Home / Horse Racing / Alan King Trained Mille Chief Lands Kingwell Hurdle

Latest Cheltenham Festival Ante Post Betting: Riverside Theatre takes centre stage for Henderson

With the 2011 Cheltenham Festival just three weeks away, it was another busy weekend of racing across the UK and Ireland, with trainers and connections keen to get one last run in before the festivities get underway at Prestbury Park next month. Nicky Henderson is one of the trainers who had an excellent weekend, with a four-timer at Ascot on Saturday, whilst Alan King enjoyed a treble at Wincanton. It wasn't such a great day for Paul Nicholls however, whose Gold Cup hope Pride Of Dulcote suffered a fatal fall in the Betfair Ascot Chase and favourite for the Kingwell Hurdle Silviniaco Conti finished fourth of the five starters.

Starting off at Ascot, it was Riverside Theatre who gained most of the plaudits winning in the Ascot Chase by ten lengths. The untimely demise of Pride Of Dulcote aside, the King George VI runner-up romped away from Gauvain to score in style at the Berkshire track and was backed into 6/1 second favourite for the Ryanair Chase with bookmaker Victor Chandler following this win. Last year's runner-up Poquelin heads the ante-post betting market at 4/1, whilst former Paddy Power Gold Cup winner Tranquil Sea is the 7/1 third favourite.

Earlier in the card, Nicky Henderson's afternoon had gotten off to a flyer with 6/5 joint favourite Master Of The Hall impressing in the Reynoldstown Novices' Chase. The seven year old jumped brilliantly throughout and burnt off Billie Magern in second place and the blundering The Minak to win by six lengths. That was three wins from four races this season for Master Of The Hall, although his only defeat did come at Cheltenham, so despite this impressive win on Saturday, Victor Chandler only moved him into 20/1 for the RSA Chase next month. The RSA betting is still headed by Time For Rupert at 9/4, who has scored twice at the Prestbury Park this season and with 8/1 bar the rest he looks the one to beat.

Sprinter Sacre landed the odds in the Trisoft National Hunt Novices' Hurdle ran over two miles landing Henderson his treble and VC Bet were keen to clip him in for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle as a result. This was an impressive win for the five year old and Chandlers go 7/1 clear favourite about his chances in the Supreme, headed in the betting only by 9/4 favourite Cue Card and 6/1 chance Spirit Son.

At Wincanton, the feature race was the Kingwell Hurdle, won by the Alan King five year old Mille Chief. It was a small but competitive field, with the Paul Nicholls trained Silviniaco Conti sent off the 7/4 favourite. It was Mille Cief who outbattled Celestial Halo in a photo-finish however, but his odds for the Champion Hurdle remained a 14/1 chance with bookmaker Victorchandler. Forgotton horse Dunguib was nibbled at though, following a win in a Grade 2 event at Gowran Park, last year's Supreme favourite is now a 12/1 in from 16's for the Champion Hurdle.

Smad Place was also a Wincanton winner for trainer Alan King in the last race of the day, landing the odds as 1/4 favourite. The juvenile will head to the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham now where he is currently a 12/1 joint fourth favourite with VCbet. Houblon Des Obeaux, was a notable market mover in the Triumph betting, landing the opener at Haydock on desperate ground, with Chandlers clipping the Venetia Williams owned four year old into 16/1 for the race next month.

Elsewhere on a busy day at Haydock, Back In Focus won the Grade 2 Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle at odds of 16/1, beating off odds on favourite Court In Motion by six lengths. The Howard Johnson trained six year old leapt to the head of the betting for the Cheltenham race of the same name as a result and can be backed at 7/1 with VC. Finally at Haydock was the odds on victory in the Hunters' Chase by Baby Run. Last year's winner of the Foxhunters Chase at Cheltenham is 7/2 favourite to do so again in 2011 for trainer and son team Nigel and Sam Twiston-Davies.

Latest Cheltenham Festival Ante Post Betting

Champion Hurdle Odds

11/4 Binocular, 9/2 Menorah, 5/1 Hurricane Fly, 11/2 Peddlars Cross, 12/1 Oscar Whisky, 12/1 Dunguib, 14/1 Mille Chief, 25/1 BAR

RSA Chase Odds

9/4 Time For Rupert, 8/1 Jessies Dream, 10/1 Aiteen Thirtythree, 10/1 Wayward Prince, 10/1 Wymott, 12/1 Quel Esprit, 14/1 Quito De La Roque, 16/1 BAR

Supreme Novices' Hurdle Odds

9/4 Cue Card, 6/1 Spirit Son, 7/1 Sprinter Sacre, 10/1 Recession Proof, 12/1 Hidden Universe, 12/1 Zaidpour, 14/1 Al Ferof, 16/1 BAR

Ryanair Chase Odds

4/1 Poquelin, 6/1 Riverside Theatre, 7/1 Tranquil Sea, 8/1 Kalahari King, 10/1 Golden Silver, 10/1 Albertas Run, 12/1 J'y Vole, 20/1 BAR

Triumph Hurdle Odds

5/1 Grandouet, 7/1 Unaccompanied, 10/1 Sam Winner, 10/1 A Media Luz, 12/1 Marsh Warbler, 12/1 Smad Place, 16/1 BAR

Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle Odds

7/1 Back In Focus, 7/1 Court In Motion, 7/1 Bobs Worth, 10/1 Zaidpour, 10/1 Backspin, 10/1 So Young, 10/1 Champion Court, 12/1 Kilcrea Kim, 16/1 BAR

Foxhunters Chase Odds

7/2 Baby Run, 7/1 Cork All Star, 7/1 On The Fringe, 7/1 Just Amazing, 8/1 Cappa Bleu, 12/1 Halcon Genelardais, 12/1 Rudi Trucker, 12/1 Dantes Storm, 14/1 BAR

All odds supplied by Victorchandler.com.

Posted: Monday, 21st February 2011
Author: Russell Lloyd
Tags: cheltenham festival, ryanair chase, champion hurdle, riverside theatre, victor chandler,

10 Latest Horse-racing Articles

	Height Of Fashion Stakes Odds Goodwood hosts Listed Oaks Trial Coquet And Gathering Head The Betting	23rd May
	Bonfire clipped in the latest Epsom Derby betting following key trial win 2000 Guineas Winner Camelot Remains Favourite	21st May
	Lockinge Stakes Odds Frankel all the rage in betting on seasonal reappearance Sir Henry Cecils Stable Star Long Odds On At Newbury	18th May
	Yorkshire Cup Odds Red Cadeaux heads the Group Two betting Harris Tweed Could Provide Value At York	17th May
	Middleton Stakes Odds Izzi Top Likely Favourite in Close Betting Race at York I	16th May
	Dante Stakes Odds Bonfire Set to Light Up York in Derby Trial Mandaean And Ernest Hemingway Also Being Backed	16th May
	Duke of York Stakes Odds Hoof It and Mayson Dispute Favouritism Ahead of York First Day Feature Restiadargent Looks Good Bet For Each Way Backers	15th May
	Musidora Stakes Odds The Fugue Should Start Favourite for Oaks Trial at York Twirl The Big Danger From Ballydoyle	15th May
	Betfred Victoria Cup Odds Lightning Cloud Can Strike for Kevin Ryan 24 Go To Post For Ascot Feature	11th May
	Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes Betting Wrote favourite for Ballydoyle Aidan O'Brien Has Won Five Of The Last Six Renewals	11th May

Archive - Previous 5 Horse Racing Articles

	Grand National Trial Odds West End Rocker Heads The Betting For Haydock Trial for Aintree could see Carruthers return to form on testing ground	18th Feb
	2011 Betfair Ascot Chase Betting Riverside Theatre Bidding For First Grade 1 Success Odds suggest Pride Of Dulcote closest rival	18th Feb
	Kingwell Hurdle Odds Mille Chief Can Stake Champion Hurdle Claims At Wincanton Silviniaco Conti a good bet at the odds	18th Feb
	Reynoldstown Novices Chase Odds The Minack And Master Of The Hall Head The Betting Henderson and Nicholls go head to head at Ascot	18th Feb
	Dubai Carnival Betting Raihana Can Land Odds In Al Fahidi Fort At Meydan De Kock set for another Group Winner	17th Feb

Headline News

	England V West Indies 2nd Test Odds Hosts Start Hot Favourites At Trent Bridge Tempting Odds For Ian Bell To Score A Century
	2012 BMW PGA Championship Tips Ben Curtis A Good Bet To Score On English Soil Again McDowell And Fraser Also Fancied To Do Well
	Crowne Plaza Invitational Odds Zach Johnson Heads The Betting At Colonial David Toms Returns To Defend His Title In Texas
	Height Of Fashion Stakes Odds Goodwood Hosts Listed Oaks Trial Coquet And Gathering Head The Betting
	Second Eurovision Semi Final Odds Graham Norton Gets Prepares To Poke Fun

£250 Free Bet - Paddypower

BRAND NEW £250 free bets offer.

Open a new account with Paddy Power and place an initial bet of between £10 and £50
Paddy Power will match this with a free bet to the same stake
Paddy Power then let you repeat this a further four times to allow you to claim a maximum of £250 in free bets.

Open Account - Free £250 Bets With Paddypower