Afternoon folks, a couple of selections for Cheltenham tomorrow.
Back through the day tomorrow, possibly later given the way I feel, for Saturdays action.
1:15 Cheltenham
DONNACHA – 3/4 Pt EW 9/1 Will Hill, 8/1/1 4 places generally
I really liked how he battled and stayed on to pip our tip on the day Caithness (a well handicapped horse also) for second after the last and while the official going was Good to Soft that day, Timeform recorded it as Soft, so hopefully he can go in conditions once more
He’s clearly on the up after just four runs over hurdles and a 5lb rise might not stop him, especially as this looks likely to be run to suit with Panjari, Lebowski, Skytastic and Mr Mackay all possible pace enforcers.
3:35 Cheltenham
TIGER JET – 3/4 Pt EW 11/1 Livescorebet 4 places, 11/1 generally
Tiger Jet is interesting of stepping up to back to three miles (he did us a nice turn last season)
He was outpaced over 2m5f last time and had loads of ground to make up on Gyenyame which he did between the second last and the line.
That was despite jumping poorly at the final obstacle, too, and if he can brush up on his hurdling technique he’s going to give himself an even better chance of finishing strongly, which he did last time to his great credit.
The excellent Harry Cobden, back on board again, rode him the last twice so if he can stalk him into it, he has every chance IMO of seeing this trip out the best from a very handy looking low weight.