Road to Cheltenham 2024: Just two weeks to go, folks!

The 2024 Cheltenham Festival is just two weeks away, and it's fair to say the excitement levels are rising.

Spirits were certainly high during Episode 13 - the penultimate episode - of this season's Road To Cheltenham featuring Matt Hulmes, Frankie Foster and Joel Ross.

The lads began by discussing the return of the ever-popular Ferny Hollow, who won the Grade 3 Newlands Chase at Naas last weekend in good style.

A Champion Chase contender? Perhaps not, as trainer Willie Mullins seems to be favouring a tilt at Aintree's Grand National meeting - or the Punchestown Festival.

The youngsters were put under the spotlight after Kalif Du Berlais (who definitely won't be appearing at Prestbury Park in a couple of weeks) edged out Givemefive in the Grade 2 Adonis Juvenile Hurdle at Kempton on Saturday.

A fascinating Irish contender in Bottler'secret, who put his name into the hat for the Triumph Hurdle with an impressive 11-length victory in a Grade 3 at Naas the same day, is also assessed.

The handicaps are dissected by the panel, with a lot of focus on Langer Dan, the current Coral Cup favourite. A plot job, or is he on the decline? Fascinating.

Horses put forward by you guys, the punters, are reviewed in quickfire style. Noble Yeats, Ile Atlantique, Sir Gino - that's just a few of them.

Finally, as always, Matt, Frankie and Joel put forward their penultimate antepost picks for the Festival.

For Mr. Foster, it's a 9/1 shot in the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle - while Matt and Joel each put up a 10/1 shot in the Albert Bartlett and Pertemps respectively.

Tune into the full episode below - and be sure to come back next week for the final episode before the Festival.

Stay tuned to Betfred Insights for more Cheltenham Tips as we build-up to the 2024 Festival