We’ve rounded up some of the top picks from our racing experts, to provide handy trebles for Cheltenham day 2.
Our racing experts have provided their Cheltenham betting tips that you could use in a treble for Cheltenham day two.
Day two Cheltenham treble tips
Turners Novices’ Hurdle (13:20)
More big fields on Day 2 resulted in a few high‑profile horses failing to make the cut in the handicaps, and a maximum field lines up in the opening race of the day, the Turners Novices’ Hurdle, with the rerouting of Mighty Park possibly encouraging a few others to take their chances.
Take any clues from the form lines from the Supreme, especially with Talk of the Talk, who can give a pointer to the chances of BALLYFAD / (13:20 Cheltenham), who was just beaten by that horse in the DRF, with another of today’s runners, King Rasko Grey, in third. While in theory setting steady fractions suited front‑runners, it left Ballyfad vulnerable to those with a better turn of foot. He has progressed with each run over hurdles, with his victories underpinned by seeing out the trip well at 2 miles, but he has enough tactical speed to get a position. The increase in trip will surely see him to better effect, and it is a vote of confidence that Jack Kennedy chose him over Skylight Hustle, who has similar form credentials. One slight concern is that Ballyfad jumped to the right at Leopardstown, but that was when making the running, and if Jack can position him tracking the leaders on the inner, that can at least mitigate any recurrence and allow him to drift to the stands’ rail on the run‑in, which is often an advantage with the rail helping to keep tiring horses straight.
Richard Hoiles
Queen Mother Champion Chase (16:00)
Perhaps the best performance we’ve seen in this division so far this season was IL ETAIT TEMPS / in the Tingle Creek at Sandown in December. He romped home some nine lengths clear of Jonbon, with L’eau Du Sud nine further back in third. It was his fifth win on the trot at the time, dating back to the Arkle at Cheltenham in 2024 when he was third. Gaelic Warrior was untouchable that day and perhaps it is too easy to slate Il Etait Temps for his 0-3 record at this Festival. He was not disgraced as Marine Nationale won the Supreme in 2023, finishing fifth, and he had filled the same berth in Vauban’s Triumph Hurdle a year previously. He fell in the Clarence House at Ascot in January but never seemed himself in that race, which came at a time when the Mullins team were going through a lull, by their standards.Forgive that run and Paul Townend’s partner would be jostling with his stablemate for favouritism.
Enda McElhinney
BE AWARE / has been knocking on the door in Graded company this season after winning on his chase debut at Stratford and the handicapper has let him off lightly with a mark of 147 back in handicap company. He was only beaten a length in a Grade 2 at Windsor last time and he probably would have won if he had settled better in the early stages. A bigger field in which he can get cover should help on that front and he looks like a worthy selection.
Clive Gildon
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