Cheltenham Day 2 Preview
On to day 2 and with the bookies on the ropes after day 1,
there may be some decent offers flying around in the morning to lure the
vulnerable in. After a decent first day it’s important to ride that wave, and
keep ahead of the old enemy, don’t get drawn in and play it safe tomorrow, there’s
money to be made on day 3! The Queen Mother is the feature with the mighty
Sprinter Sacre.
The John Oaksey National Hunt Chase kicks us off and what a
slog this could turn out to be. Over 4 miles on soft ground a real stayer is
vital and picking through this lot is not something I want to be gambling on. Back
In Focus is the current market leader at best price 3/1 (William Hill) and with
the ground softening he has to be in with a sniff, but at a low price already
and making his Cheltenham debut I’d look elsewhere if you’re interested in this
marathon. If you insist on a punt, Godsmejudge and Emperor’s Choice present the
value at pretty high prices, having consistently run well over longer distances
and soft ground.
The 2:05 brings up a classic hurdle encounter between the
highly thought of Irish trained Ponte Alexandre, Nigel Twiston-Davies’s The New
One and Jonjo O’Neil’s Taquin Du Seuil. Theres not a lot to be said about the
favourite as he’s only raced three times (won all 3); all we can do is trust
Mullins on this one. You don’t just chuck any old horse in a G1 on debut! The New
one who beat MTOY last spring has bolted up pretty well this season before succumbing
to At Fishers Cross last time out. I don’t think the ground will be an issue but
the bug currently at the Twiston-Davies yard might be. TDS has been in
impressive form as well, and you can’t ignore that 2nd to MTOY at
Ascot in November. We’re in for a cracker and I’m finding it tough to pick
between the three. Chatterbox is my idea of EW value at 10/1, a horse in good
form and gave MTOY a good run for his money last season.
The RSA Chase at 2:40 is one of the weakest we’ve seen for a
few years now. With Dynaste now going for the Jewson, on paper Unioniste and
Boston Bob should battle it out. If you backed Unioniste as advised last week
when the RSA preview blog was released (6/1) you’ll now be licking your lips. Now
at 3/1 7/2 the value has gone I think and Boston
Bob will be my pick alongside Unioniste (ante post). For further info check
out the RSA preview: http://jewtipsofficial.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/2013-rsa-chase.html
So to the showpiece and look no further than Sprinter Sacre;
enough said. For Further info check out the Champion Chase Preview: http://jewtipsofficial.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/2013-queen-mother-champion-chase.html
Onto the three handicaps and I’m not going to get heavily
involved here as like yesterday there are some tough ones to crack. The Coral Cup
could end up with 28 runners! Over the years this has been a punters nightmare
and once again looking at what’s on offer I would suggest keeping the money in
your pocket and thank me later.
In the Fred Winter ill have a little bit each way on Saphir
Du Rheu. I know the Nicholls yard is expecting a big run here and with the form
Ruby Walsh is in that’s good enough for me.
In the lucky last Union Dues the current 2nd
favourite is at a decent price should bring some more each way value. Tipped as
part of our Festival Double, off 11st 5lb and the Mullins Yard flying, this
horse shows a lot of promise so roll the dice and get on board!
Wednesday Tips:
1:30 Oaksey: No bet
2:05 Neptune: Backing: Ponte Alexandre 4 PTS NB
EW: Taquin Du
Seuil EW 2PTS
EW: Chatterbox EW
0.5 PTS
2:40 RSA: Backing: Boston Bob 2 PTS
EW: Unioniste
(advised 6/1 last week) 2 PTS
3:20 QMCC: Sprinter Sacre (Evens with Coral signup
offer) 6 PTS NAP
4:00 CC: No bet
4:40 FW: Saphir Du Rheu EW 1 PTS
5:15 CB: Union Dues IWAC 2 PTS
Check for further
updates on twitter in the morning for news on offers and potential further
bets.
*All opinions our own
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