Cheltenham 2014 Arkle Trophy Chase

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

This takes out half the field

Paul Nicholls (0-2-14) last trained the winner in 2003 but since then his 14 runners have produced no winners and just 2 places.

This has not been a happy race for the biggest Irish trainer, Willie Mullins (0-0-7). He has never won it and in past 10 years all 7 of his runners finished out of the frame.

 

[mayo]

This takes out half the field

Thought you said Hinterland was the best value.

 

[Old Vic]

 

[Old Vic]

Arkle Preview

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[Old Vic]

Cheltenham Festival 2014 Arkle Challenge Trophy Odds Table at 26/02/14 ​
Champagne Fever	3/1
Trifolium	5/1
Dodging Bullets	11/2
Rock On Ruby	11/2
Valdez	9/1
Grandouet	14/1

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Six runners ? http://www.fatjockey.com/cheltenham...aces.php?Arkle-Challenge-Trophy-2014-Stats-83


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[Statto]

Ian McClean

Experience is yet again a factor in the Arkle – with only Simonsig arriving to win the race with fewer than three races over fences during the last 10 years – and even at that, he nearly blew it by being too fresh. Champagne Fever and Rock On Ruby are fencing-light and Champagne Fever has the additional negative of being absent since before January 1.

However, Mullins' grey does have the helpful asset of Grade One course-form and is bidding to join Bobs Worth as the only other horse since Flyingbolt to win three different races in consecutive years. In addition, Champagne Fever and Rock On Ruby will be buoyed by the stat that nine of the last 10 winners had either won at Cheltenham or been placed at the Festival previously. They will both be further bolstered by the fact that highest-rated hurdlers have transferred that ability to fences to win the Arkle on five of the last 13 occasions – and on two of the last four occasions where the top-rated hurdler didn't win the Arkle, it was the second rated (Simonsig and Sizing Europe) that obliged.

Grandouet is the second highest rated hurdler rather than Champagne Fever ?

 

[Morning Glory]

Ian McClean



Grandouet is the second highest rated hurdler rather than Champagne Fever ?

Henderson didn't sound too positive about Grandouet last night. champagne Fever schooled well yesterday.

 

[Cooper]

Trifolium should be favourite for this. Has course form and blitzed fever last time.

 

[mayo]

Willie


Champagne Fever looks set for the Racing Post Arkle and I was very happy with the way he jumped at Leopardstown, he was foot perfect. Ruby said he jumped from one fence to the next and described him as absolutely brilliant afterwards. We were both very pleased and after a win in both the bumper and the Supreme Novices', we know he loves Cheltenham.

 

[Old Vic]