Baracouda’s eclipse in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle left the bookmakers dancing for joy on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival.

Moscow Flyer muddied the waters of the Queen Mother Champion Chase betting further at Punchestown this afternoon with a spring-heeled, if slightly workmanlike display in the Byrne Group Plc Tied Cottage Chase.

MONTE CINTO is now the 9-2 favourite for Saturday’s Ladbroke Handicap Hurdle after the five-day entries were revealed yesterday.

Paul Nicholls believes that Royal Auclair has a good chance of giving him a second success in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup as a trainer to add to the two he won as a jockey.

Azertyuiop made an impressive reappearance to defy top weight in the William Hill Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter today.

Frankie Dettori pulled further clear in the race for the jockeys’ title with a 55-1 three-timer at Wolverhampton this afternoon.

Soviet Song is a warm order to notch her fourth Group One win of the season in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

Frankie Dettori briefly regained the lead in the jockeys’ title race with a 14-1 double at Yarmouth today – only for Kieren Fallon to draw level again with a success at Salisbury.

Rule Of Law remains firmly on course for Saturday’s betfair.com St Leger at Doncaster after pleasing connections in a spin on Monday morning.

Frankie Dettori has been installed as the 7-4 favourite to be crowned leading jockey at York’s Ebor meeting this week, ahead of Kieren Fallon.

WARRSAN and Phoenix Reach may have been strutting their stuff on the gallops yesterday morning but it was the Sir Michael Stoute-trained Gamut that has caught the imagination of punters.

Tiger Woods is now only joint favourite for the Open with Ernie Els, according to bookmakers Ladbrokes.

Long-time Vodafone Derby favourite Yeats has been displaced at the head of the market for the premier Classic.

Kevin Darley is “likely” to partner Percussionist in the Vodafone Derby, according to the colt’s trainer John Gosden.

Cairdeas, an easy winner at Naas earlier this month, was the subject of a huge ante-post gamble for the Vodafone Derby today.

Punters are putting their faith in Godolphin for the Epsom Classics following the Guineas meeting at Newmarket at the weekend.

Martin Pipe gained another significant success to stretch his lead in the trainers’ championship when Seebald landed the Faucetts For Mira Showers Silver Trophy at Cheltenham today.

Red Bloom has been cut to 6-1 favourite from 7-1 by Ladbrokes to give owners Cheveley Park Stud and trainer Sir Michael Stoute back-to-back victories in the UltimateBet.com 1000 Guineas.

GOLD Cup winning jockey Jim Culloty will not be without a ride in the Martell Cognac Grand National – despite the shock news that ante-post favourite Timbera misses the race.

Bookmakers Ladbrokes have suspended betting on the Flat Jockeys' Championship in the wake of the controversy surrounding champion jockey Kieren Fallon.

Both Coral and Ladbrokes have cut Kicking King’s price for the Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival after he won at Punchestown this afternoon.

Moscow Flyer is now the 6-4 favourite to repeat last season’s victory in the Queen Mother Champion Chase after being the subject of a substantial bet.

Grey Swallow, impressive winner of the Group Three Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown in October, has hardened in the betting for next year’s Classics with Ladbrokes.

Bookmakers have slashed the price of Truckers Tavern for the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup after a deluge of ante-post bets.

BOOKMAKERS have slashed the price of Truckers Tavern for the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup after a deluge of ante-post bets yesterday.

SPIRIT LEADER has been backed for the Smurfit Champion Hurdle with Ladbrokes.

Spirit Leader has been backed for the Smurfit Champion Hurdle with Ladbrokes.

France are 3/1 favourites to win Euro 2004.

PUNTERS continue to search out soft-ground specialists in the ante-post markets for tomorrow’s Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury – despite a dry day at the track.

Jonjo O’Neill’s Joss Naylor has been well backed for Saturday’s Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury.

Sir Rembrandt was today the subject of a massive gamble for the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup on Saturday despite not having raced for 11 months.

Back In Front had to work hard to justify odds-on favouritism in the Mongey Communications Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown this afternoon to confirm his credentials for the Smurfit Champion Hurdle next March.

Grey Swallow has attracted further support for the 2000 Guineas and the Vodafone Derby following his impressive victory at Leopardstown on Monday.

Connections of Kris Kin believe that the Vodafone Derby winner can confirm the form with Epsom third Alamshar in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot tomorrow.

Clive Brittain is looking forward to a big run from Warrsan in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

Tiger Woods tees off at the British Open tomorrow as the bookies’ favourite for the 27th consecutive Major championship.

Punters have latched on to Martin Pipe’s Don Fernando as they look towards the big betting race of the weekend, the John Smith’s Northumberland Plate at Newcastle.

PUNTERS latched onto Chives yesterday for the Martell Cognac Grand National, with Coral forced to cut the eight-year-old’s odds to 9-1 third favourite from 11-1.

Best Mate has been supported to complete a Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup hat-trick next year by a Ladbrokes punter in Ireland.

TOMAHAWK emerged as a leading contender for Classic honours with a fluent success at the Curragh yesterday.

TIKRAM, 25-1 for the Ladbroke Hurdle with the sponsors on Monday, is now as low as 12-1 in two places after the flow of support for Gary Moore’s hurdler continued yesterday.