Lucky 15 Tips Today: 4 picks for day 3 at Cheltenham

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By / Cheltenham Festival, Horse Racing Tips / 1 year ago

Cheltenham Lucky 15 Tips

13:30 – Stage Star
15:30 – Sire Du Berlais
16:10 – Datsalrightgino
17:30 – Fontaine Collonges

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So, we decided to put that golden guide to the test and use it to steer you towards what could be a savvy Lucky 15 (4 horses, 15 bets) today. The four you’ll see below are the selections of some of the top-performing tipsters in the Table. Let’s get to the picks…

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13:30 – Stage Star

Mighty Potter has to be the starting point, with comfortably the best chase form, and he will be hard to beat if he does not throw in a costly error but that’s no certainty. He is also a red-hot favourite and preference is therefore for STAGE STAR who was poetry in motion when winning a notable novice handicap over C&D last time out, which is also serious form. Appreciate It going back up in trip may well represent the most potent option among the rest, given that soft ground may not be ideal for Banbridge.

15:30 – Sire Du Berlais

On form there is no standout candidate and at big odds a chance is taken on SIRE DU BERLAIS. It is possible this 11yo is not as talented as he used to be but he was as good as ever as recently as last April, when winning the Grade 1 Liverpool Hurdle at Aintree, and his staying-on fourth in the Grade 2 Boyne Hurdle last month was an encouraging performance over an inadequate 2m5f. He could be an entirely different proposition now back up in trip and back at the Cheltenham Festival, where he has an excellent record. Unbeaten hurdler Blazing Khal is second choice having defied a long absence to win the Boyne, with Flooring Porter next on the list in his bid to win this race for the third successive season. Teahupoo and Home By The Lee are other strong contenders.

16:10 – Datsalrightgino

The vote goes to DATSALRIGHTGINO who has posted two very solid efforts since returning to 2m4f, including in a C&D novice handicap that has thrown up a couple of subsequent Festival winners in recent years. He may raise his game even further with cheekpieces now fitted and looks to have a major prize in him. So Scottish, whose odds reflect his obvious claims, is feared most ahead of Frero Banbou who looks interesting off a handy mark upped in distance. Il Ridoto, Fugitif and Midnight River have all shown good form here this season, while Haut En Couleurs has the class to perform well on his handicap debut.

17:30 – Fontaine Collonges

The mare FONTAINE COLLONGES dug deep to beat subsequent Welsh National runner-up The Big Breakaway over 3m1f at Haydock in November and her fast-finishing fourth over 3m at Kempton in December also suggests today’s test will be an ideal fit. The ground was soft for both of those runs and good to soft going may not have suited when she was disappointing at Haydock last month. Cheekpieces had a positive effect on Rapper when he won in fine style over C&D on New Year’s Day and he is feared most with a visor now applied. Dr Kananga could return to form with a big performance if, as expected, he’s back on his favoured testing ground, while the highly progressive Stumptown has to be respected. Mr Incredible, Dunboyne, Royal Thief and Angels Dawn are others who can run well.

Cheltenham Lucky 15 Tips

13:30 – Stage Star
15:30 – Sire Du Berlais
16:10 – Datsalrightgino
17:30 – Fontaine Collonges

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