Timeform’s Cheltenham Racing Suggestions
13:15 In The Air
13:50 Path Doroux
14:25 Calico
15:00 Gale Mahler
15:35 Ceanndana
16:10 Potters Attraction
16:45 Fiercely Proud
*All costs are bang updated with our snazzy widgets, whereas odds in copy are correct at time of publishing however topic to alter.
IN THE AIR has revived in no unsure phrases since becoming a member of Nicky Henderson and having defied a penalty for a win at Southwell with extra in hand than the naked margin would recommend at Exeter earlier within the month.
He’s fancied to finish the hat trick. Assist Act, the winner of a novice at Doncaster when final seen in February, and the unexposed Push The Button, a winner twice final autumn, are a pair of attention-grabbing handicap debutants who demand loads of respect.
Irish stables account for 4 of the 5 declared runners on this novice chase, and with PATH DOROUX holding his type effectively again within the spring, this seems a superb opening for Gavin Cromwell’s seven-year-old to open his account over the bigger obstacles.
The principle hazard might emerge from San Salvador, who’s progressive and arrives chasing a quick-fire hat-trick, whereas Shecouldbeanything, who is asserted to run at Clonmel on Thursday, could be a number one participant if lining up, too.
CALICO has dipped to 1lb decrease than when second over course and distance on final 12 months’s reappearance and may show the reply to this handy handicap chase for Dan Skelton. Final 12 months’s winner Dancing On My Personal ought to give it one other good shot from solely 2lb greater and will respect much less testing situations than when profitable at Ballinrobe final time, whereas Matata seems feasibly handled on the decide of final season’s novice type.
An interesting renewal of this Grade 2 novice hurdle with the 5 who’ve run over hurdles but to style defeat in that self-discipline.
GALE MAHLER has carried all earlier than her up to now and is inconceivable to aspect in opposition to in her bid to make it 5 out of 5 over hurdles on the again of a formidable listed win on the Galway Pageant. Each Valgrand and Courageous Knight ought to guarantee Adrian Keatley’s likeable mare doesn’t have issues all her personal manner.
CEANNDANA arrives on an upward curve for Ross O’Sullivan and made it three wins from his final 4 begins when profitable over a a lot shorter journey at Sligo final time.
He most likely has much more to supply, so he takes marginal desire over Jacks Parrot, who can also be on the up however doesn’t take pleasure in a current run. Course winner Are U Smart To That’s higher than a mark of 127 on his day and deserves respect coming again contemporary after successful first trip final season.
POTTERS CHARM represents the Nigel Twiston-Davies yard that’s in excellent type, and he’s appeared a superb prospect in each his begins beneath Guidelines, working out a classy winner of a bumper at Ffos Las within the spring earlier than outclassing his rivals on his hurdles debut at Worcester a month in the past.
Certain to go away that naked type behind, he’ll take some stopping, for all Minella Sixo is promising in his personal proper. Of the remaining, six-figure level recruit First Confession deserves consideration.
An ultra-competitive finale. FIERCELY PROUD did effectively for Ben Pauling as a novice hurdler final season and ran creditably in a big-field handicap at Sandown on his last outing, particularly contemplating he was left with a bit an excessive amount of to do, so he’s an interesting candidate on this return to motion with rider Callum Pritchard in a position to declare 10lb.
Jilaijone has been proven some leniency by the assessor and may go effectively on his reappearance, with hat-trick seeker Right here Comes Georgie additionally of agency curiosity after a few wins at Perth.
Cheltenham Racing Suggestions
13:15 In The Air
13:50 Path Doroux
14:25 Calico
15:00 Gale Mahler
15:35 Ceanndana
16:10 Potters Attraction
16:45 Fiercely Proud
*All costs are bang updated with our snazzy widgets, whereas odds in copy are correct at time of publishing however topic to alter.
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