As we head into the final day of the November Meeting at Prestbury Park, we more Andy Newton Cheltenham horse racing tips on Sunday as he looks at the FIVE ITV races.
Cheltenham Horse Racing Tips On Sunday 16th Nov: ITV Racing Best Bets From Day Three Of November Meeting
Sportscasting horse racing pundit and regular pundit on the Final Furlong Podcast, Andy Newton continues with his Cheltenham horse racing tips on Sunday.
There are FIVE more LIVE ITV Racing to end the meeting.
With the highlight coming in the Greatwood Hurdle at 3:30pm, as trainer Dan Skelton hopes to win the race for a third time since 2016.
Each day, you can also see Andy Newton’s horse racing tips that include Lucky 15, NAP and NB best bets.
1:15 Cheltenham – mallardjewellers.com Maiden Hurdle (Novices’ Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Cl2 (4yo+) 2m½f ITV
Just the two past runnings of this very tricky opener on ITV Racing.
But both winners have been aged five. While Dan Skelton won this last year and tries again with Solider Reeves, who sports the first-time tongue-tie.
Useful flat performer Ambiente Friendly could be anything over the sticks. Don’t forget, he was runner-up in the 2024 Epsom Derby.
He’s back from a wind op and the yard had a nice winner yesterday with Lavendar Hill Mob.
While the market should guide us a bit on Hendo’s Act Of Innocence – who could go off as the jolly now.
However, former point winner HOLD THE SERVE is chanced to ‘ace’ his rivals.
Yes, not a lot to go on here, but could be a nice prospect if translating that Borris House Point win in Ireland to rules.
The unbelievable Sean Bowen riding is the icing on the cake for this Olly Murphy runner, who also has his stable ticking along nicely at the moment.
🥇HOLD THE SERVE (e/w)
🥈SOLIDER REEVES
🥉AMBIENTE FRIENDLY
1:45 Cheltenham – Southam Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Cl3 (4yo+) 2m4f ITV
ALL of the last nine winners were aged seven or younger, which only rules out the nine year-old Aspire Tower.
In short, five and six year-olds have dominated – winning eight of the last nine.
A top five finish last time is a plus too and 100% of the last nine winners also returned 9/2 or shorter.
I did like Jax Junior, but he’s a non-runner now.
So, with these stats in mind, Ben Pauling’s JIG’S FORGE, Jordan’s Crossand Joseph’s O’Brien’s Kim Rogue are shortlisted.
Jordan’s Cross was a nice winner at Aintree last time and is up 6lbs for that in this better race. But still only has 10st 8lbs to carry, which will, of course, be a plus in this ground.
🥇JIG’S FORGE
🥈JORDAN’S CROSS
🥉KIM ROQUE
2:20 Cheltenham – Hine Solicitors Talking Sense Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Cl3 (4yo+ 0-140) 2m ITV
Triple Trade won this race two years ago and has to enter the mix rated 7lbs lower this time. Plus is the only CD winner in the line-up too.
The Tizzard team have already been on the scoresheet this week too and also took this in 2022.
But the slight niggle is he’s not won a race since taking this in 2023 (nine runs ago).
Kerry Lee’s CABHFUILFUNGI will like the ground and is noted too, plus ran well on his first run back last season.
So this could be the time to catch him again and gets the verdict.
Of the rest, Harry Cobden also catches the eye riding Glengougly, who was last seen running well at Aintree last season.
And jockey of the moment Sean Bowen has been snapped up to ride St Faz for Gordon Elliott.
🥇CABHFUILFUNGI
🥈TRIPLE TRADE
🥉GLENGOUGLY
2:55 Cheltenham – Oddschecker Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Cl1 (4yo+) 3m3½f ITV
The ten year-old Protektorat is the star on show here – but 17 of the last 23 winners of this have been aged eight or younger.
It won’t be easy for this former Festival winner to lump 12st in these conditions, but does hail from the Dan Skelton yard, who can do little wrong at the moment.
Transmission has won at this meeting before too and will be better for his last run here in October.
You feel the Venetia Williams yard will kick into gear soon too, and have the lightly-weighted Tanganyika here.
So this is certainly one to note in the market.
But a horse that has run well fresh in the past is BEAUPORT and being a past Midlands National winner over 4m 2f, we know he’ll stay.
Was last seen running twelfth in the Grand National but before that did well over hurdles.
Including running second in the Rendlesham Hurdle at Haydock. Plus was an excellent third in the Long Walk last December.
The Twiston-Davies team are also in good form at the moment, which is the final plus.
🥇BEAUPORT
🥈PROTEKTORAT
🥉TANGANYIKA
3:30 Cheltenham – Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Cl1 (3yo+) 2m½f ITV
Many chances for another competitive running of the Greatwood Hurdle.
The 2023 winner Iberico Lord is back, but is now rated 13lbs higher this time.
Welsh Champion Hurdle first and second Celtic Dino and Alexei race again. But with the last-named a pound better off and winning since can get his revenge.
The Alan King yard have done well in this race before – two wins since 2017. He runs Helnwein and Castle Carrock.
The last-named has gone well fresh too and with only four career runs looks the sort to have much more in the locker.
Plus his only win over hurdles to date came on soft ground.
But the one I like here is SERIOUS CHALLENGE for Fergal O’Brien.
The yard had Dysart Enos as a beaten favourite in third last year and are taken to go two places better.
This 5 year-old has won 50% of his six hurdles runs. And will be better for a return run at the end of last month (Aintree).
That came over 2m4f too. But I feel he’ll be fitter this time and much more at home on softer ground over shorter.
So I’ll take this Fergal runner to live up to his name and be a ‘Serious Challenge’ here.
🥇SERIOUS CHALLENGE
🥈ALEXEI
🥉CASTLE CARROCK
