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Cheltenham Festival Tips: Key Timeform data on Friday including an improver in the Gold Cup

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Timeform bring you a Nap, Each Way and Longshot selection on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival

Timeform bring you a Nap, Each-Way and Longshot selection on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival...


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NAP: Gold Cup, 16:00 Cheltenham - Jango can bridge the gap

It looks an open renewal of the Gold Cup, as the betting suggests, with The Juxebox Man, Gaelic Warrior and Jango Baie all vying for favouritism at around the 4/1 mark.

All three are closely matched on their running in the King George at Kempton over Christmas, with The Jukebox Man coming out on top, with Gaelic Warrior not far behind in third, and Jango Baie filling fourth spot.

The latter only has half a length to find, though, and he left the impression he did well to finish as close as he did on that occasion given he didn't appear to be suited by the flat, sharpish track.

Jango Baie ran as well as he ever has over fences on what was his first try at three miles, and this even longer trip promises to suit him better. He's two from two over fences at Cheltenham, coming with a rattling late run to win the Arkle 12 months ago, and he remains open to improvement, highlighted by the Timeform small p attached to his rating.


Each Way: Martin Pipe, 17:20 Cheltenham - Roc Dino has strong form lines

The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle is always a competitive affair, but Willie Mullins has a very interesting runner in the shape of Roc Dino who has creeped in towards the bottom of the weights.

His form when trained in France reads quite strong, finishing in and around some now useful types and, while he hasn't quite yet met expectations for current connections, he's finished second to both Mighty Park and El Cairos both starts for Mullins, who started at odds of 13/2 and 15/2 for the Supreme earlier in the week.

Roc Dino was beaten just three lengths by El Cairos at Thurles at the end of January and his fifth in the Supreme, the first Irish-trained horse home, hasn't done any harm to the form. Roc Dino wasn't at all knocked about on that occasion, either, and he promises to be well suited by this step up to two and a half miles. Roc Dino has a good-quality conditional booked and he has the perfect profile for this race, likely to show much improved form now handicapping over a longer trip from a mark of 131.


Longshot: Albert Bartlett, 15:20 Cheltenham - Kazansky will appreciate step up in trip

Kazansky has shown run-to-run improvement in all four starts over hurdles this season, opening his account over two miles at Cork in December, and narrowly following up in a Grade 2 over just short of three miles at Limerick on Boxing Day.

He had more in hand than the official margin suggests that day, doing all of his best work at the finish and his rider got away with briefly dropping his reins.

Kazansky was no match for the reopposing Doctor Steinberg in a Grade 1 at the Dublin Racing Festival last time, but that was over more than a furlong shorter than this trip, and the stiff finish at this track, especially on the New Course where there are only two hurdles in the last seven furlongs or so, will surely favour him better.

He's still totally unexposed and hasn't much to find on the figures with Doctor Steinberg - only 4lb on Timeform's figures - and he still has the Timeform small p attached to his rating.


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