Aidan Coleman's Guide to the Novice Chasers and Hurdlers for Cheltenham | 16/1 Bet

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🗓️ 2 March 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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One of the best jockeys of his generation and a multiple Grade 1 winner, Aidan Coleman joins Emmet Kennedy and Adam Mills to preview the key novice races at the 2026 Cheltenham Festival. The focus begins with a highly competitive running of the Arkle Novice Chase, where Lulamba, Kopek Des Bordes, Romeo Coolio, Kargese, Irish Panther and Steel Ally are set to clash. Aidan reveals the horse he would most like to ride and gives his insight into how the race may unfold. Attention then turns to the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase, with a strong field including Final Demand, Kaid d'Authie, The Big Westerner, Wendigo, Western Fold, Kitzbuhel, Oscars Brother and Sixmilebridge. The team assess the leading contenders and put forward a 16/1 betting angle in the 3m1f contest. The discussion then shifts to the novice hurdlers, with leading contenders Old Park Star, Mighty Park, El Cairos, Mydaddypaddy, Idaho Sun and Sober Glory analysed in detail, before a deep dive into the Turners Novice Hurdle featuring No Drama This End, Skylight Hustle, Talk The Talk, Act Of Innocence and others. 🎯 WHAT YOU’LL GET: Aidan Coleman’s insight on the Arkle and novice chasers Key contenders for the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase A 16/1 betting angle in one of the week’s major races In-depth analysis of the leading novice hurdlers Early thinking on the Turners Novice Hurdle 🧠 WHY THIS EPISODE MATTERS: Cheltenham novice races are often where reputations are made, but they are also some of the most competitive and difficult races to assess. Having insight from a rider with top-level experience offers a different perspective on how these races are run, how horses are likely to be ridden, and which contenders stand out. 🔵 Presented by 1xBet Ireland. More than 7,000 events per day, fast withdrawals & new customer specials 👉 ⁠https://cutt.ly/0r7bzDoH ⁠18+. T&Cs apply. Gamble responsibly. Your game. Your odds. Your 1xBet. 🔔 Subscribe on YouTube for weekly reviews, previews & Festival insight🎧 Follow on Spotify, Apple & Podbean for instant episode drops💬 Comment: Who is your horse to follow from the weekend?👍 Like & share to support the show and grow the community ⚡ Proven Form: Winners tipped recently at 20/1, 16/1, 14/1, 12/1, and 10/1.🎯 Smart betting meets sharp analysis — only on The Final Furlong Podcast. 1xBet social media pages: Х: https://x.com/1xbet_ireland Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1xbet.ie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1xbet.ie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1xbet-ireland/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@1xBet_Ireland Form Tools: Proform is the essential tool for punters looking to make money from betting on Horse Racing. Our form book covers Jumps and Flat racing in the UK and Ireland. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.proformracing.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @FinalFurlongPod Email: radioemmet@gmail.com In association with Adelicious Podcast Network. Hosted on Megaphone. Follow us for free on Spotify Podcasts https://open.spotify.com/show/3e6NnBkr7MBstVx5U7lpld Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:45.7	here's your host, Emmett Kennedy. One step closer to the greatest show on turf, and I'm delighted
0:50.5	to say that we are joined by a man who has ridden multiple grade one winners at the Cheltenham Festival in the shape of Aiden Coleman.
0:55.9	And a man who has tipped and backed multiple grade one winners at the Cheltenham Festival in total performance status Adam Mills. It's a pleasure to have both of you on the show, lads. We're going to get straight into it. We're looking at the novices, novice chasers and novice hurdlers. and first up is the arkell chase
1:07.6	which is going to be a fascinating running this year
1:09.5	Aidan Coleman, cliche question for you.
1:11.1	If there was any horse you could ride on the arkel,
1:12.5	who would it be and why?
1:13.8	Without six. the arkel chase which is going to be a fascinating running this year aiden coleman cliche question for you
1:11.0	if there was any horse you could ride on the arkel who would it be in why without sitting on the
1:15.4	fence it's very very hard to answer that um i can see holes in the lumba and in um to say coppa
1:24.1	the board we'll just pick them two for now uh i would love to see cope out the
1:28.4	bar coming over a little bit more experience i just think he wasn't the best jump for all the hurdles
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