Arkle Result: Jango hits 329-1 in-play on Exchange as odds-on Majborough lets down favourite backers

• Majborough the shortest price of Willie Mullins' favourites on day one

• Favourites trebles and four-folds had been very popular 

• Three horses trade at odds-on in dramatic Arkle 

• In-play punters back Jango Baie at 330.0329/1 on the Betfair Exchange

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The first day of the Cheltenham Festival has been dominated by winning favourites for Willie Mullins in recent years. 

And punters have been hot for the master trainer's three odds-on favourites on the opening day of the 2025 Festival. 

After a professional win for Kopek Des Bordes in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle it was all eyes on Majborough in the Arkle. 

The five-year-old chaser had been the shortest price of the Mullins' hotpots on the day, going off 1/21.50 favourite on the Betfair Sportsbook.

But an untidy round of jumping ultimately undid Majborough, who came home third in a dramatic finish. 

Jango Baie, seemingly out of matters midway through, touched a stunning 330.0329/1 on the Betfair Exchange. 

That late charge denied the efforts of Only By Night, backed at 1.222/9  in-play on the Exchange and the Skeltons' L'Eau Du Sud at 1.42/5. 

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