Five horses to follow at Cheltenham and Navan on Sunday
Top tips for Cheltenham and Navan on Sunday! Our experts have selections for day three of The November Meeting, and BAR 1 Betting Troytown Handicap Chase day in Ireland.
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2.00 Cheltenham: Larzac
Tipster: Angus McNae and Andy Stephens.
Angus says: Larzac makes his debut over fences in this handicap and rates as a very interesting runner after winning on his latest start over hurdles at Uttoxeter.
That win came under a smooth and patient Harry Cobden ride and we can expect more of the same here on a horse who may just be well treated for this discipline off a mark of 124 in a race where a strong gallop looks sure to suit his hold-up style.
Andy says: The best jumper of a hurdle, according to the RaceiQ database, is now sent to chasing. He's an interesting prospect off a lowish mark
3.00 Navan: Search For Glory
Tipster: RaceiQ nap of the day (Andy Stephens).
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Four of Elliott’s seven Troytown winners have been ridden by conditional jockeys, while claimers have upstaged their more senior weighing-room colleagues in the past three editions. Indeed, they rode the first three home in 2023; and the first two 12 months ago.
Search For Glory will be partnered by 3lb claimer James Smith, and when trying to weigh up Elliott jockey bookings it is worth keeping in mind this will be the fifth time they have teamed up in the past year.
The combination might well have won the Ultima at Cheltenham in March but for going their separate ways at the final fence. That left the way clear for Johnnywho, Jagwar and Quebecois to fight out the finish, with the winner going on to finish a fine fourth in the Grand National. It’s a strong piece of form that puts him firmly in the picture here.
Search For A Glory subsequently disappointed in the Irish National but was almost certainly past his best for the year. His Cheltenham run was not a one-off as he had previously been runner-up in the Paddy Power Chase at Leopardstown over Christmas.
The nine-year-old, one of six Gigginstown House Stud challengers, lacks a recent run and made no impact on his comeback in this race last year, but conditions were bottomless and he was minus the blinkers he’s worn ever since. His overall record when fresh is encouraging, given he had previously won first time out three campaigns in a row.
Bet365 make him a standout 28-1, and a general 25-1 elsewhere. He’s worth an each-way play with five places on offer.
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3.10 Cheltenham: Harry Lowes
Tipster: Nic Doggett.
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One horse that we do know is sure to be on a workable mark is 6-1 chance Harry Lowes and I think he could be ready to win this first time out. He was very well supported ahead of his second run in a handicap – having won a Bangor novice in-between – at Aintree in April, and ran a cracker finishing in third behind the subsequently disqualified Laafi.
What made that performance even more impressive to me was his ability to jump the second last so well having made a momentum-halting error three out. That came just after getting stuck behind Wandering Ego who was going nowhere, and I think he was probably just a little unsighted at the obstacle. The way he ran on close home suggested that he was an unlucky loser, and his trainer Dan Skelton admitted he felt the same in a recent stable tour.
“I would go so far as saying that if he hadn’t nearly got knocked over he would have won. I think this is a really nice horse that has got progression in him," he said.
“We need to see that progression, but it is there. He will make a chaser one day, but I feel from what we saw at Aintree that we have got a nice handicap hurdle to win somewhere.”
He’s 4 lb higher here, which looks more than manageable as a scopey sort with lots more improvement to come this season. His point-to-point form reads well (beat Mighty Park in April 2025), he won first time out last season, and he has no issue with good ground, so this looks an ideal time to catch him.
I think he could win this and the The Gerry Feilden at Newbury in a couple of weeks’ time.
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3.10 Cheltenham Sunday: Race To Base
Tipster: Dave Nevison.
This year's Unibet Greatwood Hurdle is far and away the best handicap run so far this season and I doubt whether there will be a more competitive race before the Festival.
Race To Base could be value against runners from much bigger yards, and is chalked up at 40-1, at the time of writing on Friday.
Nick Scholfield’s gelding has just one disappointing run to his name in the EBF final, but, judging by his excellent 33-1 second at Sandown on his next start, the issue had been correctly addressed by a wind operation.
He reappeared this season in a small-field event at Wetherby where he was noted staying on very well after his two main rivals got first run on him. I feel that run could well have put him spot on for this event. The strong pace will suit him very well and I am hopeful he can stay on into a place, at least.
3.45 Cheltenham: New Grange
Tipster: Angus McNae.
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This Irish raider was a very impressive Bumper winner on his debut under Rules, taking a fair field apart by 7½ lengths at Listowel.
He had won a point before that and is clearly a useful sort. That win came over two and a half miles and he drops back in trip here, but that should not be a problem for this strong travelling powerful galloper.
He will relish the Cheltenham hill and the booking of Cobden takes the eye.
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