15:00 Cheltenham tips
Novice Hurdleclass 12m½fgood10 runners
What we lean towardspreferred
Cooltobecareless is our pick, though Planters Punch is not far behind. It edges it on its standing on published form ratings.
Novice Hurdle over 2m½f on good going. Cooltobecareless heads our ratings. We have enough recent form to rate all 10 declared.
How we rate the field
2
Planters Punch
Nico de Boinville / Nicky Henderson
15/4
- Averages a 100% price drop, though on limited recent form.
- Back after 195 days, well beyond its usual 79-day gap.
2/1 to 5/1: 21.0% win, 40.2% frame (739 tracked)