Horse Racing

Cambridgeshire Handicap 2010 – Odds & Favourites

The Cambridgeshire Handicap will be held on Saturday 2nd October 2010 as part of the Cambridgeshire Meeting at Newmarket and the antepost market is already in full swing. Although the list of prospective Cambridgeshire Handicap runners includes 112 runners at the moment and will be narrowed down to a fraction of the current line-up, some favourites are already emerging.

John Gosden-trained Nationalism may be a relative newcomer to the professional racing circuit, but his connections have no trouble sending him up against the big boys. The three-year-old colt has recorded two victories and two runner-ups in his four career races, most recently blowing competition of the track in the Terry & Geraldine Earle Handicap at Goodwood on September 11th. Nationalism is currently priced 6-1 by SkyBet, 7-1 by Bet365, and 7-1 by 888Sport. The Cambridgeshire Handicap might only be the fifth professional start of Nationalism’s career, online bookmakers seem to agree the colt has a good chance to leave his mark on the event.

Absinthe, training at the stables of Walter Swinburn and regularly coupled with jockey Andrew Kirby, is another promising candidate for the Cambridgeshire Handicap victory, according to our most trusted online bookmakers. The four-year-old gelding is currently priced 10-1 by SkyBet, 12-1 by Bet365 and 12-1 by 888Sport. After eight career races Absinthe has collected three third places, two second places and two victories in his two most recent starts.

Luca Cumani is hoping to enter three-year-old Start Right into the 2010 Cambridgeshire Handicap. The gelding has won three out of 12 professional races thus far, as well as claiming three runner-up places and one third place. Start Right’s most recent success was recorded in the Tatler Summer Season Handicap at Goodwood under Kieren Fallon, who is likely to ride the gelding in the upcoming event at Newmarket. Start Right is currently priced at 10-1 by SkyBet, 11-1 by Bet365 and 10-1 by 888Sport.

With ten days to go until the Cambridgeshire Handicap burns up the track at Newmarket, many hopefuls stand to disappear from the race card; although chances of our three favourites remaining in the field are high. If you would like to take advantage of the great antepost odds offered by our favourite online bookmakers and get your piece of the Cambridgeshire Handicap action early on, visit Bet365, 888Sport or SkyBet for excellent early odds and convenient 24/7 online betting.