2015 Cheltenham Thursday Betting Tips PT 3

Lieutenant Colonel is a solid option here and he can be had in the 10/1 range and enters off two impressive Grade 1 scores at Fairyhouse and Leopardstown. While the first of those two was a four length margin that deserves plenty of respect, it’s the second victory that really proves he has the chops to stay at this level. He dug in deep and asserted himself late on and he's likely to do it again here. 

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It’s also worth noting that both of his last two victories came when didn’t go off as the favourite. 

His counterpart in those two races, Jetson, will get some attention too but he’s mostly looking to pick up the pieces as opposed to actually winning the match outright. 

The next race up is a Grade 3 handicap chase where we’ve got a big group set to face off - we’ll be looking primarily at Un Ace for this one as we can forgive his last loss to Champagne West in a race that was oddly-run for a three-horse contest. He’s trading around an 8/1 margin and looking pretty good value. 

Caid Du Berlais is also worth a look as well and his price is anywhere from 10/1 to 14/1. While he has only got the single victory so far in this season, his previous effort where he finished third behind Splash of Ginge is probably better than it looks. 

The final race of the day is the Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase and it looks like it’s Champagne James that gets a lot of the attention as he’s been punching around this weight for most of the season despite not actually making a breakthrough at any point. He’s 10/1 for a reason though and could be a decent each-way selection - particularly if he runs to that last race. 

Clondaw Knight is also a decent selection and looks good value around 16/1 with no efforts outside of the top three at any point this season. He proved that he can run with Class 1 company when he finished second at Ascot last time out.