Cheltenham Tips: Three for Saturday of the November Meeting

The November Meeting at Cheltenham continues on Saturday with a seven-race affair that starts at 12:35 and concludes shortly after 16:00.

I've got three Cheltenham tips for consideration, including an 14/1 each-way shout in a handicap later on the card.

12:35 - East India Dock @ 5/2

James Owen and The Gredley Family teamed up to win last year's G2 Triumph Trial with Burdett Road and I think they can follow suit on Saturday with his half-brother EAST INDIA DOCK.

The three-year-old son of Golden Horn was a classy operator on the Flat, reaching a mark of 90, and he made a highly-encouraging start over hurdles with a four-length triumph at Wincanton just under three weeks ago.

That form is hard to weigh up at this stage, but the runner-up Hot Fuss also boasted a lofty rating on the level and the third-placed Give It To Me Oj, for the Moores who excel with juveniles, was over 27 lengths clear of the rest of the field.

East India Dock was well on top at the line and the in-form Owen, who is operating at a 24% strike rate with 10 winners from 41 runners in the past fortnight, has suggested he should improve plenty for the run.

I think he's a solid proposition in nothing more than an average renewal of the race and can hopefully get us off to a flyer for the weekend.

Betfred are offering your stake back (up to £10) as a free bet if your selection in this race finishes 2nd.

13:45 - L'Eau Du Sud @ 10/11

The other Grade 2 on the card is the Arkle Trial just over an hour later.

Dan Skelton's L'EAU DU SUD is odds-on for the two-mile novices' chase, and I expect him to please favourite-backers.

The Sir Alex Ferguson-owned six-year-old developed into a classy hurdler last season, finishing runner-up in the Betfair Hurdle at Newbury in February before doing likewise in the County Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

He made his debut over fences in a 2m3f handicap at Stratford just over two weeks ago and absolutely bolted up off a mark of 138. He was entitled to win, but I was very taken by the manner in which he did so.

The handicapper raised him to 148 as a result, which makes him over 10lbs superior to every one of his seven rivals on Saturday.

The only negative as far as I'm concerned is the ground. He's never been tried on good or better, but it wasn't exactly deep ground at Stratford last time out and it didn't bother him there.

Lookaway isn't without a chance, but ultimately I expect him to come up short against the selection. The others would be surprise winners in my book.

14:55 - Zeeband each-way @ 14/1

Finally, an each-way chance is given to ZEEBAND in this three-mile handicap hurdle.

The seven-year-old Sea The Stars gelding represents Paul and Jack Gilligan, who are responsible for last year's winner Buddy One who hopefully gives a good account of himself in the Listed novices' chase here on Friday.

Exactly like his stablemate, Zeeband comes here off the back of competing in a competitive handicap hurdle at Galway. He was second to a lowly-rated Willie Mullins horse at Ballybrit, but six lengths clear of his other eight rivals.

He'll need a career-best off a mark of 140 (essentially 135 considering Jack's five-pound claim) to win this, but he's in good form and is attractively-priced at time of publication.

This is an Extra Place Race, with Betfred offering 4 places instead of 3 at 1/5 the odds for all each-way bets.

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