Bookies reel in Baracouda cash

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

Easy to back during the morning, the French raider was then backed off the boards as the race approached and was returned at 6-5, having been available at 6-4 and larger in places around the course before the first race.