Andrew Mount has tipped winners on both days of the Cheltenham November meeting so far. He has two more tips to round out the festival on Sunday at Prestbury Park.
2.00 Cheltenham – Jony R (1pt win – 25/1 generally)
Since 2014 (11 renewals), runners who finished fifth or worse in their prep race have won this 2m handicap chase on eight occasions and backing the qualifiers blind returned a profit of £20.58 to a £1 level stake at SP. Those qualifiers aged between six and eight wee eight from 34 (+£42.58). Jony R qualifies on his debut for in-form Warren Greatrex and looks worth chancing at a big price with Sean Bowen up. The seven-year-old has had a wind operation since pulling up at Ayr in April on his final start for Stuart Crawford and his new trainer has a good record with chasers/hurdlers who were returning from wind surgery.
2.35 Cheltenham – Ask Brewster (1pt win – 6/1 generally) & Double Powerful (17/2 Paddy Power, BetVictor)
In recent years, early pace has been the key ingredient in this premier handicap chase over the extended 3m3f trip, with six of the last ten winners going into the race with a Proform pace rating of eight or higher (on a scale of one to 12). Backing all 18 qualifiers returned a profit of £32.83 to a £1 level stake at SP (+£45.47 at Betfair SP after 2% commission, expected wins = 2.04, A/E = 2.95) and seven of the 12 beaten horses finished second or third. Two of the blank years feature three or four qualifiers, whereas the winners came in years when they were only one or two runners who fitted the bill. This year, there are only two qualifiers – Double Powerful and Ask Brewster. The last-named has been a regular in my columns over the years and was one of my ten-to-follow – his record in the March to October period reads 1111119 (6-7) for a profit of £48.16 to a £1 level stake at SP, including form figures of 11111 (5-5) on left-handed tracks. He usually goes off the boil once November comes around, but with Cheltenham’s ground unseasonably fast I’ll take a chance on him. His two previous November runs on left-handed tracks a 10-1 fourth of 12 and a 17-2 fourth of eight – both came in the mud at Chepstow on his first two runs under rules back in 2023 and he should be thereabouts.
Double Powerful, the other qualifier on the pace angle, failed to complete the course in his three runs over fences last term but he made a winning return at Fontwell last month and he won over hurdles at this meeting in 2024.
Andrew Mount’s Best Bets Today
2.00 Cheltenham – Jony R (1pt win – 25/1 generally)
2.35 Cheltenham – Ask Brewster (1pt win – 6/1 generally) & Double Powerful (17/2 Paddy Power, BetVictor)
FAQs: Today’s Racing Tips
Which racecourses run on Sunday 15 November? Cheltenham, Fontwell & Navan.
Who is Andrew Mount? Andrew Mount is a professional tipster with over a decade of experience following UK and Irish racing. He combines form study, market moves and trainer intelligence to identify value bets each day, and shares his tips daily on X as @TrendHorses.
When was today’s article published? Today’s article was published at 2.52pm on Saturday 14 November.