Happy new year!

Wow what a 2 weeks we've been treated to on the racecourses of the UK and Ireland.  You'll be please to know however that this isn't yet ANOTHER review episode and, instead, we're tackling something we think is altogether more interesting in this week's deep ground.  Cheltenham Festival winners of recent years have either started their careers in point to points, bumpers or novice hurdles in the UK and Ireland or in hurdles or flat races in France.  But which of those have produced the most winners in recent times and for what types of race?  We look at the last 6 years and crunch the numbers to see if they can ultimately guide us towards this year's festival winners and what they might tell us about the direction of the sport.

Also, this episode sees the return of our Antepost Angle segment and indeed the first of of this season to focus on a Cheltenham Festival race, namely the Supreme Novices Hurdle which looks at this stage to be dripping with value!  We agree on 16 and 33/1 shots and thrown in an additional one to consider backing  NRNB and an apparent second string that has achieved way more for his stable than the supposed number !

Thanks as always for listening and do give us a rating if you're feeling generous.  Go on.  You know you want to...

Much love and happy racing,

Ben & Bruno x

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