1:30 Cheltenham – JLT Novices’ Chase tips, odds & racecard – Thur 16th March 2017

1:30 JLT Novices’ Chase (Grade 1)

No DRAW	FORM AGE	HORSE LAST RUN (RATING) JOCKEY / TRAINER / OWNER
1	3F354U D 7yo Gelding	Baily Cloud 53 (140) M A Enright (11st 4lb) M F Morris R A Scott
2	4-72133 D 6yo Gelding	Balko Des Flos 32 (143) D J Mullins (11st 4lb) H de Bromhead Gigginstown House Stud
3	1-61331 D 6yo Gelding	Disko 32 (151) B J Cooper (11st 4lb) N Meade Gigginstown House Stud
4	23-1FP1 D 6yo Gelding	Flying Angel 33 (152) N D Fehily (11st 4lb) N A Twiston-Davies Mr R J Rexton
5	F69-121 D 7yo Gelding	Kilcrea Vale 18 (140) J McGrath (11st 4lb) N J Henderson Mr A D Spence
6	10-1121 D 6yo Gelding	Politologue 34 (152) Sam Twiston-Davies (11st 4lb) P F Nicholls Mr J Hales
7	5-31111 D 6yo Gelding	Top Notch 40 (152) D A Jacob (11st 4lb) N J Henderson Mr Simon Munir & Mr Isaac Souede
8	111-411 C 7yo Gelding	Yorkhill 53 R Walsh (11st 4lb) W P Mullins Andrea & Graham Wylie

Forecast: Evens Yorkhill, 4/1 Top Notch, 9/2 Disko, 6/1 Politologue, 16/1 Flying Angel, 20/1 Kilcrea Vale, 33/1 Balko Des Flos, 66/1 Baily Cloud

Tip – Top Notch ran an excellent race here last year in the Champion Hurdle behind Annie Power, My Tent or Yours, The New One and Nichols Canyon – a repeat of that performance will see him go very close.