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Thursday, 7 March 2024

2023/24 Jumps - The Ed's Five and Four Star Cheltenham chances

Five Star

Ballyburn has entries the Supreme and Baring Bingham novice hurdles and is a 5 * in both.

Brighterdaysahead  is in the Supreme, Mares Hurdle, Baring Bingham and Mares novice hurdle. She has rather gone under the radar with the attention on Ballyburn and recently Tullyhill. She gets 7lb in the open novice events, and will have a first class chance 5*

Edwardstone is in the Champion Chase and Ryan Air. Whilst he didn’t beat a great deal last time his 40 l romp had Alan King purring after. 7/1 for the Champion Chase is a good bet 5*

Fastorslow is in the Ryan Air and Gold Cup. He would 5* in the Ryan Air

Grey Dawning is in the Turners and Brown’s Advisory Novice Chase, has looked progressive and is a live 5*in the Turners which looks his ideal distance

Lossiemouth is in the Champion and Mares Hurdle. In the Mares she is 5*

State Man ,Champion Hurdle now long odds on and hard to see him being beaten 5*


Four Star

Brighterdaysahead  is in the Supreme, Mares Hurdle, Baring Bingham and Mares novice hurdle. She has rather gone under the radar with the attention on Ballyburn and recently Tullyhill. Against Lossiemouth 4*

Captain Teague is in the Baring Bingham and Albert Bartlett novice hurdles, he has been kept for Cheltenham and should run a big race in either 4*

Chianti Classico, is due to go in the Ultima and holds a decent chance, 4*

Dysart Eynos Still unbeaten and in the Supreme and Mare’s novice hurdle, she should go well in which ever turns up in 4*

El Fabiolo, is in the Champion Chase and Ryan Air, he is likely to go Champion Chase, but is not the bset jumper and at odds on is a swerve for me 4*

Fast or Slow is in the Ryan Air and Gold Cup.  4* in the Gold Cup

Favour and  Fortune, is in the Supreme and County hurdle. He is useful and off10-10 in the County hurdle would be a 4*

Gaelic Warrior, unseated last time but is high class and holds entries the 3 novice chases. 4*

Galopin Des Champs is the Gold Cup Favourite, this is a deep Gold Cup and he is probably justified as market leader but is no shoe in 4*

Gerri Colombe, is going to the Gold Cup fresher than a few, I like his chance 4*

Hewick is in the Gold Cup, he won the King George last time out and whilst he may have been a bit fortunate, would not have been far away. He fell last year but a clear round could take him close 4*

Irish Point, is in the Champion and Stayers Hurdle, Unbeaten this season, he holds a serious chance in both 4*

Iron Bridge , is in the Ultima off 10-9 and holds a decent chance 4*

Jeriko Du Reponet is in the Supreme and whilst still unbeaten will probably find one or two better 4*

L’Homme Presse, another live Gold Cup contender, he has perhaps been rather over looked, but I expect him to make the frame 4*

Lossiemouth is in the Champion and Mares Hurdle. She would get 7lb from State Man in thee Champion and could go close, 4*

Luccia, is in the Champion and County Hurdles, She won an Ascot Handicap last time and off 11-3 in the County is an ew play 4*

Marie’s Rock, is in the Mares Hurdle, she is tough and will go well but hard to see her beating Lossiemouth 4*

Noble Yeats is in the stayers hurdle, he won at Cheltenham in January, has class and stamina 4*

Stay Away Fay, is in the Brown Advisory novice chase and has solid claims 4*

Under Control is in the Champion, Mares and County hurdle. She shaped ok at Doncaster last time and in the County off 11-3 is a 4* 

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