Tag Man is another Irish raider of interest with Rachael Blackmore taking the ride for Henry De Bromhead, but his last flight blunder when making a winning hurdles debut will have spooked many potential backers here. The canny trainer clearly sees potential in sending some of his charges over to Britain to plunder some prizes and although El Elafante did also look very good when an all the way winner on hurdles debut for Lucinda Russell, I think Encanto Bruno will love being given that sort of toe into a race. He has since been moved from John McDonnell's yard to Cromwell and while this is meant as no slight to his former trainer, Cromwell is one of Ireland's elite and has a good record with switchers first time up. This looks a fascinating contest and there is a case to be made for a multitude of the runners, but the style of Encanto Bruno's win on his first run over hurdles at Bellewstown was really taking to my eye and I am willing to forgive him his blowout at Galway next time out. Onto the Novices' Hurdle then and a horse I am much more keen to back actually will be on the boat over with the aforementioned My Mate Mozzie, in ENCANTO BRUNO. However, up against the classy My Mate Mozzie of Gavin Cromwell's and only receiving a pound, I am not sure 3/1 represents value when even his trainer has admitted this is a 'toe dipping exercise'. In the race prior to this one I was sorely tempted to back Jetronic for Paul Nicholls, a four-year-old who has arrived from France on the back of a good chase win in which the form has been franked. That was only a novice contest and he will be running here with a featherweight on his back compared to many of the others, so with that in mind and the fast start his yard have once again made to a season I will be backing him to at least hit the frame at Prestbury Park and keep the resurrection rolling for his new handler.ġ4:45 Cheltenham - Trustatrader Novices' Hurdle He put that well and truly behind him when dotting up on yard debut for Nigel Twiston-Davies at Stratford a few weeks ago and that run should see him coming here cherry ripe. At the time of writing, the closest rival is SHETLAND TONY, a horse who looked distinctly average over in Ireland for Gordon Elliott. Paul Nicholls has given him a wind op over the summer and if cherry ripe, he has a big chance but I wouldn't be keen at 7/2 with the nearest rival double the price. That is always a hot race and receiving seven pounds from the horse he beat in Teddy Blue here, there is no reason that form should be turned around unless Gary Moore's charge has come on a bundle over the summer.Īfadil was slightly disappointing when fancied in the Fred Winter, but that race has seen many a horse find it all too much over the years and the style in which he bounced back at Ayr marked him out as a very classy juvenile. Black Poppy for Kerry Lee was very close to being the pick after a fantastic success in the Swinton last season at Haydock. 13:35 Cheltenham - Foundation Developments Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleĪt this meeting it can often pay to back horses that may not turn out to be the best in the fullness of time, but are the fittest.
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