Arkle Challenge Trophy
The second race of the Cheltenham Festival is named after one of its most famous competitors, Arkle. Run over exactly two miles of the Cheltenham Racecourse the Arkle requires both speed and good jumping technique. The Arkle is run at a furious pace and the emphasis is very much on fluent jumping. Analysis of recent Arkle winners points towards entrants coming to Cheltenham on the back of an impressive season. Shocks in the Arkle are few and far between and the Cheltenham Betting market favourites usually perform well.
The fields for the Arkle tend to be smaller than most of the other races at Cheltenham, but what it lacks in numbers is more than equalled by quality. Strong Irish challenges are often present for this race but Paul Nicholls is a man who looks to target the big jumps races at the festival.
Arkle odds
The Arkle betting goes through many changes in the run up to the Arkle as all season the class Novice Hurdlers try their hooves over the larger fences and some take to it really well while others are slow learners. Take for example last year 2008 Arkle winner Tidal bay has not jumped well in the build up to last years race but on the day he jumped like a stag. His odds fluctuated wildly throughout the season and you can follow the Arkle odds on our site.
Check out the latest Arkle Odds on our comparison tables
Latest Arkle Chase Form
Already some of of the principles for the 2009 Arkle have been making their mark and the favourite Tatenen trained by Paul Nicholls has shot to the head of the betting and you can check out the latest form guide for all the main contenders on this section.
Latest Arkle Chase Tips
Look no further than the top trainers for the winner of this race and for more top Arkle tips check out our race tipping preview.
Latest Arkle Chase Results
Winners of the Arkle Chase this decade:
2008 Tidal Bay 7 J Howard Johnson 6/1
2007 My Way de Solzen 7 A King 7/2
2006 Voy Por Ustedes 5 A King 15/2
2005 Contraband 7 M Pipe 7/1
2004 Well Chief 5 M Pipe 9/1
2003 Azertyuiop 6 P Nicholls 5/4F
2002 Moscow Flyer 8 Mrs J Harrington 11/2
2000 Tiutchev 7 N Henderson 8/1
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Cheltenham Festival Races
On this section you can get an overview of the card for each day of the festival. In addition we have previewed each race with all the form, tips and odds to assist you in backing a Cheltenham Festival winner.
Cheltenham Festival 2009 Odds
We now have the latest antepost betting odds for the main Cheltenham Festival 2009 races. These odds are updated regularily to ensure that you in touch with all the market moves in the build up to the festival.
Cheltenham Betting Offers
All the bookmakers will be putting up Special Offers on top of their Cheltenham Festival free bets for the festival. Generally you can get extra value with various cashback offers should your horse finish second or if it falls which are just a couple of the different types of offers you will find on this site during the Cheltenham Festival Races.
Attending The Cheltenham Festival
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The Irish At Cheltenham
The Irish arrive in their thousands to participate in the biggest racing festival in the World. Each year the Irish enjoy having a punt and more than a few glasses of Guinness during festival week.
