Day two of Cheltenham's November meeting takes centre stage on Saturday afternoon as the action hots up at Prestbury Park.
The Racing Post's Robbie Wilders has picked out a NAP and a next best bet to follow, with the lead tip going in the showpiece Paddy Power Gold Cup.
Robbie Wilders' NAP of the day for Saturday 14th November at Cheltenham
14:20 Cheltenham
July Flower - 7/1
Rider | Darragh O'Keeffe |
Trainer | Henry de Bromhead |
Owner | Duncan Angove |
Age | 7 |
Overall Form | 119/112P223/315/51135-4 |
Stats
July Flower finished fourth over 3m1f last time out at Punchestown
Darragh O'Keeffe was the pilot for that race
O'Keeffe has ridden eight winners over the past week
Henry de Bromhead has trained nine winners over the past fortnight at a 20 per cent strike-rate
Henry de Bromhead often enjoys plenty of success at the early-season Cheltenham meetings and JULY FLOWER can become his latest winner at the track in the feature Paddy Power Gold Cup.
July Flower has reportedly been aimed at this since her non-staying fourth over 3m1f in a Grade 1 novice chase against the boys at the Punchestown Festival in the spring.
That was a respectable effort from the seven-year-old, who proved her ability to handle Cheltenham when landing a 2m novice chase at this meeting in good style a year ago.
This mare is clearly held in high regard as she was sent off a 6/1 chance to defeat the great Dinoblue off level weights in the Mares' Chase at the 2026 Cheltenham Festival.
There is every chance she has been let in lightly off an opening mark of 142 for her handicap debut and, as a second-season chaser with form at a higher level, she has the archetypal profile of a Paddy Power winner.
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14:55 Cheltenham
Horaces Pearl - 13/2
Rider | Tom Broughton |
Trainer | Fergal O'Brien |
Owner | Matty & Sally Burford |
Age | 8 |
Overall Form | 1/11/1153/5- |
Stats
Horaces Pearl finished fifth over 3m last time out at Haydock
Jockey Tom Broughton has ridden three winners from 14 rides at Cheltenham (+£47.00 level-stakes profit)
Fergal O'Brien has trained three winners over the past fortnight at a 11 per cent strike-rate
HORACES PEARL has an excellent record when fresh and this could be the time to catch him on his reappearance in the 3m handicap hurdle at Cheltenham.
Since a winning debut in a Wincanton bumper in April 2023, the Fergal O'Brien-trained seven-year-old has won another four races. They came following breaks of 97 days, 154 days, 209 days and 224 days.
Horaces Pearl hasn't been seen since his good fifth in the valuable staying handicap hurdle at Haydock on Betfair Chase day last November, an effort which deserved marking up as it paid to race prominently and he was the only horse to make any sort of inroads from off the pace.
This is a drop in grade for Horaces Pearl, a good horse on his day who should be well suited by the demands of this track. He's only run five times over hurdles and is open to further improvement in this discipline.
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Robbie Wilders is fresh from tipping winners at 7/4, 6/1 and 4/1 in his past three Racing Post tipping columns.
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