CHELTENHAM TIPS FOR DAY 2 OF THE 2021 FESTIVAL
Cheltenham tips for Queen Mother Champion Chase Day, Wednesday, March 17
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1.20pm - Ballymore Novices' Hurdle
It is unusual for me but I'm going against the Irish in this race and backing
BRAVEMANSGAME (7/2) trained by Paul Nicholls in England. On the Irish front, and we have a good record saddling four of the last five winners, Jamie Codd reckons Bob Olinger (2/1) is a "god given cert" to win this for Henry De Bromhead. He is a class act but I'm taking him on with Bravemansgame who should be a good Cheltenham horse. He is a strong galloper and will relish the step up in trip. He was beaten into second over two miles at Chepstow back in October when his jockey struggled to pull him up after the line. This trip is ideal and a strongly run race will be right up his street. You really couldn't find a more ideal race for him than the Ballymore. The further he goes, the better he gets, evidenced with his 10-length runaway win at Newbury last December. He could take the Irish raiders by surprise here. Nicholls is smitten with him and reckons he's his best chance of a winner this week. That says a lot from a brilliant handler.