Cheltenham Festival 2024 Picks

By: Thomas Deimel
Twitter: @tjdhorseplayer

I don’t have the final declarations for these races, so some picks may not be running. In most races, I made multiple picks of horses I have been following.

Look for horses trained by Willie Mullins; he has been on a hot streak all winter. Also, please closely examine the Irish horse’s form, as they tend to win many races at this festival.

Some horses are crossed-entered. I put it in my preferred race pick.

UPDATED

 

 

Tuesday, March 12^th

Race 1 – Supreme Novices’ Hurdle

Firefox THIRD

Jeriko Du Reponet

Race 2 – Arkle Chase

Quilixios

Hunters Yarn

Gaelic Warrior WON

My Mate Mozzie

Found A Fifty SECOND

Race 3 – Ultima Handicap Chase

The Goffer

Chianti Classico WON

Weveallbeencaught

Race 4 – Champion Hurdle

State Man – Big Favorite – 1-5 odds WON

Race 5 – Mares Hurdle

Gala Marceau

Ashroe Diamond

Lossiemouth WON

Race 6 – Boodles Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle

Ndaawi THIRD

Milan Tino

Race 7 – National Hunt Chase

Embassy Gardens SECOND

Salvador Ziggy

Corbetts Cross WON

 

Wednesday, March 13^th

Race 1 – Gallagher Novices’ Hurdle (Registered as The Baring Bingham Novices’ Hurdle)

Ballyburn WON

Race 2 – Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase

Fact to File WON

Race 3 – Coral Cup Hurdle

Sa Majeste

Race 4 – Champion Chase

Captain Guinness WON

El Fabiolo

Race 5 – Cross Country Chase – REFUNDED

Minella Indo

Galvin

Race 6 – Grand Annual Chase

Libberty Hunter SECOND

Race 7 – Champion Bumper

You Oughta Know

Cantico

 

Thursday, March 14th

Race 1 – Turners Novices’ Chase

Ginny’s Destiny

Race 2 – Pertemps Handicap Hurdle

Springwell Bay

White Rhino

Anna Bunina

Race 3 – Ryanair Chase

Banbridge

Fugitif

Ahoy Senor

Stage Star

Race 4 – Stayers’ Hurdle

Dashel Drasher

Crambo

Race 5 – Festival Plate Handicap

Theatre Man

Crebilly

In Excelsus Deo

Race 6 – Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle

Jade De Grugy

Dysart Eno

Race 7 – Kim Muir Handicap Chase

Inothewayurthinkin

Bowtogreatness

City Chief

 

Friday, March 15^th

Race 1 – Triumph Hurdle

Ethical Diamond

Salvator Mundi

Sir Gino

Race 2 – County Hurdle

Absurde

Pied Piper

Zenta

L’Eau Du Sud

Race 3 – Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle

My Trump Card

Chigorin

Race 4 – Gold Cup

Corach Rambler

Factorslow

L’Homme Presse

Race 5 – St James’s Place Hunters’ Chase

Its On The Line

Billaway

Premier Magic

Race 6 – Mares Chase

Dinoblue

Instit

Allegorie De Vassy

Race 7 – Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle

Better Days Ahead

No Ordinary Joe

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