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Irish NH Tips

Wednesday’s Cheltenham Festival tips begin with Dancing City. This horse is the model of consistency winning three Grade 1 novice hurdles last season at Leopardstown, Aintree and Punchestown. He also finished third in the Albert Bartlett at this meeting, but I don't think he was ridden to best affect that day.

He's a horse who loves to control his races. He jumps and travels well, but he does tend to get a bit lonely in front so he's never going to win by very wide margins, but he is very tough and genuine, and he will go out on his shield. It will take a very good one to get by him. I'll be very disappointed if he doesn’t go very close.

This son of Doctor Dino is a former Cheltenham Festival winner under Michael O'Sullivan in the Fred Winter in 2023 when trained by Gordon Elliott. He has taken well to chasing for the Cian Collins yard winning two at Sligo and Wexford before running a very good race here behind Path D'oroux in October when he went down by a narrow margin.

Since then, I think his season has been completely geared around coming back here for this race. He had a lovely comeback of a break in January behind Samui at Thurles when he got a very quiet ride from Danny Gilligan. I expect him to go very well here off a lovely racing weight. Here's hoping for a big run.

This horse has always had a bit of a reputation around the Harry Fry yard. He was well regarded as a bumper horse and last season his novice campaign was cut short with a bit of an issue but that seems well behind him now. He started off his season with a really good run at Haydock off a mark of 132.

He was entitled to get a bit tired late on after almost a year off but that may have been mistaken for a need to drop back in trip which he did on his next two starts at Windsor and at Newbury in what used to be the Betfair Hurdle. He was outpaced on both those occasions before staying on late in the day. The step back up in trip looks sure to suit him and with a bit of luck off of a mark of 133 he should run a big race at a double figure price!

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