How Successful Have Sir Alex Ferguson’s Horses Been?

Former Manchester United trainer Sir Alex Ferguson has invested a huge amount of time and money into acquiring horses to race competitively and currently owns an incredible 32 horses, some of which are expected to compete this week in the Cheltenham Festival 2024.

Let’s dig in to find out just how successful Alex Ferguson’s horses have been since running in several major races over the last few years on the UK horse racing calendar.

How much prize have Sir Alex Ferguson’s horses won?

Sir Alex Ferguson’s horses have reportedly won close to £7,000,000 in prize money, a figure that could surpass this figure at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival. Since stepping away from football and focusing more on his hobby, Ferguson’s horse racing hobby has become very profitable.

His most notable horse and his newest horse, Spirit Dancer, won several major races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The prize money collected from the pair amounted to around £1,707,530.

Which of Ferguson’s horses would be worth betting on at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival?

Six of Alex Ferguson’s horses are expected to compete at the Cheltenham Festival, which begins on Tuesday 12 March and runs until Friday 15 March. The six horses that will race at Cheltenham this year are as follows:

1. Monmiral
2. The Ridoto
3. sonigino
4. L’Eau Du Sud
5. Hitman
6. Protectorate

Protektorak currently has the best Cheltenham Odds compared to the other five horses owned by Ferguson and has a much better chance of winning some prize money.

Sonigino will be the first to compete and is expected to participate in the choral cup, which begins at 2:50 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13. This same horse will also be the last to compete at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival, in the Martin Pipe Handicap on Day 4 (the final day) at 5:30 p.m.

According to experts and prognosticators, two of Sir Alex Ferguson’s horses most likely to win the biggest prize money are Protektorat and Hitman.

Both will participate in the Ryanair Chase at 2:50 p.m. on the first day. The winner of this race will walk away with £211,013, which would add to Ferguson’s already impressive earnings.

Twelve horses are expected to compete in the Ryanair Chase (Class 1) (Grade 1) (GBB Race), and Protektorat is currently priced at around 10/1 in the fractional odds format, meaning there is a chance rate implied 9.10% for this horse. really winning the career.

In comparison, Hitman is currently priced at around 20/1, with only an implied win rate of 4.80%. Banbridge, currently priced at around 3/1 (25/00% IPR), is the favorite to win this race outright.

Second favorite to win behind Banbridge is Envoi Allen at 7/1. Then you have Stage Star at 4/1 and Capodanno at 7/1. Other runners include Conflated (also 7/1), Ahoy Snor (10/1), Fil D’or (10/1), Fugitif (16/1), Ga Law (16/1) and Millers Bank (66/1 ). 1 – least favorite).

Ferguson You have a feeling Hitman will do well in the race, but others think Protektorat has a better chance of winning or at least qualifying.

If you don’t want to place a direct bet on any of these horses to win the Ryanair Chase, don’t forget that most iGaming sites with sports betting services also have E/W (each way) betting markets, which pay first . , second or third place.

Final thoughts

Now that you know the names of Sir Alex Ferguson’s horses competing at this year’s Cheltenham Festival, be sure to keep an eye out for them.

You can watch the action unfold from various sports streaming websites or live on TV, with the first race starting at 1.30pm on Tuesday 12 March.