The rise of the long-odds winners
Danny Mullins' horse Stormy Ireland won the Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle feature race at Cheltenham on New Year's Day. Tornado Flyer won a £142,000 prize for the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day, ridden by Danny and trained by Willie. English racing community desperately hopes to repel the Irish raiders after the 23-5 drubbing at last year's Cheltonham Festival.
It has been a year of long-odds winners. Torquator Tasso won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in October. Freewheelin Dylan won in the Boylesports Irish Grand National at the remarkable price of 150-1. For the past two centuries starting prices have been determined by the one prevailing at off among on-course bookies. Covid regulations permitted them to have it. It must have had some party. For those who like the idea of finding long odds winners Covids may even be a blessing. for the last two hundred years starting price have determined the starting place.
