Ante-Post

    A couple of years ago now I backed Many Clouds in the Reynoldstown Novices' at Ascot and Smad Place in the RSA Chase at the Festival. On both occasions my selection was beaten into second by the Rebecca Curtis trained O'Faolains Boy. This Saturday all three are entered in the Argento Chase at Cheltenham and all three are probably supposed to play bit part roles to Gold Cup fav Djakadam. Chances are that will happen but I cannot have it that Many Clouds and Smad Place are two points shorter in the market for this trail than OFB. It's true that the two aforementioned have both gone onto greater things since they bested Rebecca's charge, they have both improved. However O'Faolains Boy still has a deal of scope about him and I was particularly impressed with how he jumped at Newbury in December, at 8/1 he offers a little bit of value - conditions will be his optimum after all. Djakadam should win on all known form, but 4/11 does seem too short.


Argento Chase:
O'Faolains Boy £15w @ 8/1


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Supreme Novices' Hurdle:
Altior £20w @ 7/1

Champion Hurdle:

Peace and Co £25w @ 122/10

Nichols Canyon £10ew @ 13/2 NRNB

Neptune:

Shantou Village £10w @ 16/1

RSA:

Native River £5w @ 28/1

Queen Mother:

Felix Yonger £20ew @ 33/1 NRNB

JLT Novices' Chase:

Sizing John £15w @ 13/1

World Hurdle:

Whisper £15w @ 13/1

Windsor Park £20w @ 14/1 NRNB

Ryanair:

Apache Stronghold £18w @ 35/1

Champagne West £5w @ 54/1

Valseur Lido £10w @ 14/1 NRNB

Triumph Hurdle:

Gibralfaro £5w @ 25/1

Albert Bartlett:

Shantou Village £15w @ 12/1

Gold Cup:

Don Poli £30w @ 94/10 and £15w @ 7/1 NRNB

Vautour £10w @ 12/1 and £10w @ 8/1 NRNB

Holywell £5w @ 43/1

Any Race:

Shantou Village £10w @ 10/1