Scoop Six generates massive interest!Totesport are predicting, the interest in tomorrow's already massive Scoop Six pools could see the combined Win and Bonus Pots top the three million pound mark. The Paddy Power Gold Cup Saturday is already one of the highlights of the national hunt season, and the intense focus on the Cheltenham Open Meeting will only help to heighten the interest in the Scoop Six bet. Never slow to anticipate a betting opportunity, Betfair customers have already created a market on the likelyhood of tomorrow's Win Fund being claimed, with current odds of four to nine suggesting the Scoop Six is fairly certain to be won tomorrow afternoon. Cork turn to all hurdle card.With heavy rain having made the chase circuit unraceable at the Cork Mallow racecourse, this coming Sunday's meeting will now feature an all hurdle race card. Lucarno to stand in Shropshire.Having been retired from racing, the 2007 St Leger winner Lucarno is to stand at Bill Bromley's Wood Farm Stud in Shropshire. Bolger goes for five timer.The prolific trainer of cross country horses, Enda Bolger, will this afternoon go for his fifth successive win in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Race at Cheltenham. In previous years he has been ably assisted in his efforts by veteran Spotthedifference, but with his old stalwart enjoying a well earned retirement, Bolger will be represented in this year's race by Garde Champetre, and former smart chaser L'ami. >>>> follow on story Despite at one stage appearing to take a deviation off the correct course, Dix Villez, ridden by Davy Russell, ended Enda Bolger's domination of the above race as his Garde Champetre could only finish second in today's contest. Bookmakers fire warning salvo in potential betting tax dispute.In a statement from Ladbrokes, Chris Bell has indicated the bookmaking firms are already showing signs of losing revenue from 'high rollers', and he is warning the government off from using the soft option of increasing betting tax to subsidise support for other tax decreases. Harchibald may join the fray.While the Greatwood Hurdle at Cheltenham looks an interesting contest on Sunday, the Maplewood Hurdle at Punchestown on the same day also seems to be increasing in importance. The latter contest already included the young contenders Jered and Won in the dark, and the return to racing of last year's anti post Champion Hurdle favourite Sizing Europe, not to mention former champion hurdler Hardy Eustace. Now it appears the enigmatic Harchibald may also take his chance in the Punchestown race. Hebridean joins Nicholls.Adrian Nolan, the owner of Hebridean, has decided his Group Three winning gelding will now pursue a career over timber, and he has sent his former Ballydoyle inmate to join the all conquering Ditcheat yard of champion trainer Paul Nicholls. Nicholls already has an awesome array of young hurdlers, and this move only strenghthens his possibilities of capturing many of the novice hurdle major prizes. Exotic Dancer may choose Betfir Option.Jonjo O'Neill had already indicated Exotic Dancer had a major task to win this year's Hennessy Gold Cup under top weight of eleven stones twelve pounds, but it now seems clear connections would prefer to run at Haydock in the Betfair Chase before going on to the King George Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.
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