Hi all,
The Cheltenham Festival is finally here. Today’s selections are all from the festival.
Cheltenham
1:20 – Metier – 6/1 @ Coral – Needs genuinely soft ground which he should get here. If you take away the form of the Harry Fry yard, which still isn’t great then, he’s got a good chance of turning over favourite Appreciate It.
3:05 – Epatante – 4/1 @ Coral & Ladbrokes – Faces nine rivals in her bid for back-to-back Champion Hurdle success. After her impressive win in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle on here seasonal return it’s hard to imagine the mare is now as big as 7/2 for this. Her defeat when long odds in the Christmas Hurdle explains her price but there was a valid excuse for her run that day and she should make a bold bid to regain her crown.
4:50 – Galvin – 7/2 @ Coral & Ladbrokes – Has been the ante post favourite for this since winning at Cheltenham last October. Runner-up to Imperial Aura here last season. He’s since been placed to win his last four starts. Soft ground a slight worry but the further he goes the better he looks and his dam won over 3m 4f.
Cheers
John