Cheltenham Day Two Shapes Up For Sizing

There was a whole lot of intrigue unfolding at Cheltenham with some big names coming home and a serious disappointment for many punters as Hurricane Fly was the victim of a shockingly poor ride from Ruby Walsh. Tony McCoy as well also put in a poor shift with Binocular as both were content to lope along at the back with Overturn and winner Rock On Ruby setting the pace the entire way and romping home.

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Hurricane Fly, the one the bookies genuinely feared, was plowed down to 4/6 and could only must a 1/12 place payout.

Sprinter Sacre etched his name into the history books with a smashing performance in the Arkle – clearly relishing the conditions and the competition. It looked as though Cue Card was going to show him up at one point but Sprinter Sacre still had another gear and was able to pull away to strike by a significant seven lengths.

Quevega also came home well being chased by an improving Kentford Grey Lady. The best moment of the day was clearly when Hunt Ball delivered as the top weight in the day's final contest. His elated connections, a blue collar bunch if there ever was one, celebrated heartily and he was clapped into the enclosure by nearly everyone in attendance.

Punters will likely be moving away from some of the bigger favourites on Wednesday with Sizing Europe likely to see his odds drift a bit after everybody has learned their Hurricane Fly lesson. Grands Crus has also been taking a lot of money and is floating around 6/4 for the RSA Chase – a race he opted for at the last minute following Kauto Star's confirmation that he was heading towards the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Big Zeb is likely to be the beneficiary of some significant betting attention in the Queen Mother Champion Chase but you reckon that Sizing Europe has stepped it up and improved as the year has gone on.

Several contests Wednesday boast significantly large fields with some very tricky handicaps to navigate. Stay tuned for the latest and greatest Cheltenham news and cash in your Stan James Promo Code on the Cheltenham Festival!