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Star's Cheltenham Gold Cup odds shorten

There is no bigger equine name than Kauto Star and following his romp to a glorious fourth successive King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day, Kauto Star is now clear favourite with short Cheltenham Gold Cup odds as he bids for a third win in the Festival highlight.

Paul Nicholls' superstar sauntered home under a motionless Ruby Walsh to score by a distance from Madison Du Berlais and Barbers Shop at Kempton on Boxing Day. The French bred gelding's Cheltenham odds were quickly shortened and he seems likely to start favourite to defeat arch rival and stable companion Denman in what promises to be one of the most exciting Cheltenham Gold Cup odds showdowns of modern times.

Native leaps forward in Champion Hurdle betting odds list

Having landed the first two of the three legs of the £1 million bonus series, Irish trainer Noel Meade's Go Native is at last being taken seriously as a genuine contender and has seen his Champion Hurdle betting odds slashed.

Winner of the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle in November, Davy Condon's mount held on by a short-head from Starluck to win the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on Boxing Day and is now just one race away from making connections £1 million better off. Punters who snapped up some generous ante-post Champion hurdle betting odds will be just as keen to see him prevail.

Europe leaps to head of Arkle Chase odds market

Henry de Bromhead's well touted Sizing Europe leaped to the head of the Arkle Chase odds market after scoring in an incident packed Bord Na Mona Novice Chase at Leopardstown on Boxing Day. He has been made favourite in the Cheltenham odds for the Festival’s two-mile novice chasing crown after such a strong performance. There was little to choose between Sizing Europe and the closing Captain Cee Bee at the final fence when the latter landed a shade too steeply and hit the deck, handing the race to Andrew Lynch's mount. Despite falling, Captain Cee Bee also attracted interest in the ante Arkle Chase odds betting and was subsequently cut in the ante-post 2010 Cheltenham odds.

Champion heads Queen Mother Chase betting and odds

Despite injury worries, another big star, Master Minded, is the one to beat in the Queen Mother Chase betting and odds. The seven-year-old could only finish third in the Connaught Chase at Cheltenham in November but it emerged he’d suffered with a broken rib and has made good progress since as he bids for a hat-trick of wins in the Queen Mother Chase betting.

Many more Cheltenham odds for 2010 available

Paul Nicholls Big Buck’s is the highest rated hurdler in training which is why he dominates Ladbrokes World Hurdle odds while there are many more Cheltenham odds for 2010 likely to attract a lot of interest, Long Run ran his rivals into the ground to stroll away with the Feltham Chase on Boxing Day and saw his odds for Cheltenham glory halved for the RSA Chase, the three-mile novice chasing championship. With Supreme Novices betting odds and National Hunt Steeple Chase Odds also on offer, 2010 Cheltenham betting odds are likely to interest many punters between now and the Festival in March.

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