Emma previews day three of the Cheltenham Festival, featuring the Grade 1 World Hurdle and the Ryanair Chase!

Can anything get near hot favourite in the feature race and will Vautour do the business for Ruby Walsh and Willie Mullins in the Ryanair?

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Emma Spencer previews day two of the Cheltenham Festival, which features the Queen Mother Champion Chase, RSA Chase and Neptune Investment Novices' Hurdle.

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Can anything get near the hot favourite Un De Sceaux in the feature race, or will his occasionally dodgy jumping be his undoing?

Prolific owner Rich Ricci managed an opening day treble - we make it 7/2 he adds to his tally today; don't forget to check out the rest of our owner/trainer/jockey specials.

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Emma Spencer previews day one of the Cheltenham Festival, featuring the Champion Hurdle at 3.30pm.

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Iriah trainer Willie Mullins has another batallion of short-priced favourites, including Annie Power in the Champion Hurdle, as well as Min, Douvan and Vroum Vroum Mag - get 33/1 on all four coming in!

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888sport racing ambassador Emma Spencer sat down with training legend Nicky Henderson for an exclusive chat about his Cheltenham Festival team.

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In the second part of her exclusive interview, Henderson talks about his multitude of entries in the Festival handicaps and reveals he is sweet on his sole entry in the final race of the meeting, the contest named after his father, the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase.
He also talks about his 2/1 chance of lifting the Trainers' Championship in a market without arch rival Willie Mullins!

Check out part one of the interview here

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888sport racing ambassador Emma Spencer sat down with training legend Nicky Henderson for an exclusive chat about his Cheltenham Festival team.

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In the first of a two-part interview, Henderson discusses his prospects of tasting yet more big race glory at the Festival, and outlines the prospects of horses such as My Tent or Yours in the Champion Hurdle and Sprinter Sacre in the Queen Mother Champion Chase, and also gives a steer towards Altior in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle as his best bet of the week.
He also tells Emma about the prospect of battling master Irish trainer Willie Mullins, who has a star-studded line-up to take into battle once again at this year's Cheltenham Festival.

Check out part two of the interview here

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Novak Djokovic is 6/4 in tennis betting odds to claim a third successive Australian Open title after making a positive start to 2017.

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The Serbian came through a dramatic three-set victory over world number one Andy Murray in the Qatar Open final on Saturday.

He is now the favourite to lift a seventh crown in Melbourne – and sixth in the last seven years – having beaten Murray in the last two finals.

Djokovic is focused on wrestling back that number one slot from Murray in what looks like being a fascinating contest ahead.

He said: "We both felt like if every match we are going to play against each other is going to be this way this season, we are going to have a fun time.

"This was the best scenario I could ask for at the beginning of the season, playing all five matches in this tournament and then three hours against the number one of the world, biggest rival, and winning in a thrilling marathon match.

"It is something that definitely can serve as a positive incentive for what's coming up in Australia."

Murray, guaranteed to be number one seed, believes there is more to come from him in 2017. The Scot, beaten in five finals Down Under, is 7/4 to stop being the bridesmaid.

He said: “Physically it was a good test to start the year and I did good there. Obviously I am disappointed not to win but I played pretty good the last couple of the matches.

"My body feels all right just now, so that's positive. It was a little bit sore earlier in the week after the first couple of the matches but I felt better each day and I think it is positive.

"I still think there are things I can do better because I wasn't that clinical on break points this week, which maybe comes with playing a few more matches.”

It was a first defeat for Murray following a remarkable run since losing to Juan Martin del Potro when playing for Great Britain in the semi-final of the Davis Cup in September.

The 29-year-old added: "I still think I have a chance of winning the Australian Open. I don't think that changes."

Rafael Nadal, who sole Australian Open came in 2009, is the 12/1 third favourite alongside 2014 champion Stan Wawrinka with Milos Raonic at 17/1.

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Emma previews the 2016 Epsom Derby. With several leading contenders, it promises to be the most wide-open renewal in year, with the likes of Wings of Desire, US Army Ranger and Cloth of Stars all vying for favourtism.

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Maestro Aiden O'Brien has five runners, and we're going 11/8 he gets the winner and 33/1 he has the 1-2-3. 

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Emma Spencer previews the fillies' Classic, the Epsom Oaks at Epsom Downs!

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Aiden O'Brien's Minding is the hot favourite, but Godolphin's Skiffle, O'Brien's Somehow and Jim Bolger's Turret Rocks represent formidable opposition!

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Back Librisa Breeze to blow away his rivals in the feature race on the final day at Royal Ascot, the Diamond Jubilee Stakes.

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Dean Ivory’s five-year-old rose through the handicapping ranks last season to earn a crack at the Group 1 Champion Sprint here at Ascot in October. He came fifth that day, having been held up before finishing fastest of them all at the finish.

Having not been seen since then, he’s been laid out for this race and, with a more positive ride, definitely has the speed and ability to home on top – he looks a cracking EW price. Favourite Limato is the main danger.

The Chesham Stakes opens proceedings day five, and I like the chances of Aidan O’Brien’s September. The trainer won this with Churchill last year and this creature looks of similar ilk, looking very impressive when winning on her only start.

Trainer Roger Varian is putting the blinkers back on Central Square in the Wolferton Handicap, which I think might work the oracle. He’s got a slightly tricky draw but if he can overcome that he’ll be a big player over a trip that suits, having run well last time in the Suffolk Stakes over a furlong shorter.

The Hardwicke Stakes has been the plan for Royal runner Dartmouth for some time and I think he’ll be making Her Majesty very happy by hacking up in this for the second year in a row.

He looked as good as ever when beating Simple Verse in the Yorkshire Cup and it’s really difficult to find many flaws with him.

In the Wokingham at 5pm, a strongly-run contest would suit the improving Normandy Barriere, who has a nice draw on the far rail and can get up under top jockey William Buick.

Thomas Hobson won at the meeting on Tuesday and is back for another crack, this time in the longest race on the calendar, the Queen Alexandra. He can reward backers by doing the business yet again on Ryan Moore.

He’s Irish, but there’s nothing lucky about Aidan O’Brien’s dominance on the Flat, and the master trainer can enjoy another day to remember at Royal Ascot this afternoon.

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Back the Ballydoyle boss to land a big race treble, starting with the unbeaten Caravaggio in the Coronation Stakes at 3.40pm.

He stormed home in the Coventry Stakes at this meeting last year and warmed up for this with another commanding win in a Naas Group 3.

With only four starts to his name and further improvement highly likely, the stable rated him among their top chances going into the week and I can’t see him being turned over.

Ice cool jockey Ryan Moore can complete leg two of the trifecta half an hour later on Winter in the Coronation Stakes.

An impressive winner of both the English and Irish 1000 Guineas, she has by far the best form of these and looks like a banker.

Complete the treble by backing O’Brien’s second string Wisconsin in the Queen’s Vase at 5pm. He won his maiden in eye-catching style at the second time of asking last month, never coming off the bridle under a hands and heels ride, and the word from the stable is that he’s a major improver – get on at 10/1.

In the opening race of the day, the Albany Stakes, I like Alpha Centauri, a winner of both his two starts, including a Listed contest last time. Jessica Harrington can train them from five furlongs to four miles and I’m backing her to produce yet another big race winner.

Finally, I think Crystal Ocean is a worthy favourite for the King Edward. He had been really well backed for the Derby but then had a setback and with a clear preparation coming in here, will take all the beating.