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Cheltenham Festival: Day 2 Betting Tips

After a cracking opening day, Cheltenham is back with another top-class seven-race card on Style Wednesday that features three Grade 1 races.

The feature race of the day is the BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase in which Jonbon is a short price to gain his first festival success.

We have picked out bets for all seven races on Wednesday including a last-time-out winner who looks capable of stepping up in grade.

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13:20 Cheltenham – Turners Novices' Hurdle

This might be a bit more competitive than the betting suggests.

Final Demand is a short price to give Willie Mullins a fourth straight renewal but it may be worth taking a chance on his stablemate Kel Histoire.

He’s given the impression that he’s a work in progress in two starts for the yard so far, but a step up in distance can only help and he’s been forgotten about in the market.

Selection: Kel Histoire

14:00 Cheltenham – Brown Advisory Novices' Chase

There’s a suspicion that Ballyburn is going to relish this step up in distance and he will be hard to beat if he improves again.

The way he stayed on at the Dublin Racing Festival suggests he needs more of a stamina test and his pedigree suggests as much, so he can give Mullins another success in the race.

Selection: Ballyburn

14:40 Cheltenham - Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle

Gavin Cromwell is no stranger to success at the Cheltenham Festival and his representative, Al Gasparo, may have been underestimated in the market.

He’s a real top-of-the-ground performer, as seen when winning at Leopardstown last time out, so conditions should be ideal for him here and his prominent racing style could be an advantage on this sort of ground too.

Selection: Al Gasparo

15:20 Cheltenham – Glenfarclas Cross-Country Chase

Gavin Cromwell has another strong hand with his runners in this race.

Stumptown heads the betting, but his stablemate Vanillier may be worth considering at bigger odds.

He bolted up in a cross-country contest at Punchestown last time out and the 2023 Grand National runner-up is down to a very attractive mark of 147.

Selection: Vanillier

16:00 Cheltenham – BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase

Jonbon’s defeats may have come at Cheltenham but he’s shown on the last two Cheltenham Trials Days that he’s capable of useful form at the track – and he sets a rock-solid standard for his rivals to aim at here.

Selection: Jonbon

16:40 Cheltenham – Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase

This can go the way of JPR One, who should relish the drop down in class to handicap company here.

He won a Grade 2 Handicap at Exeter on return before a respectable effort behind Jonbon and he wasn’t disgraced despite finishing fourth of five in a messy race at Newbury after that.

Selection: JPR One

17:20 Cheltenham – Champion Bumper

Mullins has dominated this contest recently but Gordon Elliott has a decent record in it too and it may be worth taking a chance on Kalypso’chance.

He’s followed up his point success with wins at Punchestown and Navan – the latter at Listed level – and he’s proven on quicker ground too, which could be crucial if this turns into a speed test.

Selection: Kalypso’chance

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