Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Plate - Thursday 17th

[BillyHills]

Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Plate

[BillyHills]

Preview

Verdict:

Johns Spirit looks very dangerous now he’s back down to a winnable mark. He loves Cheltenham and his trainer makes a habit of winning Festival handicaps. He’s just too short for me and as this race often throws up big outsiders I’m going for a couple of long shots here. First I like Niceonefrankie for Venetia Williams. She won this with 50/1 Carrickboy a couple of years ago so has the form to do it. An alternative would be the Pipe horse La Vaticane. Another yard who always target this race and the horse just seems to be improving at the right time. Lower down the weights I think Ericht is in with an each way shout.

Selections:

Niceonefrankie EW 33/1 Bet365

La Vaticane EW 25/1 Paddy Power