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Cheltenham day two Placepot picks!

LEG 1 Ballyburn

BALLYBURN looks the strongest member of the Willie Mullins team for the Festival and can show why here. He had already gone well in a couple of minor events before blowing his rivals away to win the Grade 1 Brave Inca at Leopardstown last month.

LEG 2 Fact To File

FACT TO FILE gave a sound beating to the useful Gaelic Warrior at the Dublin Racing Festival last time and should improve for this longer distance. He showed his liking for the track when a narrow second in the Champion Bumper last season and connections swerved hurdling and sent him straight over fences. He’s a proven Grade 1 performer who goes on any ground and has a lot more to come.

LEG 3 Langer Dan, Sa Majeste, Doddiethegreat

LANGER DAN has an excellent Cheltenham record and can go close to following up his win in this race 12 months ago. By some miracle, trainer Dan Skelton has got him back to the same handicap mark of 141 as that victory and we can cross out his form earlier this season as this has been his only target. He has only finished out of the frame once in a Festival handicap and that was when he was brought down and he’ll be right there again.

SA MAJESTE is lightly raced and landed his first win since joining Willie Mullins on Limerick’s Christmas card. This is much tougher but connections are bullish and owner JP McManus has a fair record in the race.

DODDIETHEGREAT was a bit unlucky to finish only fourth in the Betfair Hurdle at Newbury last time after meeting traffic problems. He earlier went close in fair company here when ridden closer to the pace. He looks ahead of the handicapper for Nicky Henderson.

LEG 4 El Fabiolo

EL FABIOLO is streets ahead of these rivals and can add the Champion Chase to last year’s Arkle Trophy success. A lot is said about his jumping but he’s a clever jumper who gets the job done. The odd error he can make hasn’t slowed him down year and he followed that Arkle success with an 11-length win at Punchestown. This season started with a saunter around Cork before another Grade 1 was hoovered up at the Dublin Racing Festival last time. He’ll win if running anywhere close to his best form.

LEG 5 Delta Work, Minella Indo

DELTA WORK loves this track and can land a third Festival Cross-Country Chase win. He famously got the better of the great Tiger Roll in 2022 but put in an even better effort when repelling Galvin 12 months ago. I wouldn’t worry too much about his sixth over this course at the November meeting as he was giving lumps of weight away in that handicap and this is off level weights. This is his target for the season and he can deliver again for Gordon Elliott.

MINELLA INDO was good enough to win the Gold Cup in 2021 and was runner-up 12 months later. He has never matched those highs since but was a solid fourth over this track at the December meeting and is another much better off at the weights today. He acts on any ground and can go close again

LEG 6 Saint Roi, Sa Fureur, Unexpected Party

SAINT ROI has spent most of his time running well in Grade 1 company but can give Willie Mullins his first ever handicap chase win at the Festival. He was good enough to finish third in the Arkle last season and went on to hit the post behind Banbridge in the red-hot Manifesto at Aintree. He has long had this race as his target and showed promise on his handicap debut at Fairyhouse in January where he was fourth despite being hampered. He had a quiet prep run at Leopardstown last time and will be fully revved up for this.

SA FUREUR has the benefit of the excellent Jack Kennedy on board and was an easy Fairyhouse winner before going close at Navan. This is just his fourth chase run so there should be more to come.

UNEXPECTED PARTY has come nicely down the weights and will have been laid out for this.

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