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Betfair is now officially counting down to Cheltenham!
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With the Cheltenham Festival fast approaching, Betfair is now officially counting down to the biggest event in jump racing. To make the most of the build-up we're offering Bet £10 Get £10 on Racing Multis each weekend ahead of the Festival.
We've asked our expert tipsters Katie Midwinter, Sam Turner, Mark Milligan and Betfair's James Mackie to each put forward a racing double for this weekend's action giving you ready-made selections to use with the offer by opting in and placing your Multi after 7pm on Friday.
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Katie Midwinter: Back The Last Cloud and New Order
Each-way double leg 1 - 12:55 Doncaster, back The Last Cloud
The Doncaster each-way double starts with The Last Cloud in the Grade Two River Don Novices' Hurdle.
A stunning grey who performed with great credit in the Grade One Formby over Christmas, The Last Cloud has valuable experience in his favour over some of his lighter raced rivals, and has been hugely progressive, rising 21lb from an opening mark of 108 thanks to three successive Perth wins during the summer.
By Cloudings, sire of multiple talented stayers including brilliant Grand National winner Many Clouds, The Last Cloud is also related to Senior Chief, sixth in the Aintree marathon last season. He remains open to further improvement and this step up in trip could well suit.
Certain to catch the eye in the paddock beforehand, The Last Cloud is a surprisingly big price considering some of the form he has shown, including a good fourth to Fortune De Mer in Grade Two company at Cheltenham, and may be worth keeping onside for Patrick Neville.
Each-way double leg 2 - 14:05 Doncaster, back New Order
The second leg of the each-way double comes in the competitive handicap chase. New Order has been seen to great effect in both of his latest two runs and appears a horse to keep the faith in from an unchanged mark of 125.
The eight-year-old was able to hold his own against Herakles Westwood and Katate Dori at Cheltenham when last seen, impressing that day, and should be suited by this test with proven stamina in his favour.
In a week which kicked off with 'Blue Monday', New Order would be a fitting winner on Saturday and makes plenty of appeal at double-figure odds.
Back The Last Cloud (12:55 Doncaster) and New Order (14:05 Doncaster) in an E/W Double
Sam Turner: Back The Price Of Peace and Deep Cave
Each-way double leg 1- 12:55 Doncaster, back The Price Of Peace
Betfair's terrific 'Bet £10 Get £10 on racing multis' is now live for every weekend up to the Cheltenham Festival and I've targeted an each-way double to try and maximise the generous offer.
Any horse which copes with 'Ffos Las soft' should find conditions on Town Moor to his liking so The Price Of Peace (Doncaster, 12:55), placed at the Welsh venue before winning well at Chepstow, could relish the stamina test of the River Don Novices' Hurdle.
Each-way double leg 2- 14:05 Doncaster, back The Price Of Peace
The second leg of my each-way double is Deep Cave (Doncaster, 2.05) who might have top weight in the Great Yorkshire Chase, but he is the strongest stayer in the field, boasts a touch of class and will love conditions so ought to be on the scene.
Back The Price Of Peace (12:55 Doncaster) and Deep Cave (14:05 Doncaster) in an E/W Double
Mark Milligan: Back Jagwar and Sir Gino
Double leg 1- 13:15 Cheltenham, back Jagwar
Finding value in singles looks pretty tricky on Cheltenham's Saturday card but there are a couple of shorter-priced horses with solid chances who look worth combining in a double to take advantage of Betfair's latest Bet £10 Get £10 offer.
Jagwar is a chaser very much on the up and I can see him continuing his progression in the Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase at 13:15.
He made a highly promising comeback here last month and this race looks a natural stepping-stone on his way to what could well be a lucrative spring campaign.
Double leg 2- 15:00 Cheltenham, back Sir Gino
Champion Hurdle hopeful Sir Gino will take all the beating in the International Hurdle at 15:00.
I suspect he'll simply have too much speed for The New Lion, who rather fluffed his lines when falling in the Fighting Fifth at Newcastle on his comeback.
Back Jagwar (13:15 Cheltenham) and Sir Gino (15:00 Cheltenham) in a Double
James Mackie: Back Jordans Cross and Moon D'orange
Each-way double leg 1 - 12:05 Cheltenham, back Jordans Cross
A really consistent novice chaser this season for Anthony Honeyball that would be 3/3 over fences if not for falling at the last at Cheltenham over the same distance at the November meeting. He got back to winning ways at Doncaster when last seen off 4lbs higher and to me he still has room off his mark of 134 to be competitive on Saturday. He handles the track, handles the conditions and is still progressive.
Each-way double leg 2- 13:15 Cheltenham, back Moon D'orange
Moon D'orange won this race last year and now returns off just 1lb higher and looks to have been set up to get back down the handicap for another crack at this race. Effectively the eight-year-old is 2lbs lower than his last winning mark with Alex Harvey taking 3lbs off and, with Betfair offering four places on the race, I am hoping he can give a repeat run to what he gave in last year's renewal.
Back Jordans Cross (12:05 Cheltenham) and Moon D'orange (13:15 Cheltenham) in an E/W Double