Our tipsters pick out the best bets from the bookmaker specials for 2019

Racing Post experts' picks

16-1 A horse to win the US Triple Crown (Betfred)

It's 33-1 for the British Triple Crown to be won yet it's extraordinarily rare for any horse to go for it, while it's 16-1 for the US version when virtually every Kentucky Derby winner is sent down that road. This is a big price for what is essentially a double as if there isn't a shock in the Derby, the winner will be favourite for the Preakness and even shorter for the Belmont if the first two legs are in the bag. The first two legs are won fairly often and at that point you'll have plenty of trading options.
Paul Kealy

6-4 Any horse to win at Chelmsford and Royal Ascot (Betfred)

Last year alone Chelmsford offered more than £5 million in prize-money and, with more than 50 fixtures scheduled for 2019, the Essex track is expecting to offer a similar sum in the new year. For this bet only the first 23 fixtures will count before Royal Ascot in June but, with such healthy prize-money, it seems fair to assume we might see one of their winners go on to victory at the royal meeting.
Graeme Rodway

40-1 Nicky Henderson to train the 1-2-3 in the Champion Hurdle (Sky Bet)

For some reason the odds about there being a US Triple Crown winner keep increasing, despite it having actually happened twice in the last four years. The 16-1 with Betfred is a highly appealing price and I'll be putting money on it again, but it's a bit boring trotting out the same recommendation once more, and I've found another good bet at a bigger price.

Nicky Henderson: 40-1 with Sky Bet to train the 1-2-3 in the Champion HurdleCredit: Edward Whitaker

Nicky Henderson has three of the top eight in the betting for the Champion Hurdle in Buveur D'Air, Verdana Blue and Brain Power, and they are all firmly on course for the race, unlike a couple of others who have alternative probable targets.

Come Tuesday, March 12, the 40-1 on offer for Henderson to saddle the first three home is expected to be a highly attractive price.
Ben Hutton

14-1 John Gosden to win the 2,000 Guineas, Derby and Arc (Sky Bet)

The only domestic Classic John Gosden hasn’t won is the 2,000 Guineas, although he probably should have broken his duck with Kingman. But never mind, he has just the horse to do the job for him in 2019 with Too Darn Hot, unbeaten as a two-year-old including in the Dewhurst on his latest start.

The same horse could well then take in Epsom – he is bred to stay despite his running style, while his Arc contender needs little introduction – Enable.
Nick Watts

8-1 Altior to win the King George (Betway)

This year's King George answered plenty of questions about the three-mile division. Might Bite looks to have serious problems, Bristol De Mai is diminished away from Haydock, Kempton is not Native River's track and Politolgue doesn't quite stay. Thistlecrack was superb in second but is not getting any younger and, while the winner Clan Des Obeaux is young and improving, next year's race is crying out for a superstar and superstars don't come any bigger than Altior.

The unbeaten chaser was under serious consideration for the race this year, but I have no doubt Nicky Henderson will be aiming him at next season and there is no way he will be anywhere near 8-1 on the day.
Tom Park

What the bookies are offering

bet365

10 Any horse to win on Dubai World Cup night and at Royal Ascot
10 Too Darn Hot to win the Triple Crown
5 Too Darn Hot to win the 2,000 Guineas and Derby
25 Too Darn Hot to win the 2,000 Guineas, Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
33 Aidan O’Brien to win all the British Classics
6-4 Aidan O’Brien to win the Derby
6-4 Aidan O’Brien to win the Oaks
6 A Japanese-trained horse to win the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Tiger Roll: 40-1 with bet365 to win the Cross Country Chase at the Cheltenham Festival and Grand NationalCredit: JOHN GROSSICK (racingpost.com/photos)

40 Tiger Roll to win the Cheltenham Festival Cross Country race and Grand National
25 Irish-trained horses to win the Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, Stayers' Hurdle and Gold Cup
200 Nicky Henderson to win the Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, Stayers' Hurdle and Gold Cup
7-4 Willie Mullins to win the Champion Hurdle
10 Godolphin to win the Derby
4 Gigginstown to win the Grand National
Evens Masar to win a British/Irish Group 1 race
4 Kingman to sire a British Guineas winner
5-2 Any horse to win the Plumpton/Cheltenham Festival bonus
8 Stradivarius to win the Stayers' Million bonus

Betfair

5-2 Gordon Elliott to be top Cheltenham trainer
16 Paul Nicholls to be top Cheltenham trainer
6 Olly Murphy to train a winner at the Cheltenham Festival
5 Altior to go unbeaten (must run at least three times or bets are void)
11-8 A false start in the Grand National
16 Paul Nicholls to train the winner of the Grand National

Paul Nicholls: 16-1 with Betfair to train the winner of the Grand NationalCredit: Alan Crowhurst

10 Gordon Elliott to train the winner of the Grand National
100 Ryan Moore to ride the winner of all five British Classics
66 Aidan O'Brien to train all ten Irish and British Classic winners
25 Aidan O'Brien to train all five British Classic winners
20 Too Darn Hot to win the Triple Crown
16 Too Darn Hot to go unbeaten (must run at least three times or bets are void)
6 Aidan O'Brien to break his own Group 1 record (29+)

Betfred

Flat
4-5 James Doyle to ride more winners than Jim Crowley
Evens Jim Crowley to ride more winners than James Doyle
5-4 Silvestre de Sousa to ride 150 winners or more
9-4 Silvestre de Sousa to ride 160 winners or more
7 Silvestre de Sousa to ride 170 winners or more
5-4 European-trained winner of the Melbourne Cup
7 Japanese-trained winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
12 European-trained winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic
16 Any horse to win the US Triple Crown
25 European-trained winner of the Kentucky Derby
6-4 Any horse to win at Chelmsford City and Royal Ascot

Aidan O'Brien: 5-1 with Betfred to train the winner of the 2,000 Guineas and DerbyCredit: Edward Whitaker

5 Aidan O'Brien to train the winner of the 2,000 Guineas and Derby
7 Too Darn Hot to win the 2,000 Guineas and Derby
2-5 Aidan O'Brien to train under 2.5 British Classic winners
7-4 Aidan O'Brien to train over 2.5 British Classic winners
7-4 Willie Mullins to train a Royal Ascot winner
33 Any horse to win the Triple Crown

Jumps
7-2 Any horse to win the 2019 King George VI Chase and 2020 Cheltenham Gold Cup

Grand National
7-4 A false start
5-4 Irish-trained winner
8 Gordon Elliott to train the winner
10 Willie Mullins to train the winner
12 Ruby Walsh to ride the winner
16 Any Cheltenham Festival winner to win the Grand National
16 Bryony Frost to ride the winner
16 Nicky Henderson to train the winner
16 Paul Nicholls to train the winner

Cheltenham Festival
Evens Ireland to win the Prestbury Cup
Evens Britain to win the Prestbury Cup
Evens British-trained winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup
2 Gordon Elliott to train the winner of the Cross Country Chase
5 Gordon Elliott to train the winner of the Mares' Hurdle and Cross Country Chase
7-2 Buveur D'Air (Champion Hurdle) and Altior (Champion Chase) both to win by two lengths or more
5 Bryony Frost to ride a winner
7 Prestbury Cup tie

Altior: 7-4 with Betfred to remain unbeaten in 2019Credit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

Unbeaten horses
7-4 Altior to remain unbeaten (must run at least three times or bets are void)
6 Enable to remain unbeaten (must run at least three times or bets are void)
4 Buveur D'Air to be unbeaten (must run at least three times or bets are void)
16 Too Darn Hot to remain unbeaten (must run at least three times or bets are void)

Betway

50 Any jockey or trainer to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year
50 Any trainer to go through the card in Britain or Ireland
66 Any jockey to go through the card in Britain or Ireland

Cheltenham Festival specials
6-4 Rachael Blackmore to ride a winner
7 Willie Mullins to train 1-2-3 in any race
3 Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott combined to win over half the races (15+)
16 British-trained horses to win all four championship races
100 All four 2018 championship race winners to win same races again
150 Nicky Henderson to win all four championship races
4-6 More pints of Guinness to be sold than in 2018

Enable: 4-1 with Betway to remain unbeaten in 2019Credit: Edward Whitaker

Flat Specials
4-5 Filly or mare to win the Arc
4 Enable to remain unbeaten (three or more runs)
5 British-trained winner of the Melbourne Cup
8 Stradivarius to win the Stayers' Million bonus
8 Too Darn Hot to win the 2,000 Guineas and Derby
16 Fillies and mares to finish 1-2-3 in the Arc
16 Too Darn Hot to remain unbeaten (three or more runs)
20 Ebor winner to win the Melbourne Cup
5 Aidan O’Brien to win no British Classics
10 Aidan O’Brien to win more than 25 Group races
10 The Queen to have a Royal Ascot winner
33 Aidan O’Brien to win all five British Classics
33 The Queen to have a Classic winner

Grand National specials
4-7 Winner to carry 11st or more
4-6 Winner to have run in race before
14 Female jockey to win
20 Top weight to win
10 Grand National to be most-watched UK TV sporting event
5-2 Irish trained horse to win the Grand National

National Hunt specials
8 Altior to win the King George

Coral

8 A Japanese-trained Arc winner
8 An American Triple Crown winner
12 A European-trained winner of the Breeders’ Cup Classic
25 A European-trained winner of the Kentucky Derby
4 Bryony Frost to ride a winner at the Cheltenham Festival
16 BHA to announce a whip ban for non-correctional purposes

Charlie Appleby: 25-1 with Coral to train the winner of the Breeders' Cup ClassicCredit: Chris Bourchier

A Charlie Appleby-trained horse to win
12 Melbourne Cup
10 Derby
25 Breeders' Cup Classic
5 Dubai World Cup
8 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Jason Watson to
6 ride a British Group 1 winner
6-4 ride a Royal Ascot winner

Ladbrokes

16 Any jockey to make the six-person shortlist for BBC Sports Personality of the Year
16 Jeremy Kyle to join ITV Racing as a permanent member of staff
16 To snow at Cheltenham during a race at the festival
20 Any day at the Cheltenham Festival to be called off due to weather

Sir Anthony McCoy: 16-1 with Ladbrokes to compete on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of HereCredit: Edward Whitaker

16 AP McCoy to compete on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here
33 Irish-trained horses to win all four feature races at the Cheltenham Festival (Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, Stayers' Hurdle and Gold Cup)
12 Sussex Road to win a race
7 Too Darn Hot to win the 2,000 Guineas and Derby
5 The same filly to win the 1,000 Guineas and Oaks

Paddy Power

11-8 False start in the Grand National
5 Altior to go unbeaten (must run at least three times or bets are void)
6 Aidan O'Brien to break his own Group 1 record (29+)
66 Aidan O'Brien to train all ten Irish and British Classic winners
25 Aidan O'Brien to train all five British Classic winners
20 Too Darn Hot to win the Triple Crown
16 Too Darn Hot to go unbeaten (must run at least three times or bets are void)

Sky Bet

Paddy Power go 11-8 that there will be a false start in the Grand National at AintreeCredit: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos)

9-2 Buveur D'Air to win the Champion Hurdle by five lengths or more
7-2 Altior to win the Champion Chase by ten lengths or more
6 Apple's Jade to win the Mares' Hurdle by five lengths or more
40 Tiger Roll to win both the Cheltenham Festival Cross Country Chase and Grand National
25 Any day at the Cheltenham Festival to be called off due to adverse weather
7-4 Bryony Frost to ride a Cheltenham Festival winner
9 Bryony Frost to ride two or more Cheltenham Festival winners
40 Nicky Henderson to train the 1-2-3 in the Champion Hurdle
33 Bryony Frost to ride the Grand National winner
14 John Gosden to train the winners of the 2,000 Guineas, Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
7 Too Darn Hot to win the 2,000 Guineas by three lengths or more

Stradivarius: 8-1 with Sky Bet to win the Stayers' Million bonusCredit: Alan Crowhurst

8 Stradivarius to win the Stayers' Million bonus
14 Any horse other than Stradivarius to win the Stayers' Million bonus
6 Enable to be undefeated (must run at least three times or bet void)
8 Enable to win both the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and Breeders' Cup Turf

William Hill

4-6 Dalton Harris to have a UK number 1 single
8-11 Male winner of The Apprentice
Evens Female winner of The Apprentice
5-4 UK to have the hottest year on record
7-4 Coronation Street to win best serial drama at National TV Awards
2 Holly Willoughby to co-host I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here
2 Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to have a fourth child
5-2 Same-sex couple to take part in Strictly Come Dancing
5-2 Bryony Frost to ride a winner at the Cheltenham Festival

Bryony Frost: 5-2 with William Hill to ride a winner at the Cheltenham FestivalCredit: Edward Whitaker

3 Victoria Beckham to permanently rejoin the Spice Girls
3 The Queen to abdicate the throne
7-2 Love Island winners to be coupled up from the first episode
4 X Factor NOT to return to UK TV screens
4 Jon Snow to rule the Seven Kingdoms at the end of the final TV episode of Game of Thrones
5 Only Fools & Horses to return to UK TV for a new series
5 X Factor UK winner to have the Christmas number 1 single
6 UK to have the wettest year on record
8 Snow in London on Christmas Day
10 UK record summer temperature to be broken (38.5C)
12 Oisin Murphy to ride the winner of the Derby
16 Snow to fall on Easter Sunday in London (Heathrow)
20 Bryony Frost to ride the Grand National winner
20 Oasis to reform and headline Pyramid stage at Glastonbury
25 Christmas Day in UK to be coldest on record
25 Any episode in new series of Top Gear to be most watched UK TV show

Oisin Murphy: 12-1 with William Hill to ride the winner of the DerbyCredit: Mark Cranham

33 UK to win Eurovision
100 Coronation Street to be axed by ITV
100 EastEnders to be axed by BBC
100 Lady Gaga to wear meat dress to Oscars
20 Chris Evans to win Strictly 2019
To take part in Strictly 2019: 2 Fearne Cotton, 5 Steph McGovern, 6 Olly Murs, 7 Samantha Womack, 8 Shane Richie, Joe Wicks, Emily Atack, 10 Paul Hollywood, Sophie Raworth, Michaela Strachan, 12 Danny Dyer, Victoria Derbyshire, Rita Simons, 14 Kirsty Gallacher, 16 Katie Price, Joey Essex, Richard Madeley, 20 James Corden, Ryan Thomas, Helen Flanagan, 25 Mary Berry, Spencer Matthews, Gemma Collins, 33 David Beckham, Harry Redknapp, 50 Jeremy Paxman, David Cameron, 100 Theresa May, Nigel Farage
Best picture Oscar: Evens A Star Is Born, 11-4 Roma, 10-1 Green Book, 12 The Favourite, Vice, 14 If Beale Street Could Talk, 16 BlacKkKlansman, First Reformed, 20 Black Panther, Widows, The Women of Marwen, Under The Silver Lake, 40 Can You Ever Forgive Me, Mary Poppins Returns, Mary Queen Of Scots, 50 Bohemian Rhapsody
Dancing On Ice 2019: 3 Wes Nelson, 9-2 James Jordan, 6 Melody Thornton, Richard Blackwood, 7 Brian McFadden, 8 Jane Danson, 10 Saara Aalto, 12 Ryan Sidebottom, 20 Saira Khan, 25 Didi Conn, Mark Little, 33 Gemma Collins

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