Upping The Ante
Johnny Dineen and David Jennings are BACK with a brand new series of Upping The Ante for the lead-up to the 2026 Cheltenham Festival.
Johnny returns for ‘One last roll of the dice’ on his hunt to discover the biggest and best ante-post prices for the National Hunt racing season’s showpiece event.
During the build up to the Festival the boys built a ‘stable of stars’ that they feel will could do the business during this Festival and we will track their picks and how they do here in their final list.
| Johnny Dineen Picks | Race | Price at time of selection |
| Jade De Grugy | Mares Chase | 16/1 |
| It’s On The Line | Hunters Chase | 9/1 |
| Narcisco Has | Triumph Hurdle | 6/1 |
| It’s Only A Game | Bumper | 20/1 |
| Mighty Park | Turners Novices | 10/1 |
| The Passing Wife | Martin Pipe Hurdle | 20/1 |
| Carrigmoorenaspruce | Mares Nov Hurdle | 20/1 |
| Wendigo | Browns Advisory | 9/1 |
| Leader D’Allier | Supreme | 16/1 |
| Lulamba / The New Lion | Double | 8/1 |
| Meetmebythesea (sub) | Jack Richards | 7/1 |
| Waterford Whispers (sub) | Kim Muir | 6/1 |
| David Jennings Picks | Race | Price at time of selection |
| Sortudo | Albert Bartlett | 25/1 |
| Desertmore House | Cross Country | 10/1 |
| Bambino Fever | Mares Novices Hurdle | 6/1 |
| Bob Olinger | Stayers Hurdle | 14/1 |
| Regents Stroll | Jack Richards Novices | 18/1 |
| Jeriko Du Reponet | Kim Muir | 8/1 |
| King Rasko Grey | Turners | 25/1 |
| No Walkover | Bumper | 20/1 |
| Release The Beast | Grand Annual | 25/1 |
| Only By Night | Mares Chase | 10/1 |
| Proactif (sub) | Triumph Hurdle | 4/1 |
| Electric Mason (sub) | Pertemps Final | 16/1 |
Upping The Ante can be watched on YouTube here
