I would think that the Featherstone v Bradford game will be televised. The Henson/Chase link and the local impetus into the game in Wales may well attract the interest of the BBC. Do clubs receive any additional funding for CC games or televised games?
They’ve clearly taken into account the draw for rounds 1 and 2 of the Challenge Cup, with Widnes having an obvious chance of reaching round 3 (and therefore the semis of the 1895 Cup).
Halifax would have to beat Batley away and then visit the winners of Fev v Bradford, hence their inflated odds.
Reckon that’s a decent ew for York – Widnes price far too short for outright win, think we could be on the box, no other game shouts out, possibly sheff / York