Cheltenham is an excellent hunting ground for our racing tipster and it looked like being another profitable meeting as Make Me A Believer got us off to a perfect start.
However, two fallers when both were looking likely to go very close about summed up our luck this time.
Cheltenham (Friday)
11.30: Make Me A Believer 2pts win at 10/3: WON, SP 16/5
12.05: L'Air Du Vent 2pts win at 11/4: unplaced, SP 10/3
12.40: Crooks Peak 1pt ew at 10/1: unplaced, SP 16/1
13.15: Arian 1pt ew at 5/1: Fell, SP 5/1
13.50: Kalashnikov 1pt ew at 4/1: 2nd, SP 5/2 (1/5)
14.25: Court Maid 2pts win at 7/4: 3rd, SP 11/8
15.00: Kingswell Theatre 1pt ew at 5/1: unplaced, SP 6/1
15.35 On The Blind Side 1pt ew at 4/1: 2nd, SP 4/1 (1/5)
Arian had travelled very sweetly but came crashing down 2 out before he could mount his challenge.
Cheltenham (Saturday)
12.05: Elham Valley 1pt ew at 5/1: Non-Runner
13.15: Zanza 1pt ew at 11/2: Fell, SP 11/2
13.50: Cepage 1pt ew at 9/1: unplaced, SP 9/1
15.00: Sceau Royal 1pt ew at 10/1: unplaced, SP 10/1
Much like the day before, Zanza this time was full of running when he came down with only a couple left to jump.
LW