Cheltenham’s November meeting is back this weekend with a cracking three days of racing that includes the Greatwood Hurdle, the Shloer Chase and the William Holman Handicap Chase.
Phill Anderson has four selections with analysis for an each-way Lucky 15 across the first two days of the meeting.
November meeting Lucky 15 tips
13:10 Cheltenham Friday - Chutzpal @ 18/1
13:45 Cheltenham Friday - Intosomethinggood @ 5/1
14:20 Cheltenham Saturday – Meetmebythesea @ 11/4
14:55 Cheltenham Saturday - Black Bamboo @ 18/1
13:10 Cheltenham - Chutzpal @ 18/1
Rider | Patrick M O’Brien |
Trainer | Henry de Bromhead |
Owner | Pimlico Racing Ireland & R Dooly |
Age | 7yo |
Overall Form | 1130/2 |
Henry de Bromhead’s representatives always warrant respect when sent over for meetings at Cheltenham and Chutzpal looks a little overpriced in the November Meeting opener.
The seven-year-old looked like a nice prospect when still a novice a couple of seasons ago, rattling off a hat-trick across both codes including back-to-back handicap hurdle wins before the wheels came off a little.
He has largely been campaigned on the level in the interim but showed he retained plenty of enthusiasm for the jumps game when runner-up in a Listowel handicap hurdle in September.
The British handicapper has added a few pounds on top of his Irish mark but he should remain competitive off 117 and crucially, he is unexposed over this trip so he may be capable of belatedly resuming progress in this sphere.
Stats
- Backing all of Henry de Bromhead’s runners at Cheltenham in the last five years would have yielded a £19.95 profit to £1 level stakes
- Henry de Bromhead has had eight winners since October 30th
- Chutzpal has two wins and a second from his last five starts over timber
13:45 Cheltenham - Intosomethinggood @ 8/1
Rider | Sam Twiston-Davies |
Trainer | Nigel and Willy Twiston-Davies |
Owner | M Stavrou |
Age | 5yo |
Overall Form | 84P1-13 |
With bet365 offering an extra place in the seven-runner novices’ chase, it’s worth looking for an each-way player at decent odds and the one that appeals most is Intosomethinggood.
He brings the second highest official rating into the race and has made a bright start to life over fences, winning his chase debut at Newton Abbot before finishing third in a three-runner contest at Aintree last week (beaten only five lengths).
That looked like a warm race on paper behind 140-rated Klimt Madrik and Royal Infantry who could both be destined for the top level and a repeat of that effort should see him remain competitive.
Stats
The Twiston-Davies yard are running at a 17% strike-rate this season
Sam Twiston-Davies has ridden 10 winners in the last fortnight
Intosomethinggood has won two of his last three starts and is one from two over fences
14:20 Cheltenham Saturday – Meetmebythesea @ 3/1
Rider | Harry Cobden |
Trainer | Ben Pauling |
Owner | JP McManus |
Age | 6yo |
Overall Form | /116-1 |
Meetmebythesea could hardly have made a more promising start to his career, last seen bolting up in the Golden Miller on the New Course and while he now returns on a 12lb higher mark, there’s a strong possibility this will be his final run in a handicap before going on to a higher level.
Surprisingly, this race has eluded JP McManus down the years but this lightly-raced six-year-old could easily have more to offer on just his fifth career start and Ben Pauling often gets his chasers to improve with age.
If you take out a blip at Newbury last season, he has an outstanding, progressive profile and while he’s favourite for Saturday’s feature race, he fully deserves to be.
Stats
Meetmebythesea has six wins from eight career starts under rules
Ben Pauling has a 17% strike-rate in the last fortnight
Meetmebythesea won his only previous outing at Cheltenham
14:55 Cheltenham - Black Bamboo @ 18/1
Rider | Michael Kenneally |
Trainer | John Joseph Murphy |
Owner | Threedownoneup Syndicate |
Age | 9yo |
Overall Form | 009-02 |
After signs of a revival last time out, Black Bamboo might be worth chancing at rewarding odds.
The nine-year-old showed nothing last season and was tailed off when returning from a break in the summer but he subsequently showed he retained plenty of his old ability when runner-up in a Cork handicap hurdle at the start of this month.
That can act as a stepping stone and he should relish the step back up in trip given that his career best came over this distance. Given that he is also well suited to sound conditions, which he is likely to get on Saturday, he looks like the value play at the prices.
Stats
Michael Kenneally has ridden two winners since the beginning of last week
Black Bamboo returned to form in blinkers last time out (same headgear as today)
This race was won by an Irish raider in 2023
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