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Cheltenham Festival Tips: Four handicap suggestions at double figure odds
With the weights now published, David Cleary sifts through the nine Festival handicaps in search of value. The Betfair Hurdle form hasn t yet been tested but it looks potentially very strong. The first two were progressive novices, the race was run at a true gallop in a good time and there were no obvious hard-luck stories. Third home, running his best race, was
Edwardstone, and he looks worth an interest in the County
The final pieces are being slotted into the Festival jigsaw. The entries for the remaining races were unveiled on Wednesday, along with the weights for the nine handicaps at the meeting. Meanwhile Clerk of The Course Simon Claisse stated that he felt the meeting was likely to start on ground that was mainly good to soft.
Mullins’ runner makes all in Leopardstown highlight. By Press Association Sunday 7 Feb 2021, 4:34 PM Feb 7th 2021, 4:34 PM 2,211 Views 2 Comments
Image: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
Image: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
KEMBOY MADE EVERY yard of the running to win the Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown.
Agonisingly caught close home by A Plus Tard in the Savills Chase at Christmas, this time he was allowed to dominate throughout.
Ridden by Danny Mullins, with Paul Townend preferring the claims of the unplaced Melon, Kemboy only briefly looked in danger on the run to the second last.
Rachael Blackmore moved the favourite Minella Indo to within a length of Kemboy but hit the fence hard, handing back the initiative to Kemboy and he never looked likely to relinquish it.
Witness Protection
1pt win
Some horses you just can’t let go of andAso (1.50 Cheltenham) is one of those for me. I was convinced he would run a belter in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at the course in November and I’ve slipped into the same thinking here.
He showed promise in the Paddy Power. He lost his position at the top of the hill and looked set to coast home under Charlie Deutsch, but then ran on again to pass several horses and make up a chunk of ground up the hill.
He has since fallen in the Becher Chase when appearing to resent the National fences and therefore finds himself running off a rating of just 155. It was only two years ago he beat Happy Diva off 3lb higher over course and distance before finishing second to Frodon in the Ryanair (his second placing in the race), posting an RPR of 169.
Irish raider wins by 15 lengths under Darragh O’Keeffe at Cheltenham
There was also victory for Monmiral at Doncaster in the Juvenile Hurdle. By Press Association Saturday 12 Dec 2020, 4:40 PM Dec 12th 2020, 4:40 PM 3,495 Views 2 Comments
Chatham Street Lad wins at Cheltenham.
Image: PA
Image: PA
CHATHAM STREET LAD ran out an impressive winner of the Caspian Caviar Gold Cup at Cheltenham, giving jockey Darragh O’Keeffe the biggest success of his career.
Trained by Mick Winters, the eight-year-old had won two of his last three, but looked a class apart as he bounded up the hill.
O’Keeffe always looked full of confidence as he moved into a challenging position coming down the hill, with Paddy Power Gold Cup winner Coole Cody, Benatar, Master Tommytucker and Midnight Shadow all still in contention.