Horse Racing Tips: On fire Bowen has good ride at Cheltenham

There’s plenty to be excited about this Friday with the first meeting at Cheltenham of the season catching the eye.

Also on the schedule are cards from Doncaster, Newbury, Sligo, Dundalk and Southwell. We’ve picked out three bets to follow from across Friday's action for our Horse Racing Tips.

15:00 Cheltenham - Sir Galahad @ 13/2

Sir Galahad looks an underrated contender in the 15:00 at Cheltenham as he returns to novice company after recent runs in handicaps.

The four-year-old has made good progress since joining Olly Murphy, winning four of his six starts over hurdles and finishing an excellent second to Saligo Bay in a decent handicap at Market Rasen last time.

That run confirmed he continues to move forward, and the decision to drop him back into novice grade looks a smart one.

The Murphy yard is operating at a near 50 percent strike rate and this promising youngster should be well suited by conditions and Cheltenham’s test.

Sir Galahad sets a clear benchmark and while there are some promising sorts in this field, he looks capable of adding another win to his rapidly developing profile.

Sean Bowen is riding out of his skin and is booked here.

16:45 Cheltenham - The Newest One @ 7/1

The Newest One returns to Cheltenham for the 16:45 and looks a lively contender now back in a race he won last year when staying on strongly to beat Jimmy The Digger.

He’s been highly tried since, contesting some strong handicaps through the winter, and should find this company more to his liking on ground that holds no fears.

The stable have started the season brightly, and this mark of 123 looks within reach based on his best chase efforts.

With conditions ideal and plenty of experience in big-field handicaps, The Newest One is capable of bouncing back to form and making a bold bid to regain the winning thread.

17:10 Newbury - Peter The Wolf @ 10/1

Peter The Wolf returns to handicap company in the last at Newbury and looks capable of resuming his progress after a confidence-boosting success at Chepstow.

The three-year-old made all in a soft-ground maiden there, travelling powerfully and pulling clear in fine style to win by four lengths.

That performance suggested he’s back on the up, and he now reverts to handicaps from what still looks a workable mark of 80 based on earlier placed efforts at Leicester and Pontefract.

The Warren Greatrex team are in good form, and under conditions that should suit, this improving gelding appeals as one with more to offer.

If reproducing his recent effort, Peter The Wolf looks a major contender to follow up in this closing contest.

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