Cheltenham Festival Day 2 Irish National Hunt Tips

A former Grade 3 winning hurdler as a Novice he fell on chase debut at Navan behind Facile Vega and Inthepocket before benefitting from a last fence fall from Hunters Yarn at Fairyhouse on his second start over fences. He finished a good 2nd to Quilixios on his most recent start at Naas and looks a horse going the right direction over fences. He will handle the ground and he's unexposed.

Jack Kennedy takes the ride, and this horse was sold and kept in the yard when the Caldwell sale took place which would lead you to believe Gordon thought he was worth keeping around. All things considered he looks on a fair mark and a fair price hopefully he can improve again and if he does, he won't be far away.

A dual bumper winner last season as a four-year-old he was strongly fancied for a bumper at Down Royal back in November when he was to take on stablemate Firefox but was a late non-runner. He made a belated seasonal reappearance at the DRF in a Grade 2 bumper where he met plenty trouble and flew home late under tender handling.

He went off 40/1 that day so clearly connections were expecting a huge improvement from him fitness wise and hopefully that has put him spot on for this I think he will run a very big race.

This horse was well fancied for a good handicap hurdle at the Dublin Racing Festival over three miles where he travelled well and looked like one of the more likely winners for a long way before just tiring on the run to the last. The drop back in trip on a speed favouring track is a help and he gets to run off just 1lb higher than his Irish mark. I know plenty in Closutton think he's a much better horse than his rating and he beat Monty's Star in a maiden hurdle at Navan last season.

I've no doubt he's on a winnable mark and I would expect him to be bang there. He looks a monster price to me.