CHELTENHAM BETTING TRENDS

109 NON-handicap races

103 of the 109 non-handicap races had at least one of the first 4 in the betting in the first 3 home

Much to the bookies delight, these are the 6 races that didn't
2009 - National Hunt Chase
2009 - Supreme Novices
2010 - Albert Bartlett Hurdle
2011 - Champion Bumper
2011 - Foxhunters
2014 - Gold Cup


The favourite won 30.27% of them

Joint favourites and 2nd favourites won 14.67%

Joint 2nd favourites and 3rd favourites won 11.00%

Joint 3rd favourites and 4th favourites won 12.84%

[b]Overall, the first 4 in the betting won 68.8% of the 109 non-handicap races


Of the first 3 home (327 horses) 56% were from the first 4 in the betting, and half as many again (28%)  were from the 5th, 6th, or 7th in the betting

Of the remainder (52) 28 came from 8th, 9th or 10th in the market, with the last 24 coming from outside the first 10 in the betting

There were 76 handicap races

The favourite won 11.84% of them

Joint favourites and 2nd favourites won 7.89%

Joint 2nd favourites and 3rd favourites won 10.52 %

Joint 3rd favourites and 4th favourites won 3.94%

Overall, the first 4 in the betting won 34% of the 76 non-handicap races

Of the first 4 home (304 horses) 33% were from the first 4 in the betting, half as many again (16.44%) were from the 5th, 6th and 7th in the betting.     
               
Of the remainder, 14.47%  (44 horses) came from 8th, 9th or 10th in the market, with 36.09% (109 horses) coming from outside the first 10 in the betting

These were 11 handicap races where the first 4 in the betting failed to win, or get a 2nd, 3rd or 4th place.
2009 - Fulke Walwyn/Kim Muir
2009 - Pertemps
2010 - Coral Cup
2010 - County Hurdle
2010 - Johnny Henderson
2010 - Pertemps
2011 - Coral Cup
2012 - County Hurdle
2012 - Pertemps
2013 - Coral Cup
2013 - Fred Winter

THE FAIRER SEX
excluding the Mares Hurdle

89 mares ran at the previous 7 Festivals, and achieved 3 wins and 13 places

15 were under 10/1, they achieved 1 win (9-1) and 6 places

36 were over 10-1 and up to 25-1, they achieved 1 win (11-1) and 4 places

21 were over 25-1 and up to 66-1, and they achieved 1 win (40-1) and 2 places

17 of the 89 were 100-1 or larger, with 1 at 100-1 getting placed in the Foxhunters Chase

The best race for mares has been the Fred Winter Handicap Hurdle, which had all 3 winners indicated above. nut no places

The worst race for mares has been the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle which had 9 unplaced runners, 3 at 16-1, 1 at 25-1, 3 at 33-1, and 1 at 100-1 

The non-handicap races had 27 of the 89 runners, and managed 7 places, but no wins

The handicaps had the other 62 runners, they achieved 3 wins and 6 places


In this weeks racecard order

SUPREME NOVS HDLE
14-1 and 100-1 losers

ARKLE CHASE
9-1 place, 25-1 loser

ULTIMA BUSINESS CHASE
9-1 place, 33-1 place,  13- 2 and 12-1 losers
 
CHAMPION HDL
16-1 loser

NATIONAL HUNT CHS
8-1 place, 40-1 loser, 100-1 and 200-1 losers

CHAPS RESTAURANT HCAP CHASE
20-1 loser, 40-1 loser. 50-1oser

NEPTUNE HDLE
100-1 loser

RSA CHASE -
7-2 and 150-1 losers

CORAL CUP
25-1 place, 14-1 loser, 33-1 and 100-1 losers

CROSS COUNTRY CHASE
8-1 and 50-1 losers

FRED WINTER HCAP HDLE
9-1 winner, 11-1 winner, 40-1 winner, 8-1 loser, 8-1 loser, 16-1 loser, 16-1 loser, 28-1 loser,  50-1 loser,  100-1 and 100-1 loser

CHAMPION BUMPER
50-1 and 100-1 losers

PERTEMPS HDLE
25-1, 33-1, 50-1 and 50-1 losers

RYANAIR CHASE - 28-1 place, 8-1 and 16-1 losers

WORLD HDL
11-8 place, 20-1 place, 100-1 loser

BROWN ADVISORY HCAP CHASE
13-2 place, 25-1 place, 18-1 loser, 20-1 loser and 25-1 loser

FULKE WALWYN/KIM MUIR CHASE
14-1 and 100-1 losers

TRIUMPH HURDLE
11-2 place, 12-1 loser, 20-1 loser,  50-1 loser, 125-1 and 200-1 losers

COUNTY HDLE
12-1, 20-1, 33-1 and 100-1 losers

ALBERT BARTLETT HURDLE
16-1 place, 12-1 loser, 14-1 loser, 33-1 and 50-1 losers

FOXHUNTERS
100-1 place,  9-1 loser, 16-1 loser,  20-1 loser, 20-1 loser, 22-1 loser, 100-1 and 150-1 losers

MARTIN PIPE HDLE
16-1, 16-1, 16-1, 25-1, 33-1, 33-1 ,33-1, 33-1 and 100-1 losers

A.P. MCCOY HCAP CHASE
3-1 place and 11-1 loser

THE PLACEPOT

Because of the number of runners, and the size of the pool, you're better off with the Tote than a £1 each way accumulator in the shops

The placepot dividend has been higher than the S.P. return for a £1 place accumulator on the 6 lowest priced placed horses on any day,  on all 27 days of the last 7 years.

The gross Placepot Pool on Friday of 2010 exceeded £1,000,000, as did all 4 days of 2014 (recession - what recession?)

The Friday Placepot of 2010 paid £42,000

The Friday Placepot of 2014 paid £44,000

Looking at the results below, you can see that you DON'T need LOTS of massive prices to get a good dividend.

These were the prices of the most fancied placed horses in the 6 placepot races

2008 - PLACEPOT
Tuesday - 8/1, 7/4, 9/2, 11/2, 4/1 and 15/8, and it paid £357 - a £1 place s.p. acca paid £64

Wednesday - no racing due to high winds in Jamaica

Thursday - 7/1 , 4/1, 9/1, 5/2, 4/1 and 11/8, and it paid, £147 - - a £1 place s.p. acca paid £137

Friday - 10/3, 7/1, 7/1, Evens, 9/2 and 10/11, and it paid £191 - -a £1 place s.p. acca paid £72



2009 - PLACEPOT
Tuesday - 12/1, 8/1, 5/1, 6/4, 7/4 and 2/1, and it paid £122 - - a £1 s.p. place acca paid £80

Wednesday - 11/1, 5/2, 9/4, 4/11, 9/1 and 5/2, and it paid £753  - - a £1 place s.p. acca paid £55

Thursday - 8/1, 9/1, 4/5, 10/3, 13/2 and 16/1, and it paid £537 - - a £1 place s.p. acca paid £281

Friday - 4/1, 17/2, 3/1, 7/4, 11/2 and 7/2, and it paid £656 -  - a £1 place s.p. acca paid £70



2010 - PLACEPOT
Tuesday - 4/5 , 4/1, 9/2, 7/1, 4/1 and 6/4, and it paid £98  - - a £1 place acca paid £38

Wednesday - 13/2 , 7/2, 11/4, 9/2, 14/1, and 4/1, and it paid £2,756  - - a £1 place acca paid £158

Thursday - 9/1, 16/1, 11/4, 5/6, 6/1 and 11/2, and it paid £1,180 - - a £1 place acca paid £196
Friday - 7/2, 20/1, 25/1, 4/1, 9/2 and 5/1, and it paid a massive £41,288 - -  a £1 place acca paid £780



2011 - PLACEPOT
Tuesday - 5/1, 7/2, 5/1, 11/4, 5/1 and 5/6, and it paid £60 - - a £1 s.p. place acca paid £43

Wednesday - 5/1, 2/1, 15/2, 3/1, 12/1 and  4/1, and it paid £933 -  a £1 place s.p. acca paid £136

Thursday - 7/2, 9/1, 6/1, 10/11, 9/2 and 10/3, and it paid £219 - - a £1 place s.p. acca paid £86

Friday- 11/2 , 7/1, 15/8, 7/2, 25/1 and 9/2, and it paid £4,332 - a £1 place s.p. acca paid £147



2012 - PLACEPOT
Tuesday -  7/1, 8/11, 6/1, 4/6, 5/1 and 4/7, and it paid £76 -- a £1 place s.p. acca paid £24

Wednesday -  5/1, 2/1, 9/2, 4/5, 6/1 and 3/1, and it paid £73 - a £1 place s.p. acca paid £37

Thursday - 3/1,14/1, 7/2, 5/6, 9/2 and 13/2, and it paid £309 - a £1 place s.p. acca paid £99

Friday -  5/1, 16/1, 6/5, 7/4, 3/1 and 7/1, and it paid £627 - - a £1 place s.p. acca paid £101



2013 - PLACEPOT
Tuesday - Paid on races 1,2,3, 4 and 6 - 15/8, 8/15, 13/2, 13/8 and 8/11, and it paid £11 - - a £1 place s.p. acca paid £7

Wednesday - 9/4, 6/4, 7/1, 1/4 , 10/1 snd 16-1, and it paid £343  - - a £1 place s.p. acca paid £121

Thursday - 11/8, 6/1, 2/1, 17/2 , 8/1 and 11/2, and it paid £371 - - a £1 place s.p. acca paid £112

Friday - 4/1, 10/1, 11/8, 11/4, 2/1 and  8/1, and it paid £146 - - a £1 place s.p. acca paid £72



2014 - PLACEPOT
Tuesday - 7/2, 11/4, 10/1, 3-1, 8/11 and 7/2, and it paid £153 - - a £1 place s.p. acca paid £43

Wednesday - 6/4, 13/2, 11/1, 11/4, 3/1 and 8/1, and it paid £193 -  a £1 place s.p. acca paid £120

Thursday - 7/1, 9/2, 3/1, 11/8, 5/1 and 13/2, and it paid £496 - - a £1 place s.p. acca paid £81

Friday -  7/1, 7/1, 10/1, 14/1, 11/2, and 9/1, and it paid a monster £44,600 - - a £1 place s.p. acca paid £920

Have you "borrowed" (stolen) this info from somewhere else?
It's very largely meaningless gibberish unless you plan to use the info to produce some selections.

Do you have any info on trifecta dividends at the festival?

THE JACKPOT
should you indulge, is obviously difficult to win.

Of the 27 days of racing over the last 7 years, the Jackpot was won just 8 times at Cheltenham

it was carried over to Uttoxeter on Saturday for 6 years, and not won.   

Then it was won on every Sunday at different courses.

2009 was a sad year for one punter who had a 50p winning ticket, but got about one third of the odds he would have got in a shop with no limits on accas.

In 2012 the shop return for an acca beat the Jackpot dividend by £400



2008 - JACKPOT
Tuesday  - not won

Wednesday - no racing

Thursday - Dividend £57,702  - - a £1 win s.p. acca paid £23,750

Friday - not won - carried over to Uttoxeter on Saturday, and not won

The gross pool at Fontwell on Sunday was £412,224

The dividend was £5,003 -  a £1 s.p. win acca paid £3,077



2009 - JACKPOT
Tuesday - Dividend £35,500 for the only winning ticket, which was for 50p -  a 50p win s.p. acca paid a staggering £108,985

Wednesday - Dividend £72,548 - -  £1 win s.p acca  paid £33,503

Thursday - not won

Friday - not won

Carried over to Uttoxeter on Saturday and not won 

The gross pool on Sunday at Southwell was £543,273
The dividend was £2,275 - - a £1 win s.p. acca paid £1,433



2010 - JACKPOT
Tuesday  - not won
Wednesday - not won
Thursday - not won
Friday - not won

Carried over to Uttoxeter on Saturday and not won 

The gross pool on Sunday at Newton Abbot was £1,578,888
The dividend was £48,739 - - a £1 win s.p. acca paid £12,474



2011 - JACKPOT
Tuesday - Dividend £148,083 - a £1 win s.p. acca paid £23,821

Wednesday - not won
Thursday - not won
Friday - not won

Carried over to Uttoxeter on Saturday and not won 

The gross pool on Sunday at Newton Abbot was £1,360,852
The dividend was £5,390 - a £1 win s.p. acca paid £3,145



2012 - JACKPOT
Tuesday  - Dividend £58,798 - - a £1 win s.p. acca paid £34,932

Wednesday - not won

Thursday - Dividend £21,052 - - a £1 win s.p. acca paid £20,418

Friday - not won

Carried over to Uttoxeter on Saturday and not won 

The gross pool on Sunday at Newton Abbot was £501,672
The dividend was £4,770  - - a £1 win s.p. acca paid £5,194



2013 - JACKPOT
Tuesday - Dividend £2,339 - - a £1 win s.p. acca paid £1,209
Wednesday - not won
Thursday - not won
Friday - Dividend £36,005  -  - a £1 win s.p. acca paid £24,980



2014 - JACKPOT
Tuesday  - not won
Wednesday - not won
Thursday - not won
Friday - not won
Carried over to Uttoxeter on Saturday and not won 

The gross pool on Sunday at Navan was £1,942,112
The dividend was £47,548 - - a £1 win s.p. acca paid £14,058

Stow_judge    09 Mar 15 12:27 
Have you "borrowed" (stolen) this info from somewhere else?
It's very largely meaningless gibberish unless you plan to use the info to produce some selections.

1) All my own work

2) I don't post tips. 

3) You're not forced to read it.

A ringing endorsement from the judge

Here are Tuesdays races

THE SUPREME NOVICES HURDLE

Just under half (10) of the 21 horses placed 1st,  2nd or 3rd were from the 1st three in the betting.

Only 2 of these were clear favourites (2nd in 2013 and 3rd in 2010)

The joint favourite won in 2014, the joint 2nd favourite won in 2013, and the 3rd favourite won in 2011 

Only 2009 saw the first 3 home come from outside the first 4 in the market

Only 2 horses that were outside the first 7 in the market got in the frame in 7 years, they were both 3rd, in 2008 & 2009

THE ARKLE CHASE

The first 5 in the betting were the first 5 home in 2011 and 2012

In 2008, the first 4 in the betting were the first 4 home, the joint 5th favourite was 5th.

5 horses from the first 3 in the betting have won in the last 7 years. 

5 horses from the first 3 in the betting have finished second in the last 7 years. 
Only 2 from the first 3 in the betting have finished third in the last 7 years....these were the favourite in 2008 and the joint favourite in 2014

Only 4 horses outside the first 5 in the market have occupied 4 of the 21 places in 7 years, the 2014 winner, the 2013 2nd, and the 2010 and 2013 3rds

ULTIMA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS 3M 110YDS HANDICAP CHASE

The favourite has only got in the first 3 home 4 times in 7 years, and has never been placed 4th

The 2nd favourite has only got in the first 3 home once in 7 years, it finished 4th once.

The 3rd favourite has only got in the first 3 home 3 times in 7 years, it finished 4th once

None of the above have finished 5th in 7 years.

Only 7 horses outside the first 8 in the betting got in the first 4 home

THE CHAMPION HURDLE

Not the race it used to be for winning favourites

The favourite has won twice and come 3rd twice in the last 7 years. It hasn't finished 2nd

Second place has gone to the 2nd or 3rd favourite 4 times in the last 7 years

In the 5 years that the favourite never won, neither did the 2nd or 3rd favourite.

Only 3 horses outside the first 6 in the market got placed, the 2009 and 2010 winners, and the 2008 3rd

THE MARES HURDLE

The favourite, Chomba Womba,  was 3rd in 2008 and Quvega won for the next 6 years.

The 2nd favourite got in the frame just 3 times in 7 years.

The best place that any 3rd favourite achieved was 5th in 2008

The 4th favourite nabbed 2nd place in 2012

5 of the 7 horses placed 3rd came from outside the first 7 in the betting

THE NATIONAL HUNT CHASE

For what is usually an open affair over 4 miles, the enemy of the bookies, the favourite, ran up a hat trick of wins from 2011 to 2013

The 2nd favourite hasn't won, but has finished 2nd 3 times, but not in a year that the favourite won.

The favourite or 2nd favourite hasn't finished 3rd in 7 years

Only 4 horses from outside the first 7 in the betting have got in the frame in 7 runnings

2009 was the only year that the first 3 in the betting all finished out of the first 3

CHAPS RESTAURANT NOVICES HCAP CHASE

The favourite won in 2012, but was unplaced in the other 6 years
 
2nd favourites didn't fare any better, getting 3rd in 2011, with no other places in 6 years

Joint 2nd favourites were first and 4th in 2009

The 3rd favourite was the best performer from the head of the market, winning in 2008, finishing 2nd in 2011, and gaining two 4th places in 2010 and 2013

The joint 3rd favourites came first and third in 2014, with no other places

The 4th favouirite won in 2011, but had no other places in 6 years

Those mentioned above account for 11 of the first 4 home over 7 years
of the other 17 places, 9 came from the first 10 in the market, while the other 8 were bigger prices

I'll post Wednesdays races on Tuesday morning.

So that moaners can get moaning before racing starts.

I shouldn't bother, there's plenty of this useless rubbish elsewhere
http://www.attheraces.com/cheltenham/list.aspx?lid=cheltenham+-+festival+tre...

Chmpion Hurdle is a cracking ew race if all 8 go to post, 1/4 the odds.

A few questions to start the Festival off

1) How many races were there on the Thursday of 2008

2) Who holds the record for the fastest time for the Gold Cup

3) Who had the fastest time for the Gold Cup before the answer to Q2

4) What will be the total distance covered by races this year (not including the charity race)

1) only day of the festival I have ever been to, picked a good day, there were 10 races

Q1) Done and dusted - correct.

Norton's Coin broke the record in 1990, don't know if that could be the answer to either question 2 or 3

It isn't.

What happened to this thread? I thought it was just full of meaningless statistics!

Any road, Long Run.

2) - correct

Mikael D'Haguenet
10 Mar 15 10:07   
What happened to this thread? I thought it was just full of meaningless statistics!


Nore on the way.

A few questions to start the Festival off

1) How many races were there on the Thursday of 2008 - 10 pumphol

2) Who holds the record for the fastest time for the Gold Cup - Long Run Mikael D'Haguenet

3) Who had the fastest time for the Gold Cup before the answer to Q2

4) What will be the total distance covered by races this year (not including the charity race)

Can't wait.

Is number 3 Best Mate

No.

War of Attrition?

Must be Looks like Trouble run on G/F ground

Last question around 70 miles

Good shout. Faster than WoA anyway.

Everyone said Norton's Coin win was a very  poor gold cup yet it ran one of the fastest times ever

1) How many races were there on the Thursday of 2008 - 10 pumphol

2) Who holds the record for the fastest time for the Gold Cup - Long Run Mikael D'Haguenet

3) Who had the fastest time for the Gold Cup before the answer to Q2 - Looks Like Trouble - pumphol

4) What will be the total distance covered by races this year (not including the charity race)



Around 70 miles?????

It needs to be exact in readiness for question 5, when it arrives.

Placepot pool is £118,000 already.

kenny mann
09 Mar 15 13:04   
Chmpion Hurdle is a cracking ew race if all 8 go to post, 1/4 the odds.

Just read on the HR forum that Corals are going a fifth the odds.

1/4 according to Oddschecker, spelling', although nothing would surprise me with them.

checked corals online, it is 1/4. Maybe 1/5 in shops.

McMoonbeam Backs One Horse all Year

FALLS LIKE A SACK OF SPUDS AT THE LAST

your pain is someone else's gain

THE NEPTUNE NOVICES HURDLE
Two winning favourites, one winning 2nd favourtie and 3 winning 4th favourites
in 2009 and 2013 the first 3 in the betting were the first 3 home.   
in 2011 the first 4 in the betting were the first 4 home.   
In 2014 the favourite and 2nd favourite were first and third
When the favourite or 2nd favourite didn't win in 2008, 2010 or 2011, the 4th favourite won all 3.
Just 4 of the 21 places came from outside the first 5 in the market, and they were all 2nd.
Definitely not a race to punt on big priced horses

THE RSA CHASE
Only 2 clear favourites (winners 2008 & 2009) have got in the first 3 home in the last 7 runnings
The joint second worst non handicap race at the Festival over 7 years for placed marlet leaders (coupled with the Albert Bartlett Hurdle)
with just 10 of the first 4 in the betting market in the first 3 home in 7 years
One joint favourite (2nd) one 2nd favourite (3rd) three joint 2nd favs (2nd and 2 x 3rds)   
and one 3rd favourite, have made the frame in 7 runnings, but none of them in a year when the favourite won. 
A race for the middle of the market, apart from the 8 mentioned above, only 4 of the remaning 
13 places went to those outside the first 7 in the betting.

THE CORAL CUP
Unsurprisingly, a graveyard for favourites.
The first 4 home for 7 years = 28 places, and only 6 from the 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the betting have been placed. 
Not one clear favourite has got in the first 4 home in the last 7 runnings
The joint 2nd fav in 2008 is the most fancied runner to win it in 7 years
The joint 2nd favourite was also 3rd in 2014.
The 3rd favourite was 3rd in 2009.
Despite the lack of placed favourites
the winner and second have only seen one horse outside the first 7 in the betting, when the joint 27th favourite was 2nd in 2010
The 3rd and 4th places have been a different kettle of swimming things
Of the 14 places available, 8 have come from outside the first 12 in the market
Get your lucky pin out...

THE CHAMPION CHASE
In 2009 and 2012, the first 3 home were the first 3 in the betting.
3 clear favourites and two 2nd favourites have won, 2 clear favourites and 2 x 2nd favourites were 2nd
2 joint 2nd favourites have finished 2nd and 3rd, and one clear 2nd favourite also finished 3rd.
Only one clear 3rd favourite (2012) has made the frame in 7 runnings.
Apart from the 2nd (joint 7th fav) and the 3rd (the rag) in 2014, and the 3rd (7th favourite) in 2011,
nothing outside the first 5 in the market has made the frame

CROSS COUNTRY CHASE
In 2009 the first 5 home were the first 5 in the betting, the only time it happened in any handicap race in the last 7 years
Only 3 clear favourites have got in the frame (2nd 2009, 3rd 2014 and 4th 2011)  in the last 7 runnings
The 2nd favourite has been in the frame in all 7 runnings (3 wins, 2 came 2nd,  a 3rd and a 4th)
The clear 3rd favourite has won twice (2011 & 2012) and was 3rd in 2009
After the first 3 in betting filled 13 of the 28 places, 5 of the remaining 15 places were horses outside the first 10 in the betting

FRED WINTER NOVICES HCAP HURDLE 
A graveyard for market leaders.
Favourites over the last  7 years have managed one win (2010)  one 2nd (2008) one 3rd ( 2012) and two 4ths (2009 & 2011)
2nd favourites have contributed a 2nd (2010) and a 4th (2012)
3rd favourites nabbed just one 3rd (2008)
Two joint 4th favourites have won twice (2008+ 2009) and finished 2nd once (2014)
The last 3 winners have been a joint 15th favourite and two joint 18th favourites
Lucky pin time again...

THE CHAMPION BUMPER
Another costly race for favourite backers, and the worst of the non-handicap races for market leaders being placed.
Only 8 of the first 4 in the market made the frame in 7 runnings.
Apart from 2009, when the 2nd favourite won, the other 6 winners
all came from outside the first 5 in the betting
No winning favourite in 7 runnings, but two 2nds and 2 thirds, plus a 2nd placed joint favourite.
One 3rd favourite managed a 2nd place
In 2011 the first 5 home came from outside the first 5 in the market.

Shortesr price horse in the frame in each of todays races returned £47-75p for a £1 place acca.

1-2, 1-6, 2-1, 1-5, 6-4 and 2-1.

Placepot paid £211

Shortest price horse in the frame in each of yesterdays races returned £216-69p for a £1 place acca

7-8, 13-32, 17-8, 9-8, 7-4 and 7-2

3 favourites, a 3rd favourite, a 4th fav, and a joint 7th favourite.

The placepot paid £1,280

I've had 5 out of 6 two days running, perhaps I'll crack it today.

THE JLT NOVICES CHASE
First run in 2011
No winning favourite yet, but two 2nds (2011 & 2013) 
The 2nd favourite won in 2011 & 2012, the 4th best won in 2014
The 3rd favourite was 3rd in 2011.
The joint 5th favourite has notched up 3 places - 2nd and 3rd in 2012 and 3rd in 2014.

THE PERTEMPS FINAL
The worst race of the whole Festival for placed favourites using the past 7 years of results.
Just one winning favourite (2014) and no places.
A joint favourite was 2nd in 2008, with no other places
The 2nd favourite was 4th in 2013, with no other places
The 3rd favourite was 3rd in 2011, with no other places
The 4th favourite was 3rd in 2013, with no other places
Apart from 2014, the most fancied winner was the joint 5th favourite in 2010
11 of the first 4 home (28 places) including the 2013 winner (12th favourite) came from outside the first 10 in the betting
Big priced horses did okay in 4th place, where 5 of the last 7 came from outside the first 14 in the betting.

THE RYANAIR CHASE
Now there's a funny thing - 7 years of the 3 market leaders...
2 winning favourites (2012 & 2014)  3 winning 2nd favs (2009, 2011 & 2013)  and a winning joint 2nd favourite (2008)   
3 favourites (2009,2010 & 2013)  a joint 2nd fav (2008) and a 3rd favourite (2011) have finished 2nd.
That left 10 horses from the first 3 in the betting unaccounted for, and not one of them finished 3rd.
(6 of them finished 4th or 5th, but that's no help in this race)
Only 3 horses, 2010 (winner and third) and the 2013 third, came from outside the first 6 in the market.

THE WORLD HURDLE
In 2011 the first 3 home were in market order.
The first 5 in the betting were the first 5 home in 2008, but not in market order.
4 favourites (2008, 2010 - 2012) two 3rd favourites (2009 & 2014) and a 4th favourite (2013) were the last 7 winners.
2nd place went to the favourite in 2014, and 2 x 2nd favourites in 2009 & 2011
The 3rd favourite grabbed 3rd spot in 2011
The 3rd in 2010 and the 2nd in 2013 were the only two in the frame in 7 years from outside the first 6 in the betting.
No point in backing big prices here.

The 2nd favourite is the placepotters enemy, finishing 4th or 5th on no less than 5 occasions out of 7.

BROWN ADVISORY HANDICAP CHASE
The 2008 race saw smallish payout queues at the joints with the only clear rag to win any Festival race in the last 7 years when Mister McGoldrick relished the soft ground and won by a fair distance at 66/1.

The favourite obliged in 2012, while no other winner was in the first 6 in the betting.

The favourite nabbed 3 second places (2009 & 2010) and a third place (2011)
The 2nd favourite was 4th in 2008 & 2013.

3rd favourites claimed 2 second places (2008 & 2013) and a 3rd place in 2009
The 4th favourite was 4th in 2014

The joint 4th favourite was 4th in 2013, and the 5th favourite was 4th in 2009

10 of the 28 horses that filled the frame came from outside the first 12 in the market

A lucky pin race?

THE FULKE WALWYN & KIM MUIR HCAP CHASE
The favourite won the 2011 & 2012 runnings, was 2nd in 2013 and 3rd in 2010
The 2nd favourite hasn't won, but was 2nd in 2014, 3rd  in 2013. and 4th in 2012
The 3rd favourite won in 2010, was 2nd in 2012 and 4th in 2013

3 of the other 4 winners came from the first 8 in the betting

Only 9 of the first 4 home (28 places) were outside the first 6 in the betting

Nothing in the first 4 in the market has finished 5th in 7 years (like that helps)

TUESDAY
Shortest price horse in the frame in each of todays races returned £47-75p for a £1 place acca.
1-2, 1-6, 2-1, 1-5, 6-4 and 2-1.
Placepot paid £211

WEDNESDAY
Shortest price horse in the frame in each of yesterdays races returned £216-69p for a £1 place acca
7-8, 13-32, 17-8, 9-8, 7-4 and 7-2
The placepot paid £1,280

THURSDAY
Shortest price horse in the frame in each of yesterdays races returned £126-11p for a £1 place acca
3-8, 9-4, 5-8, 5-4, 11-8 and 9-4
The placepot paid £239-70p

5/6 placepot...again
3/4 quadpot

THE TRIUMPH HURDLE
No winning favourite for 7 years, but apart from 2012 and 2014, the winner was the 2nd favourite (2008) joint 2nd favourite (2013) 3rd favourite (2009 & 2010 ) and the joint 3rd favourite (2011)

The favourite was 2nd (2008 & 2009) along with a 2nd favourite (2011) and a joint 2nd favourite (2014)

The favourite was 3rd in 2012, as were the 2nd favourite in 2009, the joint 3rd favourite in 2011 and the 4th best in 2014

4th place appears to be paid by the Tote when there are 16 or more runners

The favourite finished 4th in 2010, 2011 and 2014
The 2nd favourite was 4th in 2009

Counting the first 4 home as in the frame (28 places) 17 were in the first 4 in the betting, and only 3 came from outside the first 9 in the betting

COUNTY HURDLE
Another graveyard for those at the head of the market, but marginally better than the Fred Winter Handicap Hurdle.

The best backed winner was the joint 3rd favourite who claimed victory in 2013

The 2011 winner was joint 4th favourite and the 2014 winner was 5th favourite.

The 2009 winner was joint 7th favourite and the other 3 winners of the last 7 years came from outside the first 10 in the betting.

Only one favourite has got in the first 5 home, when it was 2nd in 2008

Two 2nd favourites have finished second (2011 & 2014) the 5th favourite was 2nd in 2013 and the other 3 seconds came from outside the first 15 in the betting

The 3rd favourite was 3rd in 2013, as were 2 x joint 7th favourites in 2012 & 2014

The other 3rd placed horses (4 of them) were outside the first 10 in the betting

The most fancied horse to get 4th was the 8th favourite in 2013, the other 4th placed horses (6 of them) went to those that were all outside the first 10 in the market, with 3 of them also being outside the first 20 in the betting.

THE ALBERT BARTLETT NOVICES HURDLE
The joint second worst non-handicap race at the Festival over 7 years (coupled with the RSA chase) with just 10 of the first 4 in the betting market in the first 3 home in 7 years

The favourite won in 2011 & 2013, finished 2nd in 2009 & 2012
The 2nd favourite won in 2012 and was 2nd in 2013
The 3rd favourite was 3rd in 2013
The 4th favourite won in 2009 and was 2nd in 2014
Only 2 big priced horses made the frame, the joint 15th favourite won in 2010, and the joint rag was 3rd the same year

The 2010 running made the bookies smile as the first 5 home come from outside the first 10 in the betting

THE GOLD CUP
                   
Favourites won in 2009, 2011 and 2013, finished 2nd in 2008 and 3rd in 2012                   
2nd favourites won in 2008, finished 2nd in 2009 & 2010, and 3rd in 2014                   
3rd favourites won in 2010, finished 2nd in 2013, and 3rd in 2011                    
The joint 3rd favourite won in 2012 but had no other places                   
The closest 4th favourites got were 2nd in 2011 and 3rd in 2009                   
The horses above account for 15 of the first 3 home over 7 years                    
Of the other 6 places, only 1 came from outside the first 7 in the market, when The Giant Bolster was 2nd at 50s in 2013                    
The 2014 running saw the winner being 7th best, the 2nd was 6th best, and the 3rd was 5th best.    
               
A quick look at the records reveals that the last time the first 4 in the betting were unplaced was 1997.

A spread of colour on my chart for winners (where the horse figured in the betting is denoted by a coloured square)

One winner that's green (2013 - favourite) and 2nd in 2012

One winner that's light blue (2010  - joint favourite)

One winner that's dark pink (2009 - 2nd favourite)

One winner that's light red (2012 - 3rd favourite) and 3rd in 2013

One winners that's mid-blue (2014 - 4th favourite) also 2nd in 2008

A lonely yellow box for the joint 2nd favourite that was 3rd in 2014

The other two winners (2008 & 2011) are white - (unfancied - joint 10th fav and joint 16th fav) 

Of the other 10 places that are in white, 7 of them come from outside the first 10 in the market

The 2011 race saw the first 3 home come from outside the first 4 in the betting.

^^^^  THE FOXHUNTERS CHASE

THE MARTIN PIPE CONDITIONAL JOCKEYS HCAP HURDLE

First run in 2009

Abysmal record by favourites, a win in 2011 and a 3rd in 2009 was all they could muster.

The 2nd favourites fared worse, with just one 4th in 2010

Joint 2nd favourites had the same lack of success as the 2nd favourites, with a 4th in 2010

Two 3rd favourites managed a 2nd in 2012 and a 3rd in 2014

The most fancied runner to win was the 6th favourite in 2014

THE A.P. MCCOY GRAND ANNUAL HANDICAP CHASE

The favourite managed a win in 2013 and a 2nd place in 2008

The most fancied runner to win apart from the 2013 favourtie was joint 8th favourite in 2010

Joint favourites were 2nd and 3rd in 2014

2nd favourites won in 2008 & 2009

3rd favourites managed just a 4th place in 2014

Joint 3rd favourites were 2nd in 2012 and 4th in 2011

Of the other 17 winners and placed horses, 13 were not in the first 7 in the betting.

1) How many races were there on the Thursday of 2008 - 10 pumphol

2) Who holds the record for the fastest time for the Gold Cup - Long Run Mikael D'Haguenet

3) Who had the fastest time for the Gold Cup before the answer to Q2 - Looks Like Trouble - pumphol

4) What will be the total distance covered by races this year (not including the charity race)

Nobody bothered, the answer is 71 miles and 7 furlongs

Gold Cup Day frivolity.

5) Chases make up for 40 miles and 110 yards of the total.
How much distance is covered by hurdle races.

6) Who rode the winner of the 1954 Triumph Hurdle winner
 
7) Which race did trainer Vincent O’Brien win 10 times in 8 years (that’s not a typo)
 
8. Who was the last sole top weight to win a handicap at the Festival?

9) Who was the last horse to carry 12 stones to victory

10) How did Ivor Herbert make the news at Cheltenham.

5) Chases make up for 40 miles and 110 yards of the total.   How much distance is covered by hurdle races.

Answer - 29 miles and 6 furlongs.

If you thought it was a simple maths question and  subtracted 40 miles and 110 yards from 71 miles and 7 furlongs you never allowed for the Champion Bumper.

6) Who rode the winner of the 1954 Triumph Hurdle winner
Answer - The flat racing legend, Lester Piggott

7) Which race did trainer Vincent O’Brien win 10 times in 8 years (that’s not a typo)
Answer - The Supreme Novices Hurdle.
It used to be run as the Gloucester Hurdle, and was split into divisions.
He won one division in 1952, one again in 1954,  two divisions in 1955, two  in 1956, one in 1957, two in 1958 and one in 1959.

8. Who was the last sole top weight to win a handicap at the Festival?
ANSWER -Fingal Bay in the Pertemps Final in 2014

9) Who was the last horse to carry 12 stones to victory
ANSWER - Tammys Hill - 2014 Foxhunters Chase

10) How did journalist Ivor Herbert make the news at Cheltenham.
ANSWER - He actually trained Linwell, the 1957 Gold Cup winner,  but as a journalist he was forbidden to hold a trainers license,  so the name given as the trainer was Charlie Mallon.

Would have known number six

I made them easy enough.