Rory Delargy’s New 12 months’s Day ITV Racing ideas
13:30 Cheltenham – Broadway Boy
13:45 Musselburgh – Candy Fantasy
14:05 Cheltenham – Springwell Bay
14:20 Musselburgh – Indian Louis (each-way)
14:40 Cheltenham – Strackan
15:15 Cheltenham – Langer Dan
*All costs are bang updated with our snazzy widgets, whereas odds in copy are correct at time of publishing however topic to vary.
Chantry Home appears to have misplaced his means. He was well-beaten over hurdles final time and is now switching to chases for the primary time shortly. Cloudy Glen is greatest working recent, having gained a veterans chase from Good Boy Bobby at Haydock, however I might not anticipate him to be in the identical kind second outing.
Equally, Our Energy ran a cracker on his return at Cheltenham, however Sam Thomas will get his horses spot-on the primary time, and I don’t assume he’ll enhance. Bowtogreatness pulled up within the Rehearsal at Newcastle final outing, and he’s most likely at his greatest on higher floor,
That makes BROADWAY BOY probably the most interesting by a good means. He lays it on the road from the entrance and has run two good races this season. He most likely wanted one over course and distance on this return, albeit on the previous course.
He was crushed by 12 lengths that day and stepped up when ending a wonderful second to Kandoo Child within the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury.
He additionally has lots of good kind round Cheltenham and likes to dominate races. Though he has 12-stone on his again right here, he has greater than sufficient potential to beat the remainder of this area, particularly as there are query marks in a single kind or one other in opposition to most of them.
I like SWEET FANTASY, who is helpful even when she was a tad out of her depth at Wetherby on her return in that Listed Mares hurdle on Charlie Corridor day. She caught the attention on the December Cheltenham assembly, although.
That was a handicap hurdle run at a average tempo the place they sprinted from the house flip, and you may’ve thrown a blanket over many of the area.
Those that had been held up had been at an obstacle, and Candy Fantasy was held up final of all that day to get her to settle with a hood. She settled properly however was coming from too far again. She didn’t end strongly up the hill both, however Musselburgh is sharper, and I don’t assume she’ll be held off the tempo as a lot right here.
The shape has additionally labored out to some extent, as Royal Margaux, whom Ruby and I had been with that day, has run properly to be positioned since. With jockey Alex Chadwick claiming 5lbs off her, she appears to be like well-handicapped on this race.
I used to be eager on Gemirande at Cheltenham final time and backed him on the morning when he drifted. He obtained the run of the race on the bottom he likes, however he has disillusioned a couple of times on deep floor. It’s tender now, with numerous rain anticipated throughout the UK, in order that’ll depend in opposition to him for me.
An 8lb rise within the weights can be lots, contemplating he gained that day as a result of he obtained an outstanding journey from Charlie Deutsch, not as a result of he was well-handicapped. He’s proper again up within the weights after a barely disappointing marketing campaign final yr, which makes him beatable right here.
Marble Sands is attention-grabbing sufficient, too, having run properly within the Rehearsal final time, however SPRINGWELL BAY is pretty handicapped primarily based on what he’s carried out. He ran properly in a novice chase right here when he was second to Jango Baie, giving chunks of weight away, having gained a Listed novice chase on debut at Chepstow.
He has loads of kind round Cheltenham, together with on unhealthy floor, so he appears to be like well-treated and is open to extra enchancment as a chaser. Given he’s been a sound jumper thus far and gained’t thoughts if the bottom will get tender. He’s the one for me.
I’m going for an outsider on the backside of the weights. INDIAN LOUIS is 8lbs mistaken, which doesn’t give him lots of an opportunity, however he has improved of late, and he’s a greater horse when he’s allowed to bowl alongside in entrance.
Hopefully, he can try this right here. Half Shot will wish to go ahead, too, however I’m hoping Indian Louis could make the working as a result of he has been a greater horse over fences when doing that.
He ran very properly at Carlisle when he had Excessive Moon behind him. He’s weighted to reverse that kind, however I believe Indian Louis would possibly do higher once more.
That was a stronger race than it regarded on paper, so though he would possibly look to have his work lower out for him off an 11lb greater mark, I wouldn’t be stunned to see him run above himself and go properly right here.
I’ve little confidence to find worth with him because the second favorite out there, however I’ll take a minor likelihood on STRACKAN over One Huge Bang right here.
My choice has a bit to search out within the rankings, and he’s stepping up in school, having gained at Bangor. That was a likeable efficiency and suggests the penny is dropping for him. He ran properly to be second in his reappearance at Worcester and has gained each begins since.
He’s gone up in weights and sophistication however is able to higher, whereas most of this area within reason uncovered.
The horse to be with is LANGER DAN, and by a great distance as properly. Nobody desires to again him this time of yr or in a race like this as a result of they assume he’s being handicapped for the Cheltenham Competition, however he’s clearly not for my part – you don’t attempt to get a mark by working the horse in Grade 1 and a pair of hurdles.
He began his season within the long-distance hurdle at Newbury and was beneath kind, however he hasn’t disgraced the present worth of round 7/2. I believe he represents worth.
It’s not like he disappeared after successful the handicap at Cheltenham. He went and competed in Grade 1 and a pair of firm and was unfortunate to not win at Aintree. He then ran a cracker to be second at Sandown on the season’s remaining day in a Graded hurdle.
Dan Skelton has mentioned he’s a spring horse, so when you take that on board, you’d assume this isn’t the time to be concerned with him, however, working in a Grade 2 with Harry Skelton saddling him, he’s most likely in cheap kind. I’m not mad to have a guess, however, on the costs, that’s the place it’s important to go.
Rory Delargy’s ITV Racing ideas
13:30 Cheltenham – Broadway Boy
13:45 Musselburgh – Candy Fantasy
14:05 Cheltenham – Springwell Bay
14:20 Musselburgh – Indian Louis (each-way)
14:40 Cheltenham – Strackan
15:15 Cheltenham – Langer Dan
*All costs are bang updated with our snazzy widgets, whereas odds in copy are correct on the time of publishing however topic to vary.
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