Cheltenham Festival finally kicks off tomorrow (Tuesday) with the course the softest it’s been for this meet in decades. For some stupid reason I’ve been golfing on top of a hill at Lilley Brook in Cheltenham today and it was decidedly squishy underfoot, while it drizzled all day too, so…
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0.75pt each-way Sizing Codelco @14/1; 0.75pt each-way Village Vic @16/1, 16:10 Cheltenham, Thursday
A horrible race for novice chasers in recent years, and although Diamond King will come in for plenty of support given his yard’s form, his price is a rather uninspiring 5/1 in a hugely competitive handicap and, unless he figures in doubles/trebles, it could pay to look elsewhere. He had…
1pt win Melon @3/1, 13:30 Cheltenham, Tuesday
In racing’s equivalent of Christmas eve, we’re looking forward to tomorrow’s Cheltenham Festival opener: the SkyBet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle won last year in an exceptional renewal by the brilliant Altior. While Altior will be going for Arkle glory in the second race on the card at odds of 1/3, the…