Nick Hardman has hit a couple of big ones this week and today he shares his selections for the County Hurdle and the Grand Annual.
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I have been covering the Cheltenham Festival for the members of the Betting School and so far our trends analysis of the handicap races has picked out 25/1 winner Qualando (Fred Winter) and 14/1 winner The Package (Kim Muir) as well as placed horses Generous Ransom @9/1 & Horizontal Speed @14/1 (Novice Handicap Chase), Volnay De Thaix @20/1 (Coral Cup), The Tourard Man @25/1 (Pertemps), Rawnaq @25/1 (Festival Plate) and Bless The Wings @28/1 (Kim Muir).
Today I can share with you the trends analysis of the Vincent O’Brien County Hurdle and the Grand Annual.
For the County Hurdle we are looking for a horse that is a 5yo, finished in the top 5 LTO, has had 3 – 5 runs in the current season, is rated between 132 and 139, last raced 31 – 60 days previously, is Irish trained or trained by Paul Nicholls, priced 10/1 higher and is in the top 10 in the betting.
One horse who ticks all those boxes and is just inside the top 10 in the betting is Willie Mullins’ Max Dynamite.
County Hurdle: Max Dynamite @20/1 e/w (1/4 odds, 5 places PaddyPower)
The Grand Annual is the curtain closer and the Betting School members have already been advised to back Tanks For That @50/1 and Eastlake @25/1.
Eastlake is also one of our trends qualifiers. The other horses who match our trends profile are Turban and Karinga Dancer.
Grand Annual:
Tanks For That @50/1 (ante-post tip, 1/4 odds, 4 places) now 40/1 generally (5 places)
Eastlake @25/1 (ante-post tip, 1/4 odds, 4 places) now a best priced 12/1
Trends horses:
Turban @25/1 (1/4 odds, 5 places)
Karinga Dance @33/1 (1/4 odds, 5 places)
You can get my selections for the rest of the Cheltenham card in the Betting School Insiders Club forum.
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Nick Hardman