CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL TIPS – DAY FOUR

One other enthralling day of motion is in retailer as we head into the ultimate a part of this yr’s Cheltenham Festival.

With seven extra races to return earlier than the curtain is pulled down on a improbable occasion, punters are braced for extra drama, heartache and agony.

The spotlight of Friday’s motion is little doubt The Gold Cup, however there are six different entertaining races together with the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle and the Mares’ Chase.

Right here, Sportsmail brings you our racing consultants’ suggestions forward of day 4 with alternatives from Britain’s No 1 tipster Sam Turner, Nationwide Hunt legend Peter Scudamore and former Grade One successful jockeys Lizzie Kelly and Mick Fitzgerald.

First Avenue ran a high-quality race to chase dwelling Champion Hurdle runner-up State Man within the County Handicap Hurdle 12 months in the past and will go one higher in the identical occasion on Friday

Willie Mullins (R) will hope to construct on all of his success this week within the remaining day of the Competition

DAY FOUR TIPS

 1.30 – JCB TRIUMPH HURDLE

Willie Mullins doesn’t have the perfect success price on this occasion, however he received it final yr and has a powerful hand once more with three sturdy contenders and a flippantly raced stablemate finishing a strong assemble.

Blood Future narrowly positive factors the nod over proficient filly Lossiemouth as he might barely have been any extra spectacular at Fairyhouse on his second begin in Eire.

That kind has already labored out brilliantly with fifth-home Jazzy Matty lifting the Boodles Handicap earlier within the week and Nusret (third) touchdown the Adonis Hurdle at Kempton.

The stylish Lossiemouth misplaced little in defeat when unfortunate at Leopardstown and had beforehand appeared the best kind for this check.

Zenta created impression on her Irish bow, hacking up at Fairyhouse to e book her place within the discipline.

SELECTION: BLOOD DESTINY……………..15-8

MAIN DANGER: LOSSIEMOUTH…………. 13-8

LIVE OUTSIDER: ZENTA………12-1

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 2.10 COUNTY HANIDCAP HURDLE  

First Avenue ran a high-quality race to chase dwelling Champion Hurdle runner-up State Man on this occasion 12 months in the past and will go one higher now he has had a wind operation and been geared up with a tongue tie.

He underperformed at Wincanton final time, however seems significantly better suited by a big-field handicap than a small situations race.

Filey Bay can also be sporting a tongue tie for the primary time and there was a lot to admire in his high-quality second to Aucunrisque within the Betfair Hurdle final time, because the duo pulled 11 lengths away from Teddy Blue in third.

He has clearly been laid out for a tilt at this race and appears to nonetheless be enhancing.

That remark doesn’t essentially apply to ballyadam however he ran a blinder behind Gaelic Warrior final month at Leopardstown and was fifth on this contest in 2022.

SELECTION: FIRST STREET……………..12-1

MAIN DANGER: FILEY BAY…………. 9-2

LIVE OUTSIDER: BALLYADAM………11-1

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 2.50 ALBERT BARTLETT NOVICES’ HURDLE 

HIddenvalley Lake hails from a yard who’ve loved a terrific week and there are many causes for believing he can regain the successful thread after a shock reverse at Clonmel on his final begin.

The bottom that day was testing and the choice lower out the operating in a small discipline — arguably not the best ways — earlier than being picked off by stablemate monty’s star. 

Hiddenvalley Lake is arguably higher judged on his wide-margin win at Cork earlier than Christmas, when he spread-eagled a aggressive discipline in gorgeous vogue after the ultimate hurdle.

This observe might swimsuit him greater than Clonmel and he’s fancied to reverse placings with the enormous Monty’s Star, who ought to nonetheless run effectively given his prime attribute is stamina.

Corbetts Cross is one other for the short-list having received over a visit in need of his optimum one final time.

SELECTION: HIDDENVALLEY LAKE ……………..17-2

MAIN DANGER: CORBETTS CROSS …………. 10-3

LIVE OUTSIDER: MONTY’S STAR………14-1

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3.30 GOLD CUP

Galopin Des Champs has seemed a Gold Cup winner in ready for 2 seasons and he can vindicate that view this afternoon. 

A lot has been product of his suspect stamina at right now’s journey, however Paul Townend took an age to tug him up after he received the Irish Gold Cup on the Dublin Racing Competition and he hit the road exhausting that day, so he might even enhance for a step up in distance right here. 

Ahoy Senor left Protektorat in his wake within the Cotswold Chase in January, however coach Dan Skelton blamed himself for the latter’s defeat. 

Skelton felt he didn’t have Protektorat totally tuned for that project, but when he can return his eight-year-old to the shape which noticed him rout his Betfair Chase rivals at Haydock in November, he might enhance on his third place on this occasion 12 months in the past. 

Ahoy Senor has solely run twice at right now’s venue, ending second in final season’s Brown Advisory Chase and successful right here once more earlier this season.  His yard are in nice kind and he ought to excel at one among his favorite venues once more.

SELECTION: GALOPIN DES CHAMPS…………….7-4

MAIN DANGER: PROTEKTORAT…………….14-1

LIVE OUTSIDER: AHOY SENOR…………..18-1

4.10 ST JAMES’ PLACE HUNTERS’ CHASE

Vaucelet has not fairly hit the heights of final season, when he practically beat Billaway at Punchestown earlier than scoring effectively at Stratford. 

Nonetheless, his total season has centred on this occasion and he appears poised to peak.

His stamina at this journey is assured and he’s a fairly secure conveyance at his fences, so ought to give crack newbie Barry O’Neill an awesome spin.

Billaway, the last-gasp winner of this race 12 months in the past and runner-up twice, has been geared up with blinkers to encourage him to journey just a little extra kindly.

He solely bought up within the dying strides final yr however appears positive to be on the scene as soon as extra this afternoon.

Go Go Geronimo has lots to seek out on official figures however he might barely have been any extra spectacular in two factors win since Christmas and will outrun his sizeable odds right here.

SELECTION: VAUCELET……………..9-4

MAIN DANGER: BILLAWAY…………. 8-1

LIVE OUTSIDER: GO GO GERONIMO………33-1 

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 4.50 MRS PADDY POWER MARES’ CHASE

Impervious laid down a powerful marker for this race with a taking victory at Punchestown in Grade Three firm and he can see off principal market rival Allegorie De Vassy.

The daughter of Shantou is but to be overwhelmed in three begins over fences and she or he relished the step up in journey final time as she stayed on too powerfully for Journey With Me. 

The runner-up has since bolted in at Naas to spice up the shape, so Impervious is most well-liked this afternoon to Allegorie De Vassy, who has displayed a bent to leap proper often — removed from splendid round Cheltenham.

Jeremys Flame is stable and dependable and arrives on the again of a clean Huntingdon win, so is shortlisted, whereas final yr’s winner Elimay might be revitalised by the blinkers after a few subdued efforts.

SELECTION: IMPERVIOUS……………..2-1

MAIN DANGER: JEREMYS FLAME…………. 6-1

LIVE OUTSIDER: ELIMAY………20-1 

TIPSTERS 

5.30 MARTIN PIPE HANDICAP HURDLE

Siding with Irish novices which have run in graded novice hurdles has been path to revenue on this race, so Cool Survivor might be the reply to a sometimes advanced finale.

Gordon Elliott’s six-year-old matches the profile of a lot of current winners and he emerged with loads of credit score on the Dublin Racing Competition when poorly positioned earlier than operating on strongly within the race received by Good Land. 

A drop into handicap firm and a stamina check like right now’s needs to be splendid and he’s anticipated to be there on the enterprise finish.

Spanish Harlem doesn’t have graded kind on his c.v. however his secure have received 4 of the final 12 renewals and he’s prone to progress additional granted right now’s project. 

Mollys Ollys Needs has few secrets and techniques from the handicapper however is proficient on her day and seems overpriced.

SELECTION: COOL SURVIVOR……………..5-1

MAIN DANGER: SPANISH HARLEM………… 4-1

LIVE OUTSIDER: MOLLY OLLYS WISHES………3-1 

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PUNTER POWER

Your greatest likelihood of beating the bookies this week is to stay with Sportsmail’s good group of tipsters, led all over the Competition by Nationwide Hunt legend Peter Scudamore and former Grade One successful jockeys Lizzie Kelly and Mick Fitzgerald. . .

PETER SCUDAMORE (EIGHT-TIME CHAMPION JOCKEY)

Gordon Elliott-trained Three Card Brag (2.50) is the novice hurdler I’ve most been wanting ahead to seeing this week and he’s my choose for the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle.

He has been operating effectively over two-and-a-half miles, however doing it in a mode which shouts that he might be higher when upped to this afternoon’s three-mile journey.

He’s additionally confirmed on delicate floor, so ought to address something thrown at him right now.

Adrian Heskin’s mount simply beat Spanish Harlem — who runs within the concluding Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle — on his final begin at Fairyhouse.

His run earlier than that produced a second place behind Inthepocket at Naas and that opponent didn’t hurt the shape when he was a really creditable fourth in Tuesday’s Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.

LIZZIE KELLY (FESTIVAL WINNING JOCKEY) 

Coach Willie Mullins is chargeable for seven of the 15 runners within the JCB Triumph Hurdle – it ought to virtually be referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Fee – and he can take the race with Lossiemouth (1.30)

Lossiemouth had triumphed in France earlier than he arrived on the Mullins secure after which simply received at Fairyhouse and Leopardstown in December.

She was overwhelmed by stablemate Gala Marceau — who reopposes right now — within the Grade One Juvenile Hurdle ultimately month’s Dublin Racing Competition however she had actually dangerous luck in operating and nonetheless virtually rescued victory when making up a great deal of floor from a hopeless place.

Steady jockey Paul Townend has chosen to journey Lossiemouth and, let’s face it, he was spoilt for alternative. She additionally receives a beneficial 7lb mares’ allowance.

Within the McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle, I’m actually eager on First Avenue (2.10). He was third within the race final yr and has had therapy to assist his respiratory since a below-par run final time.

MICK FITZGERALD (PADDY POWER AMBASSADOR) 

Corbetts cross (2.50) has received over two miles and stays three miles, and never many on this Albert Bartlett discipline can say that. He appears a lower above the remaining.

I used to be actually taken with blood future (1.30) when he received at Cork. Paul Townend has opted to journey Lossiemouth after an unfortunate run at Leopardstown however it should have been a troublesome alternative and I’m with the previous within the opener.

Filey bay (2.10) was unlucky to complete second within the Betfair Hurdle at Newbury final month. He’s just a little increased within the handicap now, which isn’t splendid, however he might nonetheless be enhancing.

Henry de Bromhead’s Chriss Dream (4.10) has received a few point-to-points and that ought to set him up properly for the Hunters’ Chase.

Allegorie de Vassy is fancied within the Mrs Paddy Energy Mares’ Chase however she jumps badly proper, which doesn’t swimsuit at this observe. Impervious (4.50) is a rock-solid jumper and she or he’ll deal with the bottom, too.

Cool Survivor (5.30) is unexposed and needs to be an enormous participant with good younger pilot Sam Ewing on board.

MARCUS TOWNEND (CAPTAIN HEATH) 

Willie Mullins has received two of the final three runnings of the McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle with up-and-coming novices and he unleashes one other one right now within the form of Hunters Yarn (2.10).

Mullins was profitable with Saint Roi in 2020 and State Man final yr. The latter completed runner-up to Competition surprise horse Structure Hill within the Champion Hurdle on Tuesday.

Had been he in every other secure, Hunters Yarn would most likely have run within the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle on day one. However such is the power in depth that Mullins possesses, he can shuffle his pack.

Hunters Yarn was a snug winner of a Listed Novices’ Hurdle at Navan final month and it’s exhausting for the handicapper to evaluate him.

Within the Boodles Gold Cup, it goes in opposition to the grain to choose a horse who pulled up final time, however I can’t overlook how simply A Plus Tard (3.30) received final yr.

There have been causes for that poor final run. A prep race would have been preferable, however horses skilled by Henry de Bromhead have been operating effectively and Rachael Blackmore can convey it dwelling once more.