PAUL NICHOLLS LISTED AT 1/2 TO TRAIN 2009 CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP WINNER

Having won the last two Cheltenham Gold Cups with Kauto Star and Denman, top trainer Paul Nicholls (or as your racing forms call him P.F. Nicholls, which sounds more intimidating) is the odds-on favourite to produce a hat-trick of Cheltenham Festival gold cup champions. Deposit between £10 and £100, make a win single bet and Blue Square will credit your account with a matched FREE BET up to £100!Blue Square, one of the internet's top sites for 2009 Cheltenham Festival betting, has put together a special market dealing specifically with Paul Nicholls yard and their subsequent performance at this year's gold cup. If you think Paul Nicholls will train the winner of this year's gold cup (which basically means you're betting on any of Big Bucks, Denman, Kauto Star, My Will, Neptune Collonges or Star De Mohaison) then you can grab odds of 1/2 on that victory. If you're confident we'll see a Paul Nicholls 1-2 then you're going to be paid out at evens, while a Paul Nicholls 1-2-3 pays out at an enticing 6/1.A Paul Nicholls 1-2-3-4 pays a whopping 20/1 and if you back a Paul Nicholls five-for with his horses finishing 1-2-3-4-5 then you're looking at an insane 100/1. With Kauto Star, Neptune Collonges and Denman being the top three favourites for this one, that's not bad value for the 1-2-3. If you don't think Paul Nicholls will train the Gold Cup winner you can get odds at 6/4. Nicholls is also favoured to have his yard triumph in the Champion Chase as well. You can back a Paul Nicholls victory in the Champion Chase and the Gold Cup at 4/5 and if you think his yard will come in 1-2 in both races then you're looking at a hefty 16/1 payout. The biggest threats to Nicholls yard triumphing in the 2009 Cheltenham Gold Cup are Madison Du Berlais (who triumphed over Denman in his big comeback race, completely lifting the wind out of punters sails on that one) and Exotic Dancer. Madison Du Berlais come sin at 7/1 currently with Exotic Dancer at 10/1. Barbers Shop, Queen Elizabeth's horse, comes in at 12/1 and is widely being tipped to be the outsider to keep your eyes on. Snoopy Loopy has also won a pile of cash this past season and is a favourite in the ante post markets at 66/1.