper: Acey Milan 10/1 - 2pt win
Triumph Hurdle: Redicean 11/2 - 2pt win
Albert Bartlett: Kilbricken Storm 33/1 - 1pt e/w
Gold Cup: Minella Rocco 25/1 - 1pt e/w
Black Type:
National Hunt chase: Elegant Escape 10/1 - 2pt win
Close Brothers Novice Handicap Chase: Adrien du Pont 20/1 - 2pt e/w
Cross Country Chase: Tiger Roll 9/1 - 1pt win
RSA Chase: Monalee 4/1 - 3pt win & Shattered Love 16/1 - 1pt e/w
JLT Novices Chase: Invitation Only - 1pt win
County Hurdle: Hunters Call 12/1 - 2 e/w & Global Citizen 20/1 - 1pt win
Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle: Santini 8/1 - 1pt win & Cracking Smart 13/2 - 1pt win
Ladbrokes:
Supreme Novices Hurdle: Slate House 50/1 - 2pt e/w
Ballymore Novices Hurdle: Black Op 16/1 - 2pt e/w
Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap: Style De Garde 16/1 - 2pt e/w
Kim Muir Handicap Chase: Morning Assembly 33/1 - 3pt e/w
Gold Cup: Our Duke 14/1 - 2pt win
Paddy Power:
Ultima Handicap Chase: The Storyteller 20/1 - 2pt win
Close Brothers Handicap Chase: Movewiththetimes 10/1 - 3pt win
Ballymore Novices Hurdle: Next Destination 7/1 - 4pt win
Cross Country Chase: Tiger Roll 7/1 - 5pt win
Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle: Doctor Bartolo 20/1 - 2pt win
Stayers Hurdle: Yanworth 7/1 - 4pt win
Sky Bet:
Supreme Novices Hurdle: Paloma Blue 16/1 - 3pt win
Close Brothers Novice Handicap Chase: De Plotting Shed 12/1 - 4pt win
Coral Cup: Le Breuil 20/1 - 3pt win
Mares Novices Hurdle: Countister 12/1 - 3pt win
Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle: White Moon 40/1 - 2pt win
Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle: Spiritofthegames 33/1 - 2pt win
Grand Annual: Theinval 12/1 - 3pt win
William Hill:
Arkle Chase: Saint Calvados 6/1 - 3pt e/w
Champion Hurdle: John Constable (without Buveur D’Air) 33/1 - 1pt e/w
Champion Bumper: Blackbow 6/1 - 4pt win
JLT Novices Chase: Modus 12/1 - 1pt e/w
Ryanair Chase: Cloudy Dream 16/1 - 1pt e/w
Gold Cup: Road To Respect 10/1 - 1pt e/w
Foxhunters Chase: Minella For Value 33/1 - 1pt e/w
