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Cheltenham Day 4 - Friday's best bets and insight

Triumph Hurdle, 13:20, Cheltenham - Back Maestro Conti @ 7/18.00

Sam Turner: A good winner on soft ground on Trials Day on the New Course, the French recruit Maestro Conti has also won on a sound surface at Kempton so underfoot conditions should be no issue for a horse which did plenty wrong last time, but still won with a degree of comfort.

Although lit up mid race, rider Harry Skelton did well to harbour the selection's energy for the closing stages where he finished powerfully up the hill to see off solid yardstick One Horse Town. Skelton revealed that his gelding has stepped forward again since his second UK start and although he must resist the Mullins batallions and a strong challenge from Minella Study, his high cruising speed should carry him deep into the race.

County Hurdle, Cheltenham, 14:00 - Back Sixandahalf each-way @ 12/113.00

Sam Turner: Sixandahalf was matched shorter than Ronnie Corbett in last year's mares novices' hurdle but somehow failed to resist the late thrust of Air Of Entitlement after travelling like the wrath of God throughout.

She has been given a typically patient preparation in some small field Irish hurdle events this winter and I would expect a sharper display now she drops back into a big-field handicap hurdle with a strong pace almost assured. Connections have also resolved one or two issues that have also come to light with her physically. 

Mares' Chase, 14:40, Cheltenham - Back Panic Attack @ 11/43.75

Sam Turner: The progress made by Dan Skelton's Panic Attack mare has been nothing short of astonishing this term as she has mopped up a couple of the season's most competitive handicap chases prior to flying round Newbury in a mares' Listed event in January.

Rested since, she is reported to be pleasing her handler in the lead up to this assignment and she offers a little more value than the ante-post favourite.

Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle, 15:20, Cheltenham - Back Doctor Steinberg @ 7/24.50

Mark Milligan: Doctor Steinberg looks a major player in the Albert Bartlett and he's very much the one to beat if reproducing the level of form he has shown in Ireland this season. He comes here 3-3 over hurdles and has already proven he can mix it at a high level, with his Timeform rating of 147 ranking among the leading novice hurdlers of the campaign.

The key piece of form is his Dublin Racing Festival success, where he powered clear in the Grade 1 Nathaniel Lacy over 2m 6f on testing ground, beating the reopposing rival Kazansky by eight lengths. That performance advertised both his class and stamina, while Willie Mullins' decision to take him out of the Turners and keep him instead for this race strongly suggests connections believe this even stiffer test will suit (steps up to 3m for the first time).

In a race that often rewards toughness as much as speed/stamina, Doctor Steinberg brings the right blend of quality, progression and staying potential.

Gold Cup, 16:00, Cheltenham - Back Envoi Allen EW @ 28/129.00

Katie Midwinter: Legendary performer Envoi Allen is set to line up in his eighth consecutive Cheltenham Festival, having enjoyed a number of fruitful trips to the track in previous campaigns. The multiple Grade One winner has shown a huge amount of class and talent throughout his career, and, now as a 12-year-old, lines up in the Cheltenham Gold Cup for the first time. 

Unexposed over this trip, he has stayed three miles well in the past and comes into the race fresh, which is often key to his chances. He often performs well following a break and his win at Down Royal in November was boosted by the runner-up Affordale Fury, who went on to beat a field which included Galopin Des Champs in the Savills Chase.

Despite being in the twilight of his career, lining up in a competitive contest for perhaps the final time, Envoi Allen hasn't been seen too often during recent seasons, and campaigned selectively in races that have been likely to suit him. He still retains a huge amount of ability and is far from a forlorn hope for Henry de Bromhead in his 31st career start.

Hunters' Chase, 16:40, Cheltenham - Golden Son

Paul Nicholls: He is definitely our best chance in this race. He is a 135 graded chaser and that is what you need to win this race. We did it with Pacha Du Polder who was the same kind of horse. Golden Son has won twice this year impressively and he loves what he is doing. If it goes well, he has a lovely chance. I always thought he would make a nice Foxhunter horse, down in grade a little bit - not in one of those handicaps where they go frenetic and carry a biggish weight - because he is much more at home in this sphere and he has plenty of experience. I'm hoping he will run really well.

Martin Pipe Hurdle, 17:20, Cheltenham - Air Of Entitlement

Rachael Blackmore: She has had a bit of a mixed season, but she isn't one to be forgetting about going into this week.  We know that Henry can have them at concert pitch at Cheltenham, and Air Of Entitlement was very good last year in winning the Mares' Novices' Hurdle. She really dug in deep and stayed on strongly to get her head in front. She is one who might just spring a bit of a surprise.

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