2016 Cheltenham Festival ante post plays: World can Rule in Hunt

David Metcalf | February 1, 2016

Rule The World looks decent each-way value at 12/1 with Coral in the ante post betting for the 4m National Hunt Chase at the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday, March 15th.

Trained in Ireland by the shrewd Mouse Morris, the gelding had some top class form to his name over hurdles and was rated 152 at his peak.

The nine-year-old ran a blinder when runner-up to The New One in the 2013 running of the Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle at The Festival, and was also far from disgraced 12 months later when sixth of 10 to More Of That in the World Hurdle.

Rule The World on path to greatness

Although Rule The World has yet to score in 12 runs over fences, he has posted some really solid efforts and finished runner-up on seven occasions.

They include an excellent second to the now 155-rated Wounded Warrior in Grade 2 at Naas, and a cracking second of 28 to Thunder And Roses in last year’s Irish Grand National.

Rule The World was also travelling as well as any at the head of affairs when slipping up between the final two fences in the valuable Galway Plate, and has shaped as if as good as ever in three runs this season.

After chasing home The Game Changer on reappearance at Tipperary, the son of Sulamani finished a solid nine length runner-up to crack 158-rated novice and leading RSA hope No More Heroes in a Grade 1 at Leopardstown.