16:00 Cheltenham tips
Novice Hcap Hurdleclass 32m½fgood18 runners
What we lean towardsopen race
Too close to split with conviction. Crooked Path just shades it from Eben Zaabeel on the size of its price drops.
Novice Hcap Hurdle over 2m½f on good going. Crooked Path and Eben Zaabeel separate by very little. We have enough recent form to rate all 18 declared.
How we rate the field
2
Eben Zaabeel
Daniel King / A J Martin
4/1
- Its price has been shortening harder each run across its last 5, averaging a 52% drop.
2/1 to 5/1: 21.0% win, 40.2% frame (739 tracked)
3
Kings Scholar
Tom Hutsby / Olly Murphy
21/1
- Its price has been shortening harder each run across its last 5, averaging a 28% drop.
- Quick turnaround at 35 days against its usual 79.
20/1 to 50/1: 2.0% win, -43% return over 1,150 tracked. Our weakest band.