Good things come to those who wait apparently, which seems a little biased in favour of those employed in the restaurant industry, but at least Paddy Power have got the Cheltenham Festival. It feels like a blissful, carefree lifetime ago that we saw Denman power up the hill - a lifetime where we thought a credit crunch was some type of fancy crisps. Last year Paddy Power gave back money to their customers like there was no impending financial crisis and this year they're doing more of the same. They have their usual range of Money-Back Specials, Extra Place Specials and general niceness that you won't get with other bookies.
The Cheltenham Racing Festival is one of the most prestigious events in the sporting calendar. The week long meeting builds up to the main attraction, the Cheltenham Gold Cup, which takes millions of bets every year. Starting on 10th March 2009 at 13.30 and running through to 17.15 on Friday 13th March 2009, Cheltenham is a packed race meeting.
Nicky Henderson has confirmed the participation of Ainama in Tuesday's Cheltenham Festival opener, the williamhill.com Supreme Novices' Hurdle.
The smart Flat performer made a real impact on his jumping debut at Kempton but was surprisingly beaten at the same track in the Dovecote Novices' Hurdle when he was not particularly slick at the final two flights. "He runs," said Henderson. "Barry Geraghty rode (Champion Hurdle candidate) Punjabi in work on Friday morning with Ainama. "They both worked well. It was the final piece of work for the Cheltenham horses and they all seem in good form. "
