Online bookmaker Paddy Power have a great horse racing betting promotion running for the 2012 Arkle at the Cheltenham Festival. This year’s Arkle, which is ran on Tuesday, march 13th at 2.05 pm GMT, and features the impressive Sprinter Sacre. If Sprinter Sacre wins the Arkle, then popular online bookmaker will refund all losing singles on the race, up to £100. So this provides some wonderful horse racing betting coverage for the 2012 Arkle from Paddy Power, who are confident of Sprinter Sacre coming up trumps. But is there a serious challenger afoot in the field? The coverage from the Arkle Money Back Special makes the rest of the chaser great value as there will be nothing lost if the favourite comes home first. Online bookmaker Paddy Power offer a free £50 bet for new customers registering an account with them. The bookie will match the value of your first stake on a new account with a free bet, up to the maximum value of £50, giving you some great free betting cash to enjoy.
Sprinter Sacre odds at the Arkle in 2012 Cheltenham Festival betting has been much the headline in the ante post betting market. The favourite to take the race is among ten left for the Arkle and since a truly wonderful run from Sprinter Sacre at Newbury when he triumphed over French Opera and I’m So Lucky by a good six lengths has helped keep him at odds on favourite. Much has been made of Sprinter Sacre, who has notched up three wins this season, but there could be more to read into the chances of the Nicky Henderson trained horse than meets the eye, because he will likely be challenged hard. Sprinter Sacre odds at the Arkle in 2012 Cheltenham Festival betting have been strong for a long time now, and he is worth jumping on at the moment if you want to back him, because he and his main challenger Al Ferof are likely to be trimmed further as we get closer to the opening day of the Festival. There has been some impressive jumping form from Sprinter Sacre this season, there really has, and this is his second trip to Cheltenham after finishing third in the Supreme Novices last March.
The winner of last season’s Supreme Novices Hurdle at Cheltenham was Al Ferof, who goes up against Sprinter Sacre again this year. Ruby Walsh has been talking up the chances a lot of Al Ferof, who is strong second favourite for the Arkle. He points out the fact that Sprinter Sacre’s wonderfully exiting run at Newbury recently was only in a Grade II race against handicappers, and Sprinter Sacre was not held back. This was after Al Ferof was chasing home third in a Grade I race behind Somersby. Which was the stiffer test? The latter, naturally, so that could put Al Ferof in with a very good chance if the two get close in a head to head race for Arkle glory, which is expected. There was also a Grade I win for Al Ferof back at Sandown at the start of December, so with Ruby Walsh in the saddle, Al Ferof could well be a closer shot than his 11/4 back of Sprinter Sacre Arkle odds at the 2012 Cheltenham betting suggests.
It is hard to see anything else really in the field challenging those two in the Arkle betting odds this season at Cheltenham, but Sprinter Sacre Arkle odds could be under a stern test from Al Ferof on the day.
Paddy Power 2012 Arkle Odds
Sprinter Sacre 10/11, Al Ferof 9/4, Cue Card 6/1, Menorah 9/1, Blackstairmountain 16/1
