The second day of the Showcase meeting from Cheltenham gets underway on Saturday and Betfair Ambassador Paul Nicholls has three runners on the card, all with solid chances...
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Blueking d'Oroux my best chance of the day
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Hugos New Horse likely to go chasing soon
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Soir De Gala one for the future
Paul Nicholls / Rachael Blackmore Superboost
Will either of today's Betfair Ambassadors have a winner at Cheltenham today? If so you can back Paul Nicholls or Rachael Blackmore to have at least one winner at the Superboost price of 1/12.00.
Paul himself has three runners, icnluding the very strong 11/102.11 favourite in the second race, while Rachael has two rides including one on a 7/24.50 jolly.
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His first two starts for us had me tearing my hair out but he turned inside out after a wind op mid season and surprised us by winning a competitive handicap at Ascot at 50/1, beating his more fancied stable mate Afadil.
Twelve days later he ran his best race to date under a 7lbs penalty against older horses in another hot race at Aintree where he was arguably in front too soon. I hope there is more to come from Blueking d'Oroux who is the top rated horse in this race.
He is my Best chance of the day. I'm expecting another decent run from a horse with potential.
He was highly progressive last season, winning five times and now starts the new campaign off a mark of 132. He is likely to go chasing sooner rather than later but first I want to give him the chance to see if has the scope to develop into a smart staying hurdler as I think the step up to almost three miles should not be a problem for him. The trip could even bring out plenty more improvement from him and he is fit and well.
He's a nice type who ran with plenty of promise on his debut in a bumper at Wincanton in April and will be going over hurdles before long. He is a big, chasing type for the future and looks as though he has improved physically over the the summer. I'd like to think he can run tidily.
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