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Cheltenham Day 2 Tips Cheat Sheet: All the best bets in one place

Max Liu
15 March 2023
3:00 min read

Edwardstone is the favourite in the Champion Chase on day 2

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It's day two of the Cheltenham Festival 2023 on Wednesday so get the best bets and insight from our experts for all seven races...

Tips for every race on day 2 at Cheltenham
Tony Calvin says Warrior the main man in Ballymore
Benson backed to be best in the Coral Cup
Kevin Blake backs Global Citizen's Grand Annual bid
Edwardstone looks worthy fav in Champion Chase

Wednesday's Best Bets:

TIME	TIPSTER	TIP	BET NOW ON
13:30	Tony Calvin	Gaelic Warrior to Win @ 7.6	Exchange
14:10	Tony Calvin	Adamantly Chosen to Win @ 26.0	Exchange
14:50	Tony Calvin	Benson E/W, 7 Places @ 16/1	Sportsbook
15:30	Brendan Duke	Edwardstone @ 6/4	Sportsbook
16:10	Patrick Weaver	Lay Franco De Port place @ 3.0	Exchange
16:50	Kevin Blake	Back Global Citizen E/W, 6 Places @ 16/1	Sportsbook
17:30	Tony Calvin	Encanto Bruno to win @ 17.0+	Exchange

Ballymore Novices' Hurdle: Warrior is main man

13:30 - Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)

Tony Calvin says: "In many ways this is a race full of unknowns, especially with regards to the unbeaten favourite Impaire Et Passe, very short now at around 7/4 on the Betfair Exchange, as you strongly suspect there is a lot of improvement in most of these.

"I guess that is an obvious thing to say about a Cheltenham Festival novice, but I am going to stay loyal to my recent lean and suggest backing Gaelic Warrior at 7.613/2 or bigger to small stakes."

No. 3

Gaelic Warrior (Ger)

Trainer: W. P. Mullins, Ireland
Jockey: Mr P. W. Mullins
Age: 5
Weight: 11st 7lbs
OR: -

Back Gaelic Warrior @

7.6

Brown Advisory: Chosen one at a good price

14:10 - Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Broadway) (Grade 1)

Tony Calvin says: "Adamantly Chosen looks overpriced to me - he is currently 20/1 on the Sportsbook if you want to back him each-way - especially as he was supplemented into this race, having already had the option of the Turners over 2m4f, a trip over which he has been campaigned this season.

"That strongly suggests they think he is well worth trying at this trip - actually there is no suggesting about it, as the cash to enter him underlines - as his efforts behind Gerri Colombe and Mighty Potter in Grade 1 company on his last two starts hinted that an increased stamina test would suit."

No. 1

Adamantly Chosen (Ire)

Trainer: W. P. Mullins, Ireland
Jockey: B. Hayes
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 7lbs
OR: -

Back Adamantly Chosen @

26.0

Coral Cup: Benson the best bet in the race

14:50 - Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle

Tony Calvin says: "Benson at 16/1 each-way, seven places, with the Betfair Sportsbook, is the best bet in the race.

"He comes here at the top of his game after winning the Morebattle last time, from the right horses, and hopefully a 5lb penalty won't stop him (he went up 5lb for the win, so he is off his correct mark) from collecting the 100k bonus."

No. 17

Benson

Trainer: Sandy Thomson
Jockey: Ryan Mania
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 2lbs
OR: 139

Back Benson each-way, seven places, @

16/1

Champion Chase: Edwardstone a worthy fav

15:30 - Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)

On the Cheltenham...Only Bettor festival preview podcast, two tipsters were keen on Edwardstone's chances in the Champion Chase. Here's what they said:

Brendan Duke: "I am a huge Edwardstone fan. He's one of the toughest and best horses in training. I do think he was an unlucky loser at Cheltenham in January."

Kevin Blake: "Deadly last time out. He came back lame with a foot issue. Should be a cracker this time."

Edwardstone @

2.78

Glenfarclas Chase: Franco a place lay

16:10 - Glenfarclas Chase (Cross Country)

Patrick Weaver says: "Franco De Port has been highly tried in the last 12 months. Since finishing tailed off in the Irish Grand National in April, he has raced exclusively in Grade 1s and 2s, giving a good account of himself without finishing first or second.

What are we taking Franco De Port on with? Well, there are a number of Cross-Country regulars including Delta Work, Plan Of Attack and Diesel d'Allier - the first, third and fourth 12 months ago."

No. 9

Franco De Port (Fr)

Trainer: W. P. Mullins, Ireland
Jockey: Mr P. W. Mullins
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 7lbs
OR: -

Lay Franco De Port for a place @

3.0

Grand Annual: Global bold bid to defend crown

16:50 - Grand Annual Challenge Cup

Kevin Blake says: "Last year, the 11-year-old illustrated Global Citizen exploited some extremely generous handicapping to win this race in authoritative style from Andy Dufresne who had been backed as if defeat was out of the question.

"Global Citizen has had a largely similar preparation to what he had last year and has again benefited from some eye-catchingly generous handicapping which has left him just 3lb higher than when winning this race last year."

No. 19

Global Citizen (Ire)

Trainer: Ben Pauling
Jockey: Luca Morgan
Age: 11
Weight: 10st 12lbs
OR: 139

Back Global Citizen E/W, 6 Places, @

16/1

Champion Bumper: It's Bruno for the bumper

Champion Bumper (Standard Open National Hunt Flat) (Grade 1)

This is not a tip so much as an opinion after one our experts said on the Cheltenham...Only Bettor podcast preview that he was having a rare bet on the bumper.

Tony Calvin: "I don't usually bet on bumpers but I've had a bet this year on Encanto Bruno."

TC revisited the topic in his day two preview saying: "If it transpires the ground is not too bad on the day and Encanto Bruno is 16/1+ on the Betfair Exchange, I will probably throw another few quid, win-only, his way, but I am not pressing up at this stage."

Encanto Bruno @

17.0 +

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