Fighting Fifth Hurdle Betting Tips PT 1

One of the best 2m chases of the season is set to kick off on Saturday as My Tent Or Yours is set to command the vast bulk of the betting market in his bid to continue his excellent hurdling career. The talented Nicky Henderson-trained contender has taken plenty of ante post volume in the build up to this one and many consider him head and shoulders above the rest of these jumpers. 

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Having never finished outside of the top two in a 9 race career is really something special and the losses have all come in the Group races. However, he was able to put that to bed when he captured a Grade 2 at Aintree during the Grand National meeting. Conquering a field of four by a whopping sixteen length margin, everybody seems confident that he’s in cracking form going forward. 

He is trading at a very competitive 11/2 price tag in the ante post market for the Stan James Champion Hurdle at the festival this year. There is a lot to like about My Tent Or Yours and we can expect him to take a keen hold here in this one and look to outlast the rest of them while setting up a quicker pace. Expect him to use that high cruising speed of his and you do reckon that the ground won’t sap a huge amount of energy out of him as he blasts through those hurdles. 

The real question is whether punters are willing to part with 4/6 on him, and you do reckon that the price will likely tumble a bit as the on-course volume begins to tick in. With a listing like that, you could also expect him to feature prominently in a number of multiples. There are really only a few horses here who could beat him unless he makes a serious mistake and the chief one to watch out for is the seven-year-old Jeremy Scott-trained Melodic Rendezvous.