Sean Bowen Cheltenham Saturday blog: 'He should be in the mix'

Coral ambassador Sean Bowen gives this thoughts on his four rides at day two of Cheltenham on Saturday afternoon.

His last three runs over fences have been ok. I finished second on him in a nice race at Cartmel earlier this summer. He is an outsider in this field but if he were to bounce back to his best form, he would have an each-way chance.

This is a horse that Olly Murphy has always thought a lot of. He finished last season in good form, ending the campaign with victory at Perth. We have realised he wants better ground, and he should get that here at Cheltenham. I think he is still a well handicapped horse. This is a hot race, but we head there with strong claims.

He has been in good form which has meant he has jumped up the ratings. The ground was too soft for him two runs back at Cartmel, while last time out at Newton Abbot, he had a go over fences. He does need to bounce back from his last two runs, but I think he is a massive price here. 

I remember her hacking up around Ludlow last season. She then ran in the Fred Winter at the Cheltenham Festival. She returned to hurdling at Chepstow earlier this month. She will need to come on for that run to be in the mix in this race.

These bumpers at Cheltenham early in the season are always hot. My horse won a race for Paul Collins at Uttoxeter back in July. He then finished second at Sedgefield in his opening start for Olly Murphy, only going down by a neck. I am sure there will be some smart prospects in this field, but my horse has some solid form going into it.

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