Dave Nevison: My top tips for Cheltenham on Saturday

1.15 Cheltenham: Frero Banbou

Frero Banbou looks another potential winner for the red-hot combination of Charlie Deutsch and Venetia Williams, a team that have hit form perhaps a month earlier than normal.

He ran an absolute cracker at Newbury last time behind Il Ridito, a well-treated ex-French four-year-old from the Paul Nicholls stable.

Frero Banbou went up 13lb in the weights for an impressive win at Sandown last season and it might have looked as though the handicapper took offence, but after a couple of runs off his new mark I think further wins could be forthcoming.

He has plenty of experience over fences - both here and in France – while he’s still just a six-year-old and better could be still to come.

1.50 Cheltenham: Silver Hallmark

He doesn’t look badly treated off a mark of 145 for his handicap debut over fences.

Silver Hallmark returned in the Colin Parker at Carlisle and that race is traditionally a very strong affair, while he ran seriously well in trying to give weight to the likes of subsequent Ladbrokes Trophy runner-up Fiddlerontheroof (who narrowly beat him on his novice chase debut last season).

Watching that run, it looked very much like a comeback effort - he was wide throughout and not knocked about once his chance had gone, albeit he didn’t drop back too far. His previous win came in a Grade Two event last January.

2.05 Doncaster: Natural History

He has gone off favourite for his last five starts and won just one, but his placed efforts – particularly his second at Newton Abbot last April - would suggest a mark of 122 seriously underestimates him.

Natural History was between Listed and Group Three class on the Flat and he has not lived up to that form so far over hurdles, but best Flat run came at Newbury and I have always believed Doncaster is a very similar test. The track could be ideal for him here.

Getting in a race like this off 10st 1lb looks a good bit of placing by Gary Moore and for once we should get value backing him.

3.35 Cheltenham: Martello Sky

Martello Sky was backed into favourite last time in a quality event won by the resurgent Brewinupastorm. She ran below form at Aintree, but that was her first disappointing effort and, now back against her own sex, I am happy to give her another chance for in-form trainer Lucy Wadham.

A winner over course and distance last spring, she is reunited with Aidan Coleman who has won on her twice previously. Ground just on the easy side of good seems ideal.