Cheltenham Festival Day 2 Cheat Sheet: Best bets on Wednesday including the Champion Chase

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After the Day 1 Superboost landed with over 31,000 punters taking advantage of the 1/12.00 about Old Park Star finishing in the top four in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle (which he won!), we have another extremely generous Superboost for you on Day 2.

The Gordon Elliott-trained Romeo Coolio has won all four of his chase starts this season including two Grade 1 contests with the latter being a victory over Tuesday's Arkle Chase winner Kargese. He's 4/91.44 to finish in the top four in the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase at 14:00 but the Betfair Sportsbook has super-boosted his price to 1/12.00.

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Tips Summary: A bet for every race on day two at Cheltenham

Please Note: Prices quoted in table below were correct at time of each writer/tipster's column being published on Betting.Betfair.

Race	Tipster	Tip/Runner	Odds
13:20 Turners Novices'	Paul Nicholls	No Drama This End	9/25.50
14:00 Brown Advisory	Rachael Blackmore	Koktail Divin	8/19.00
14:40 BetMGM Cup	Katie Midwinter	Ballyadam E/W	14/115.00
15:20 X-Country Chase	Katie Midwinter	Pied Piper E/W	25/126.00
16:00 Champion Chase	Sam Turner	Quixilios E/W	10/111.00
16:40 Grand Annual Hcp	Sam Turner	Be Aware	6/17.00
17:20 Champion Bumper	Katie Midwinter	Keep Him Company	15/28.50

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NAPs Summary: Our writers' best tip on day two at Cheltenham

Please Note: Prices quoted in table below were correct at time of each writer/tipster's column being published on Betting.Betfair.

Race	Tipster	Tip/Runner	Odds
13:20 Turners Novices'	Katie Midwinter	Sober	7/18.00
13:20 Turners Novices'	Mark Milligan	Ballyfad e/w	15/28.50
16:00 Champion Chase	Rachael Blackmore	Majborough	10/111.91
16:00 Champion Chase	Timeform	Majborough	10/111.91
16:00 Champion Chase	Alan Dudman	Majborough	10/111.91
16:40 Grand Annual Hcp	Sam Turner	Be Aware	6/17.00

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Cheltenham Festival Day 2 - Wednesday's best bets and insight

Turners Novices' Hurdle, 13:20 Cheltenham - No Drama This End @ 4/15.00

Paul Nicholls: No Drama This End has had a good preparation for the Festival, he seems very well and he has won three from three against English horses. Now we will see how he performs against Irish horses. There are two in the race that are rated higher than him, so he has got to improve again. But he seems very well. 

He won his three races in the autumn. He surprised us the first day at Cheltenham in November, when we thought he might need the run, and that was when he showed us what a smart horse he is. Then he ran in the winter hurdle at Sandown, he won that very nicely and then we ran him in the Challow and, even though I'm not convinced he was quite at his best that day because it was his third run in quick succession, he won nicely again. We have given him lots of time between then and Cheltenham and we are very happy. 

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Brown Advisory Novices' Chase, 14:00 Cheltenham - Koktail Divin @ 8/19.00

Rachael Blackmore: Koktail Divin could be the one here. The drying ground should suit him.

He was a good hurdler last season, he finished fourth in the Grade 1 Mersey Novices' Hurdle at Aintree in April, but he always rode like a chaser to me. It all seemed to click with him at Leopardstown at Christmas, when he ran out a very impressive winner of his beginners' chase. 

Nicer ground will be a help to him too over three miles and one furlong. His jumping is very good fluent. I rode him to finish second in a maiden hurdle on his first run for Henry at Leopardstown's Christmas Festival last season. He was only beaten a half a length by Kaid D'Authie that day, and that form is looking even stronger now. I just think that he could be one that Henry has primed for Cheltenham.  

Final Demand will have to come back to what we have seen from him before. I liked him in Limerick, but his run at Leopardstown, at the Dublin Racing Festival, was underwhelming. If they can iron out whatever went wrong with him there, and if he is back to what we have seen of him on his best days, at Navan in November or at Limerick over Christmas, then he will be hard to beat. 

Stamina seems to be The Big Westerner's greatest asset. She jumps very well but slower ground would have been a help to her. Western Fold is the Galway Plate winner, he has lots of experience for a novice, he ran well at Leopardstown last time and he is another who will appreciate the better ground. 

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BetMGM Cup, 14:40 Cheltenham - Ballyadam E/W @ 18/119.00

Katie Midwinter: Eleven-year-old gelding Ballyadam is running at his sixth Cheltenham Festival on Wednesday, having performed consistently well in each of his trips to Prestbury Park in March.

He chased home a dominant Appreciate It on yard debut for Henry De Bromhead in the opening race of the 2021 Festival, before finishing a creditable fifth to State Man in the County the following year, matching that position in 2023 too.

In the previous two renewals of this race, Ballyadam has finished second and third respectively in this race from a mark of 147 and 151. On 152 this year, his task is made slightly harder at the weights but 5lb claimer Patrick O'Brien eases his burden.

With plenty of experience in his favour, including from similar ratings in the past, Ballyadam warrants each-way consideration particularly considering his excellent record at this venue at the meeting.

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Cross Country Chase, 15:20 Cheltenham - Pied Piper E/W @ 25/126.00

Katie Midwinter: Classy performer Pied Piper has a great record at Cheltenham, with form figures of 121232 at the track. He has been a Grade One performer on his day over the years, has enough class to put in a bold bid from a mark of 145 if taking to this new challenge.

The flashy chestnut proved his staying credentials when a good second to Leave Of Absence at the track during the Showcase Meeting in October. He has since emerged with credit from big field, competitive handicaps at Navan and Leopardstown, respectively, but, at this stage in his career, a change in challenge could spark some further improvement.

An extremely likeable performer who is often reliable and possesses a huge amount of talent, Pied Piper is one to note each-way for the Cullentra team, dangerous to oppose considering his class and level of ability on a going day.

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Queen Mother Champion Chase, 16:00 Cheltenham - Quixilios E/W @ 10/111.00

Much has been written about Majborough and his relative merits and failings, but there is little doubt he is the class act in this year's renewal of the Queen Mother Champion Chase.

While the six-year-old's jumping technique has polarised opinion since his aberration at the second last fence in last year's Arkle, the fact remains he is yet to fall and RaceiQ data has always been positive about his technique with his ability to recover quickly from jumping a fence his main attribute.

That speed away from his obstacles was evident at Leopardstown last time in the Dublin Chase where he looked a much sharper model in the first-time cheekpieces, leaving current Champion Chaser Marine Nationale toiling in his vapours.

A repeat display would probably see the Willie Mullins-trained gelding run out a comfortable winner of this year's renewal, however just three of the last 51 runners were aged six or younger and Majborough clearly hasn't been missed by the layers.

I am respectful of L'Eau du Sud as he is a much better horse fresh and the Skelton operation are brilliant at priming a horse for a long-term target, but he is the type I'd rather back at double figures each-way so Quilixios gains the nod instead as he returns from nearly a year off.

A couple of small setbacks have kept the selection off the track this term, however he is a brilliant horse fresh and his stats read 111211 when he is rested for 99 days or more with the only defeat sustained at the hands of Teahupoo who is a short-priced favourite for this year's Stayers' Hurdle.

Sent off at 40/141.00 for last year's running, Quilixios won't be that price this time sadly, but he was still in there pitching at the final fence when falling for the first time in his chase career and I'm not convinced he was totally done with at that point either.

There is clearly an amount of faith needed to back him here first time out, but his trainer has won four of the last 15 renewals so wouldn't be committing Quilixios if he wasn't totally happy with the former Triumph Hurdle winner and, with his jumping usually very much his asset, he could spring a mini surprise. 

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Grand Annual Chase, 16:40 Cheltenham - Be Aware @ 6/17.00

Sam Turner: Twelve of the last 14 winners of this race were rated between 135 and 147, while 13 of the last 17 were novices of second season chasers so Be Aware (nap) will have his fans among the trends followers.

Given a break since a rather lacklustre effort at Windsor in January, the grey son of Martaline had previously chased home Lulamba in Grade 1 company at Sandown before Christmas and would probably have been targeted at a two-and-a-half mile Grade 1 at this meeting had it still been in residence.

Given that isn't an option, this handicap looks a smart move and the Skeltons have wisely preserved the seven-year-old's handicap mark to ensure he arrives here fresh and well.

Previous experience of the chase track was harvested when the selection was second to July Flower here in a Grade 2 and I would expect him to be ridden aggressively from the outset given he stays so well.  

 

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Champion Bumper, 17:20 Cheltenham - Keep Him Company @ 15/28.50

Katie Midwinter: A £220,000 purchase at last year's Tatts Festival sale at Cheltenham, six-year-old gelding Keep Him Company is one to note for Gordon Elliott in the Champion Bumper.

The point winner by Walzertakt has won both of first two starts under Rules, including when a four-and-a-half-length winner over Passenger at Leopardstown, with subsequent Dublin Racing Festival second Royal Hillsborough, unlucky to be denied in Grade Two company when last seen, in third.

Both of the bumper successes this term were previously won by 2024 Champion Bumper favourite Jalon d'Oudairies, who finished third in his attempt for Cullentra. Following a similar route, Keep Him Company could be able to at least match his stablemate by putting in a competitive effort in the hands of Jack Kennedy.

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