Rory Delargy’s New 12 months’s Day ITV Racing ideas
13:30 Cheltenham – Broadway Boy
13:45 Musselburgh – Candy Fantasy
14:05 Cheltenham – Springwell Bay
14:20 Musselburgh – Indian Louis (each-way)
14:40 Cheltenham – Strackan
15:15 Cheltenham – Langer Dan
*All costs are bang updated with our snazzy widgets, whereas odds in copy are correct at time of publishing however topic to alter.
Chantry Home appears to have misplaced his approach. He was well-beaten over hurdles final time and is now switching to chases for the primary time shortly. Cloudy Glen is finest working recent, having received a veterans chase from Good Boy Bobby at Haydock, however I might not anticipate him to be in the identical type second trip.
Equally, Our Energy ran a cracker on his return at Cheltenham, however Sam Thomas will get his horses spot-on the primary time, and I don’t suppose he’ll enhance. Bowtogreatness pulled up within the Rehearsal at Newcastle final trip, and he’s most likely at his finest on higher floor,
That makes BROADWAY BOY essentially the most interesting by a good approach. He lays it on the road from the entrance and has run two good races this season. He most likely wanted one over course and distance on this return, albeit on the previous course.
He was overwhelmed by 12 lengths that day and stepped up when ending a superb second to Kandoo Child within the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury.
He additionally has loads of good type round Cheltenham and likes to dominate races. Though he has 12-stone on his again right here, he has greater than sufficient skill to beat the remainder of this discipline, particularly as there are query marks in a single type or one other towards most of them.
I like SWEET FANTASY, who is helpful even when she was a tad out of her depth at Wetherby on her return in that Listed Mares hurdle on Charlie Corridor day. She caught the attention on the December Cheltenham assembly, although.
That was a handicap hurdle run at a reasonable tempo the place they sprinted from the house flip, and you might’ve thrown a blanket over many of the discipline.
Those that had been held up had been at an obstacle, and Candy Fantasy was held up final of all that day to get her to settle with a hood. She settled properly however was coming from too far again. She didn’t end strongly up the hill both, however Musselburgh is sharper, and I don’t suppose she’ll be held off the tempo as a lot right here.
The shape has additionally labored out to some extent, as Royal Margaux, whom Ruby and I had been with that day, has run properly to be positioned since. With jockey Alex Chadwick claiming 5lbs off her, she seems to be well-handicapped on this race.
I used to be eager on Gemirande at Cheltenham final time and backed him on the morning when he drifted. He received the run of the race on the bottom he likes, however he has disenchanted a couple of times on deep floor. It’s mushy now, with numerous rain anticipated throughout the UK, in order that’ll rely towards him for me.
An 8lb rise within the weights can also be quite a bit, contemplating he received that day as a result of he received an outstanding trip from Charlie Deutsch, not as a result of he was well-handicapped. He’s proper again up within the weights after a barely disappointing marketing campaign final yr, which makes him beatable right here.
Marble Sands is fascinating sufficient, too, having run properly within the Rehearsal final time, however SPRINGWELL BAY is pretty handicapped based mostly on what he’s completed. He ran properly in a novice chase right here when he was second to Jango Baie, giving chunks of weight away, having received a Listed novice chase on debut at Chepstow.
He has loads of type round Cheltenham, together with on unhealthy floor, so he seems to be well-treated and is open to extra enchancment as a chaser. Given he’s been a sound jumper thus far and received’t thoughts if the bottom will get mushy. He’s the one for me.
I’m going for an outsider on the backside of the weights. INDIAN LOUIS is 8lbs improper, which doesn’t give him loads of an opportunity, however he has improved of late, and he’s a greater horse when he’s allowed to bowl alongside in entrance.
Hopefully, he can try this right here. Half Shot will need to go ahead, too, however I’m hoping Indian Louis could make the working as a result of he has been a greater horse over fences when doing that.
He ran very properly at Carlisle when he had Excessive Moon behind him. He’s weighted to reverse that type, however I feel Indian Louis may do higher once more.
That was a stronger race than it appeared on paper, so though he may look to have his work minimize out for him off an 11lb greater mark, I wouldn’t be shocked to see him run above himself and go properly right here.
I’ve little confidence find worth with him because the second favorite out there, however I’ll take a minor probability on STRACKAN over One Huge Bang right here.
My choice has a bit to search out within the rankings, and he’s stepping up at school, having received at Bangor. That was a likeable efficiency and suggests the penny is dropping for him. He ran properly to be second in his reappearance at Worcester and has received each begins since.
He’s gone up in weights and sophistication however is able to higher, whereas most of this discipline in all fairness uncovered.
The horse to be with is LANGER DAN, and by a great distance as properly. Nobody desires to again him this time of yr or in a race like this as a result of they assume he’s being handicapped for the Cheltenham Competition, however he’s clearly not for my part – you don’t attempt to get a mark by working the horse in Grade 1 and a pair of hurdles.
He began his season within the long-distance hurdle at Newbury and was under type, however he hasn’t disgraced the present worth of round 7/2. I feel he represents worth.
It’s not like he disappeared after profitable the handicap at Cheltenham. He went and competed in Grade 1 and a pair of firm and was unfortunate to not win at Aintree. He then ran a cracker to be second at Sandown on the season’s remaining day in a Graded hurdle.
Dan Skelton has stated he’s a spring horse, so when you take that on board, you’d suppose this isn’t the time to be concerned with him, however, working in a Grade 2 with Harry Skelton saddling him, he’s most likely in cheap type. I’m not mad to have a wager, however, on the costs, that’s the place you must go.
Rory Delargy’s ITV Racing ideas
13:30 Cheltenham – Broadway Boy
13:45 Musselburgh – Candy Fantasy
14:05 Cheltenham – Springwell Bay
14:20 Musselburgh – Indian Louis (each-way)
14:40 Cheltenham – Strackan
15:15 Cheltenham – Langer Dan
*All costs are bang updated with our snazzy widgets, whereas odds in copy are correct on the time of publishing however topic to alter.
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