Paddy Power has paid out on Jonbon for next year’s Sporting Life Arkle Chase at the Cheltenham Festival after seeing a couple of videos of the Supreme runner-up and Top Novices’ Hurdle winner at Aintree schooling fairly well ahead of his chasing debut next week.
Mick Fitzgerald posted a video on twitter of Jonbon “floating up the gallop”, while Paddy’s traders were even more impressed by a video from David Crosse of him jumping three fences behind the likes of Caribean Boy and Shishkin.
Paddy Power spokesman Paul Binfield said: “Sometimes bookies love to overreact in their Cheltenham markets, but we couldn’t possibly be accused of such misdemeanours if racing fans watch these videos.
