
The competitors who line up for the Sun Alliance Novices Chase are all coming to the end of their first season over fences and potentially a stepping stone to greatness and this is very much emphasised by Denman the 2007 Royal & Sun Alliance Winner. Cheltenham Festival Form can therefore be a little misleading with many entrants having only ran a couple of times in that season. The 2008 winner in Albertas Run was only having his second run in the season and came to the Festival a fresh horse and showed his quality on the day. The Royal & Sun Alliance is run over three miles in length it is not an easy trip for the novices and shocks can be a feature of this event, however up to two years ago only one favourite won this race in the previous seven years. However in 2007 and 2008 the punters got their revenge on the bookies in this race with the now infamous Denman won it in 2007 and Albertas Run also a favourite win it last year.
The bookmakers will be putting up the odds for this race early in the 2008/9 season and we shall be updating our odds tables as soon as this happens
The Latest Royal & Sun Alliance Odds Right Here
The best suggestion is to look for the more experienced horses in making your selection and one race to consider as a good form guide is the Reynoldstown Chase, run earlier in the National Hunt Racing calendar.
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We shall be putting up our Royal & Sun Alliance tips as the season progresses but we shall be paying particular attention to Paul Nichiolls entries as this is a race that he will target each year, having won it twice in the last three years.
Previous Resutls snce 2000 point to one thing very clearly and that is a seven year old has a great record in this race
2008 Albertas Run 7 Jonjo O´Neill 4/1F
2007 Denman 7 P F Nicholls 6/5F
2006 Star De Mohaison 5 P Nicholls 14/1
2005 Trabolgan 7 N Henderson 5/1
2004 Rule Supreme 8 W Mullins 25/1
2003 One Knight 7 P Hobbs 15/2
2002 Hussard Collonges 7 P Beaumont 33/1
2000 Lord Noelie 7 Miss H Knight 9/2
Royal & Sun Alliance Past Results
| Bet365 | Bet365 £100 Free Bet |
|---|---|
| Boylesports | Boylesports £200 Free Bet |
| Ladbrokes | Ladbrokes £25 Free Bet |
| Paddy Power | Paddy Power £30 Free Bet |
| Stan James | Stan James £25 Free Bet |
| Totesport | Totesport £25 Free Bet |
| William Hill | William Hill £25 Free Bet |
Paddy Power are our firm number one choice for your Cheltenham Festival bets. When you open an account with Paddy Power you can claim a free bet of upto £30.
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When the racing starts in March many of the listed bookmakers on our site provide special betting markets and cashback offers. As soon as these are revealed we will be adding them to our site to ensure you have all the latest Cheltenham offers at your disposal.

We are delighted to announce we will be featuring horse racing betting tips from the channel four presenter Tom Lee. Our resident racing tipster appears on Channel 4 and RTE in Ireland. Tom Lee Cheltenham Festival Tips will be supported with opinions and views from our editorial team.
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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.
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