All eyes will be on the final afternoon of Cheltenham’s November Meeting on Sunday and we’ve got ITV racing tips for the five contests from Prestbury Park being broadcast live.
The feature Greatwood Handicap Hurdle is always a fiercely-competitive affair but one runner stands out in our selections.
12:50 Tip
12:50 CHELTENHAM – MADE IN REUGNY @ 2/1
Dan Skelton has issued a positive update on this French import, who was a decent second at Compiegne on his sole start across the Channel and has clearly pleased the champion trainer at home ahead of this maiden hurdle.
13:25 Tip
13:25 CHELTENHAM – CRYSTAL ISLAND @ 7/2
Nicky Henderson’s five-year-old will tackle fences for the first time in the WKD Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase having never tasted defeat so far in his career. Crystal Island did the business on his only point start and made a seamless switch to timber, winning both of his hurdles races last season at Ascot and Ffos Las , whilst always looking like a future chaser.
14:00 Tip
14:00 CHELTENHAM – HIGHLANDS LEGACY @ 3/1
Proved he can go well fresh when scoring on his chasing debut at Worcester just over 12 months ago and went on to make nice progress throughout the season, finishing with form figures of 12212 after only a bad mistake at the last fence possibly cost him victory in a 15-runner Aintree affair.
14:35 Tip
14:35 CHELTENHAM – HAVAILA @ 3/1
The Jamie and Josh Moore -trained gelding is hoping to pick up where he left off last term in the Oddschecker Handicap Chase after swerving a valuable Ascot handicap late last month. Havaila enjoyed a strong finish to the previous campaign as he readily won at Newbury and followed it up with another impressive victory in the Sussex National at Plumpton .
That saw him step up in grade for the biggest win of his career at Sandown in a tight finish and, as he only has another 4lb burden for that win, the progressive seven-year-old can complete a four-timer.
15:10 Tip
15:10 CHELTENHAM – LET IT RAIN (NAP) @ 5/1
Skelton’s mare has been off the track for 251 days since winning a Stratford handicap in March, where she finished strongly to pull away and beat Comanche Magic by one and a quarter lengths. The form of that race does not look too bad as third-placed Mr McLoughlan won earlier this month on his stable debut for new handler Adrian Keatley.
Let It Rain was only beaten three-quarters of a length into third in an Ascot handicap first time out last season after more than a year on the sidelines, before being pulled up when favourite for a valuable Newbury handicap, where she did not like the heavy ground.
Back on a more favourable surface and only raised 6lb for her Stratford victory, the lightly-raced seven-year-old has the scope to go well in the Greatwood Handicap Hurdle, which Skelton has won twice before over the past decade.
Betting Tips
Sunday ITV Racing Betting Tips
12:50 Cheltenham - Made in Reugny @ 2/1
13:25 Cheltenham - Crystal Island @ 7/2
14:00 Cheltenham - Highlands Legacy @ 3/1
14:35 Cheltenham - Havaila @ 3/1
15:10 Cheltenham - Let It Rain (NAP) @ 5/1
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