Cheltenham’s November meeting is, as usual, a meeting to savour and I am looking forward to my first visit to the Cotswold track this season when I attend tomorrow’s seven-race card.
I put up two tips for tomorrow’s big race, the Paddy Power Gold Cup (2.20 p.m.), last week and I was pleased to see that both horses were declared yesterday. There are dangers aplenty but I have nothing to add other than it’s a question of the more rain the better for Fugitif and that would suit Notlongtillmay well enough too.
I was sorely tempted to put up an old favourite of mine, Gin Coco, for the Unibet Greatwood Hurdle on Sunday (3.30 p.m.). Usually super consistent, there was a genuine reason for his poor show in the McCoy Contractors County Hurdle at the Festival in March as he returned with a fractured pelvis.
Apparently fully recovered, he ran an encouraging prep race at Ffos Las last month behind both Nemean Lion and Anyharminasking.
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