Racing Blogger's BOOSTED Horse Racing Tips: Cheltenham Trials Day
Hello all, and welcome back to another Blogsy column for Freebets.com!
We've got an unbelievable card of racing at Cheltenham for the final meet before the best four days of the year!
I’ll be on course for Trials Day and looking forward to bringing you there with me. It’s always one of the most informative days looking ahead to the festival.
There's plenty to get stuck into, so lets get right into it!
Racing Blogger's Horse Racing Tips - Cheltenham Trials Day
My selections for Saturday are below, along with the latest odds from the best betting sites, so you can see what prices are currently available on them all.
There's also another Bloggsy double on offer, with Sir Gino to win both the Unibet Hurdle on Saturday, as well as the Unibet Champion Hurdle in March.
1:50pm Cheltenham - J'Arrive De L'Est
This looks a great opportunity for J'Arrive De L'Est, Emmet Mullins and Donagh Meyler.
He ran an absolute blinder on his British debut, finishing just under five lengths behind Final Orders, and is now 6lb better off for that effort. That run came after 264 days off, so improvement looks likely.
He’s got valuable course experience and, owned by the shrewd Paul Byrne, I’d expect him to go very close here and strengthen his Festival claims.
2:25pm Cheltenham - Grey Dawning
For me, this race revolves around Grey Dawning. He was hugely impressive in the Betfair Chase, winning on the bridle, and this looks set up perfectly for him.
Venetia Williams’ horses aren’t firing at the moment, L’Homme Presse has plenty to prove, and Spillane’s Tower has had his issues.
I think this is very much at the mercy of Grey Dawning, who should enhance his Gold Cup credentials for Harry and Dan Skelton.
3:00pm Cheltenham - Sir Gino
We’re set for a cracking clash, but I’m firmly in the Sir Gino camp.
Nicky Henderson’s star is six-from-six in the UK, already a three-time Grade 1 winner, and was electric on his return in the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton.
Even conceding weight, I expect him to have too much for The New Lion, who may end up forcing the pace.
Sir Gino should win this comfortably and could be odds-on for the Champion Hurdle afterwards, which I'm backing him to win as well.
4:10pm Cheltenham - Fortune Timmy
Right, the lucky last at Cheltenham is a Grade 2 over two and a half miles, and I like the look of Fortune Timmy for Chris Gordon.
His recent form is strong, and he was second in a point-to-point, then won a pair of novice hurdles at Fontwell, but it’s his third at Kempton that’s really caught my eye.
He finished behind Nicky Henderson’s star Altobelli Park that day, trying to make all the running and giving weight away.
The second horse from that race, trained by Nigel and Willie Twiston-Davies, is now favourite for the big handicap hurdle at Newbury, so I think there’s plenty of substance to the form.
At around 11/1, with eight runners and three places each-way, he’s got a cracking chance. I think he’ll improve for the step up in trip.
Fortune Timmy to go out with a bang in the lucky last for Chris Gordon, at around the 11-1 mark.
