'They're not here for a day out' - Irish raider Lucky 15 at Cheltenham on Friday

‘They’re not here for a day out’ – Irish raider Lucky 15 at Cheltenham on Friday

Liam Bramall

Published: October 24, 2024

Horse racing is in Liam's blood and his biggest passion is jumps racing. He can often be found at his favourite tracks; Chepstow and Cheltenham in the Autumn when the National Hunt action kicks off. In his own words: "I'm often referred to as a walking form book, a trait which comes in handy from time to time. My proudest tipping success to date was landing a whopping 682-1 accumulator at Epsom."

Racing returns to Cheltenham this week and the two-day Showcase meeting kicks off on Friday. The Irish love to come over for every Cheltenham fixture and there are no fewer than 11 Irish-trained runners on Day 1. Clearly they’re not here for a day out so we’ve picked out four of the most interesting raiders and combined them into a Lucky 15. Check out our free tips page for daily content across British and Irish racing.

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1.50 Cheltenham

Path d’Oroux is yet to win over fences, despite possessing a substantial mark of 144 in this sphere. That being said, his form in big handicaps at Cheltenham and Aintree suggests he’ll be getting off the mark before long. This looks like a good opportunity and the handicapper reckons he’s the best horse in the race.

Path d'Oroux

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2.25 Cheltenham

Dancing On My Own won this race off a 2lb lower mark last term and he should appreciate the decent ground here. Having won that race by two lengths, an extra 2lb is unlikely to be too problematic and another big run could be on the cards.

Dancing On My Own

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3.35 Cheltenham

Ceanndana has been the model of consistency since May and it’s hard to knock his three wins and two seconds in five starts. He’ll need to take a step forward on the evidence of his narrow success off 112 at Sligo earlier this month but Ross O’Sullivan’s gelding appears to be progressive.

Ceanndana

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4.10 Cheltenham

Minella Sixo was a narrow winner of his sole Irish point and was subsequently sold for £115,000. Gordon Elliott’s five-year-old was an easy winner on hurdling debut at Fairyhouse last time and the step up in trip looks likely to suit.

Minella Sixo

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