Mullins pair could prove latest in long line of festival aces

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Invitation Only: next race could be Navan contest won by Mikael D'Haguenet en route to Neptune gloryCredit: Patrick McCann

The ante-post markets for many of the Cheltenham Festival novice Grade 1 races have yet to really take shape.

Altior is understandably a warm order for the Racing Post Arkle, and Bellshill justifiably clear favourite for the JLT Novices' Chase, while the RSA Chase betting is a no-go area until we can be confident Thistlecrack will bypass that race for the Gold Cup.

But the markets for the Supreme, Neptune and Albert Bartlett definitely merit inspection given you can back any of the horses quoted at 8-1 or bigger.

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James Pyman

Published on 15 December 2016inFeatures

Last updated 09:33, 21 December 2016

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