Cheltenham tips Day 2

Ballymore Novices' Hurdle. 1 – Impaire Et Passe (5/2) 2 – Gaelic Warrior (9/2) 3 – Champ Kiely (13/2). 2.10 Cheltenham result. Brown Advisory Novices' Chase.

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Edwarstone was ridden with a lot of confidence that day and he got to Editeur du Gite and Niall Houlihan, the young jockey with whom he has clicked so well, easily enough but getting past Editeur du Gite is another thing, he is a terrier. If the Weatherbys Champion Bumper, the two mile flat race for young jumpers, provides a crystal ball to the future then it is not looking good for the British who supply only six of the 24 runners and nothing shorter than Oliver Sherwood’s Queens Gamble at 16-1. The Glenfarclas Cross-Country is the antidote to the Champion Chase and has become, thanks mainly to Tiger Roll, the foremost Grand National trials at this meeting. The Champion Bumper is a race that trainer Willie Mullins has held a notable stranglehold of late, winning 4 of the last 5 renewals (and a total of 12 in the race’s history). That was his only run at Cheltenham and, with his regular rider Mark Walsh taking over in the saddle, Andy Dufresne is fancied to go close here; the application of a first-time tongue tie can eke out the necessary improvement and he can prove the one they all have to beat. The Brown Advisory (2.10) is not a vintage renewal and I am keen to take on the favourite, Gerri Colombe, at such a short price. The rearranged Clarence House Chase formline looks the one to concentrate on here, and it feels too soon to give up on the awesome Energumene, the winner of 8 of his 10 starts over fences, including in this race last year. One horse definitely targeting this race is Run for Oscar, who finished third in a three-mile race on soft ground at Haydock earlier in the season, so clearly rated to stay. There has been a lot of interest in the JP McManus-owned Camprond, who was fourth in this last year and carrying just one more pound in weight this time around. That showed a turn of speed, and The Real Whacker also has a Cheltenham win at three miles on his CV. On more than one occasion, Willie Mullins has used the Grade 2 Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle at Punchestown as a springboard for success, and he may have another potential star from that race’s roll of honour in the form of Impaire Et Passe, who looked very useful when dominating that race back in January. Hermes Allen is the outstanding British horse in the race but will have to fight off a serious challenge from the Irish.

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Experience isn’t on her side compared to some of these but she’s learning on the job and I can’t see anything else that you can be certain is as well treated as she is off 140. A case can be made for the majority of these but Dinoblue is a rare well-treated Irish handicapper and is worthy of her short price. Camprond shouldn’t be anywhere near his current price on this season’s form, as he lost his way following a failed attempt at chasing, but there are excuses in place for the Philip Hobbs inmate and this is likely the day he has been aimed at since he went back hurdling. He then went on to win a valuable handicap at the Punchestown festival and finds himself only a pound higher in the weights here thanks to how things have gone since. His jumping is really good to boot and what he’s finding off the bridle is impressive, adding encouragement that he’ll have the heart for what will be a stern test here. Hermes Allen has impressed for Paul Nicholls as well but the Irish form usually stacks up best and I wouldn’t be surprised if that proved to be the case again, for all that he’s hugely respected following his demolition job in the Challow around Christmas.