ITV Racing Tips Today

Unbeaten in four starts between the Flat and hurdles, Hello Neighbour is a huge talent with a huge engine and although visually he doesn’t win by far, he idles once he hits the front. He can be very keen but the hood helped him to settle when winning a Grade 1 at the Dublin Racing Festival. His challenge will have to be timed right but he should come there swinging off the bridle and as long as he doesn’t hit the front too soon, he should take beating.

Kargese was a top juvenile hurdler last term and finished second at Cheltenham and Aintree, before going one better at Punchestown. She was entitled to need the run when second in a Grade 2 at Ascot in January and a handicap mark of 141 could significantly underestimate her. Paul Townend has picked her over three stablemates and Mullins’ record in this race is excellent.

Previous Cheltenham Festival winner Angels Dawn was victorious in the 2023 Kim Muir so we know she stays and gets on with the track. She won a couple of Irish points with little fuss in November and December, so the 10-year-old arrives in good form. This is tougher but her best form suggests she’s more than capable of going close.

French import Kopeck De Mee is yet to run for Willie Mullins but he remains lightly raced over hurdles and won a Listed contest at Auteuil in good style for previous connections in May. The handicapper has been forced to completely guess with a mark of 136 and it would be no surprise if he ends up being a good deal better than that.

Unbeaten in four starts between the Flat and hurdles, Hello Neighbour is a huge talent with a huge engine and although visually he doesn’t win by far, he idles once he hits the front. He can be very keen but the hood helped him to settle when winning a Grade 1 at the Dublin Racing Festival. His challenge will have to be timed right but he should come there swinging off the bridle and as long as he doesn’t hit the front too soon, he should take beating.

Kargese was a top juvenile hurdler last term and finished second at Cheltenham and Aintree, before going one better at Punchestown. She was entitled to need the run when second in a Grade 2 at Ascot in January and a handicap mark of 141 could significantly underestimate her. Paul Townend has picked her over three stablemates and Mullins’ record in this race is excellent.

Thought to be a non-stayer over 3m+ initially, Banbridge put those doubts to bed when coming from miles off the pace to win the King George. He is a speedy horse who stays and is improving, so there’s every chance he can hit the frame here. Whether he can beat Galopin Des Champs or not is another question but he will be waited with for one big lunge and if he does stay, then he has a solid shout.

French import Kopeck De Mee is yet to run for Willie Mullins but he remains lightly raced over hurdles and won a Listed contest at Auteuil in good style for previous connections in May. The handicapper has been forced to completely guess with a mark of 136 and it would be no surprise if he ends up being a good deal better than that.

Gordon Elliott’s Shecouldbeanything has come on leaps and bounds since going chasing and she completed a four-timer in December when winning a Listed contest at Bangor. A respectable third behind Bioluminescence when last seen, the slightly shorter trip will help and she could surprise a few by running a huge race here.

Wingmen didn’t quite have the turn of foot to live with The Yellow Clay and Final Demand over shorter trips but stuck to his task well to finish second on both occasions. Gordon Elliott’s seven-year-old shapes as if three miles will suit and it’s telling that Jack Kennedy has picked him over Ballybow, as that horse has a solid chance too.