70% of Bets Backing Gaelic Warrior for the Arkle Chase over Turners at the Cheltenham Festival

Gaelic Warrior, the current odds-on favourite for the Turners Novices Chase, has seen a surge of punters backing him for the Arkle in March.

Over the past 24 hours, 70% of the bets on Gaelic Warrior fancy him for a shot at the Arkle Chase at the Festival.

Comparing this to the month previous, only 42% of total bets had backed Gaelic Warrior for the Arkle.

With bookies offering Non-Runner No Bet (NRNB), Sky Bet currently have the best odds for Gaelic Warrior to win the Arkle at 11/2, whereas 888 and William Hill have him shorter at 7/4.

Interestingly, Gaelic Warrior is the most backed horse for the Arkle over the past 7 days, taking 44% of total bets compared to Marine Nationale’s 37%.

It was announced in yesterday’s Dublin Racing Festival entries that Marine Nationale and Gaelic Warrior are set to go head-to-head in the Irish Arkle on Saturday.

Marine Nationale is the 1/2 favourite to win that race ahead of Gaelic Warrior, a 5/2 second favourite.

Quote from Oddschecker’s Leon Blackman: “After being entered into the Arkle Chase at the DRF this weekend, punters have been flocking to back Gaelic Warrior (GW) for the Arkle at Cheltenham. 70% of bets placed in the last 24 hours have backed Gaelic Warrior for the Arkle over the Turners, where he is odds-on favourite to win. He is due to line up against the odds-on favourite for the Arkle, Marine Nationale this weekend at Punchestown. Will Willie Mullins send Gaelic Warrior to the Arkle in March with a strong performance this weekend? Punters are certainly preempting it.”

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