Racing Chat - Sunday 19th November

[The Brigadier]

Cheltenham 1.10

This 2 mile maiden hurdle may be fought out by Kim Bailey’s hurdling debutant The Kemble Brewery who won at the last meeting here in a bumper and Ben Pauling’s Tellherthename who may have bumped into a smart one of Nicky Henderson’s at Ascot last time when going down by a nose to Jango Baie. The latter will have improved for that run so this former Irish point winner can go one better today under Kielan Woods.

 

TELLHERTHENAME 1 point win @ 2/1 BetVictor

 

Cheltenham 1.45

Just the seven line up here for this 2M 4F Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase where claims can be made for all. It maybe worth chancing the chasing debutant Crebilly who has to give weight away to all in the colours of J P McManus for trainer Jonjo O’Neill. He hasn’t been seen this season but ran out a 21 length winner on his re-appearance last season so hopefully he’ll be straight enough. Last seen winning a valuable handicap hurdle at Sandown in April he was given a positive write up by his trainer in a recent stable file and can take this.

 

CREBILLY 1 point win @ 9/2 Bet Victor

 

Fontwell 2.04

It’s going to be very testing at Fontwell today and this 3M 3 1/2f Southern National handicap chase will take plenty of getting. He maybe the oldest at thirteen years of age here but Emma-Jane Bishop’s Max Dynamo has a very good record fresh having won first time out last season by 25 lengths at Chepstow. 13lb higher here he only has four rivals to beat and looks the one to be on at the prices with James Best on board.

 

MAX DYNAMO 1 point win @ 8/1 BetVictor

 

Cheltenham 2.20

A competitive field of fourteen here for this 3M 3 1/2F Handicap Chase where stamina will be needed in abundance. One horse who stays really well is top weight Cloudy Glen who has an excellent record fresh which reads 14113 including the 2021 Ladbrokes Trophy Chase off of a handicap mark of 140. He can race off of 142 today and his trainer Venetia Williams is in excellent form with a win ratio of 43% at time of writing. Guetapan Collonges will strip fit, stays well and looks a big threat.

 

CLOUDY GLEN 1 point each way @ 8/1 bet365 1/5th 1234

 

Cheltenham 2.55

Just the four have declared for the Shloer Chase run over two miles and a classy event it is with Nube Negra who’s won the last two renewals, last year’s Tingle Creek winner Edwardstone and Jonbon who’s won ten of his 12 career starts plus the front running Editeur Du Gite. Jonbon will be hard to beat although first time out is scant value so the pick is Alan King’s Edwardstone who will enjoy the cut in the ground and has gone well fresh in the past.

 

EDWARDSTONE 1 point win @ 7/2 Betfred

 

Cheltenham 3.30

The afternoon’s feature race is the Greatwood Handicap Hurdle which has a very open look about it with a field of sixteen going to post. Many can be given chances but it maybe worth backing the Nicky Henderson trained, JP McManus owned five year old Iberico Lord. With a similar profile to Friday’s winner for the same connection’s Impose Toi, he may have a few pounds in hand of his mark of just 126 and can give Henderson another winner at Cheltenham. Welsh Champion Hurdle winner Nemean Lion and the runner up from that race Anyharminasking (the only horse to have ever beaten Constitution Hill, all be it in a point to point)can also run well in a tough handicap.

 

IBERICO LORD 1 point each way @ 7/1 William Hill 1/5 12345

 

Cheltenham 4.00

Ben Brookhouse’s Brechin Castle has made a highly promising start to his career having won a point to point at Ballycrystal in Ireland back in February prior to a scintillating victory in a six runner bumper at Sedgefield when pulling well clear of his field which included a well fancied David Pipe runner, showing a good turn of foot in the soft ground to pull clear and win by 14 lengths. This is obviously harder but he’s done nothing wrong and can give his young trainer a winner in this two mile listed bumper.

 

BRECHIN CASTLE 1 point win @ 9/4 bet365

[black rabbit]

Wayfinder                           2 20 Chlt/                      1/4oth of a pt ew  20/1

Brother Dave                     3 14 New/                     140th of a pt ew    33/1

 

 

P/L + 173.70 Pts

Edited November 19, 2023 by black rabbit