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Cheltenham Day 2 Tips: Race rundown for 2025
The Grade 1’s just keep on coming with another mouthwatering afternoon ahead at Cheltenham. The opening race on the card the Turners Novices’ Hurdle is potentially one of the most exciting contests of the week with three unbeaten hurdles taking each other on. Ballyburn stretches out beyond three miles for the first time in the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase and Jonbon is looking to put his Cheltenham Festival Voodoo to bed in the Queen Mother Champion Chase. I have looked over each of the seven races in detail and have brought you some good value bets which with a bit of luck should see us come away with some profit on Day 2 of the Cheltenham Festival, Top Cheltenham Day 2 offer Quick Cheltenham Day 2 tips Win Singles Champion Chase: MARINE NATIONALE – 5/1 with bet365 Turners Novices’ Hurdle: FINAL DEMAND – 3/2 with Sky Bet Brown Advisory: BALLYBURN – 8/13 with Betfred Coral Cup: IMPOSE TOI – 6/1 with talkSPORT BET Cross Country Chase: STUMPTOWN – 2.7/1 with SBK Grand Annual Challenge: SO SCOTTISH – 12/1 with bet365 Champion Bumper: COPACABANA – 5/2 with Paddy Power Win Double Final Demand Ballyburn Go for the win double at 3.05/1 with bet365 Each way Double Impose Toi Marine Nationale Take the each way treble at 44/1 with Betfred Top 5 favourites & odds for Style Wednesday Day Grade 1 races TurnersNovices’HurdleBrown AdvisoryChaseChampionChaseChampion BumperFinal Demand6/4Ballyburn8/13Jonbon5/6Copacabana3.1/1The New Lion7/4Dancing City11/2Marine Nationale5/1Bambino Fever9/2The Yellow Clay6/1Better Days Ahead11/1Energumene8.2/1Kalypso’chance5/1Potters Charm15.5/1Gorgeous Tom 11/1Solness9/1Gameofinches9/2Sixmilebridge22/1Stellar Story14/1Found A Fifty12/1Aqua Force15.5/1 Champion Chase tips I am sticking to my guns and opposing Jonbon! I just can’t have him at that price as I’m confident Cheltenham doesn’t suit him. I was lucky enough to chat to Aidan Coleman on Monday and he said Jonbon is definitely not as good around Cheltenham. The issue is it does look a weak renewal and is there anything good enough to beat him? I am pinning my hopes on MARINE NATIONALE improving again. He did something Jonbon couldn’t and that was win a Supreme. I know he hasn’t lived up to expectations over fences but he did have a setback and there was a lot more encouragement in that second to Solness last month. If they go hard he could be suited by how this pans out and is worth chancing. Jonbon hammered Energumene at Ascot when last seen but that track wouldn’t suit the latter and the ground was faster than ideal too. I think he is a bit flattered by that run and back at Cheltenham might struggle to hold off the selection in the closing stages. Everything has a price and I just can’t bring myself to back him at odds-on at a track I know doesn’t suit. Solness will put the pace to the race and has won his last two so deserves respect but it’ll be a lot harder to pull off them tactics here. Eight horses head to post so that would usually mean there is a good each way proposition at a bigger price but I’m struggling to see any of them getting involved. Found A Fifty perhaps the only one as he had excuses last time when well backed and he had been progressing nicely before that and is around 16/1 which some would argue is a bit too big. 6 MARINE NATIONALE Trainer: Barry Connell Jockey: Sean Flanagan Form: 1111-1-15-232 Age: 8yo Weight: 11-10 Marine Nationale to win the Champion Chase at 5/1 with bet365 Turners Novices’ Hurdle tips This looks like one of the most exciting races of the week and I can’t wait to see FINAL DEMAND out again. He hacked up by 15 lengths on hurdles debut and then produced an even better performance to follow up in Grade 1 company at the Dublin Racing Festival. He has such a long stride I can see him relishing the Cheltenham hill and now the rain has come (on watered ground) conditions could prove ideal. I expect him to be well backed and he could even end up going off favourite. The New Lion has gone 3-3 over hurdles but I question his form somewhat. He beat Wendigo to win the Challow and that horse would get lapped here. He has looked visually impressive but I can see him going for home too soon and then getting outstayed in the closing stages. I actually wouldn’t be surprised to see The Yellow Clay emerge as the danger. I’m a bit annoyed he didn’t go for the Albert Bartlett but the fact Gordon Elliott chucks him in here tells you a lot about how much he rates the horse and I can see him running well. Potters Charm let backers down on Trials Day but is probably better than he showed there and might be a big price to hit the frame. Kiss Will has gone under the radar somewhat but lacks experience and might be a longer term prospect. Similar comments apply to Kel Histoire. 1 FINAL DEMAND Trainer: Willie Mullins Jockey: Paul
The Grade 1’s just keep on coming with another mouthwatering afternoon ahead at Cheltenham.
The opening race on the card the Turners Novices’ Hurdle is potentially one of the most exciting contests of the week with three unbeaten hurdles taking each other on.
Ballyburn stretches out beyond three miles for the first time in the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase and Jonbon is looking to put his Cheltenham Festival Voodoo to bed in the Queen Mother Champion Chase.
I have looked over each of the seven races in detail and have brought you some good value bets which with a bit of luck should see us come away with some profit on Day 2 of the Cheltenham Festival,
Top Cheltenham Day 2 offer
Quick Cheltenham Day 2 tips
Win Singles
- Champion Chase: MARINE NATIONALE – 5/1 with bet365
- Turners Novices’ Hurdle: FINAL DEMAND – 3/2 with Sky Bet
- Brown Advisory: BALLYBURN – 8/13 with Betfred
- Coral Cup: IMPOSE TOI – 6/1 with talkSPORT BET
- Cross Country Chase: STUMPTOWN – 2.7/1 with SBK
- Grand Annual Challenge: SO SCOTTISH – 12/1 with bet365
- Champion Bumper: COPACABANA – 5/2 with Paddy Power
Win Double
- Final Demand
- Ballyburn
