Steve Ryder Tuesday Racing Tips

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Many are in with chances in this big field handicap hurdle but I feel it is worth taking a chance on the Gordon Elliott trained Gealach (best priced at 22/1) off a career low mark. The five-year-old only has a record of 1-23 in his career but I feel he has been plotted for a handicap hurdle based on his runs this season. He has been ridden by a range of 7lb claimers so far this season and has dropped down from a mark of 119 down to a mark of 115 following form figures of 04U00.

It is worth remembering that Gealach finished a close 8th (beaten only 5 ½ lengths) in the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in 2020 off a mark of 129 so he now looks extremely well handicapped. He drops in class into this 80-116 handicap off top weight and the booking of Davy Russell seems significant; he looks worth taking a chance on at a big price.

This race has been a fantastic pointer to the Pertemps Handicap Final at the Cheltenham Festival so it is worth keeping an note of the eyecatching qualifiers in this race but one horse who will be needing to win this to stand any chance of getting into the race at Cheltenham is Ardhill (best priced at 11/4). The Gordon Elliott trained six-year-old landed a big gamble earlier this month at Ascot when bolting up in first-time blinkers by 7 ½ lengths.

Ardhill is currently first reserve for this race but can get into the race if his trainer wishes and he would be extremely interesting despite running from 6lb out of the handicap. The minimum rating to get into the race at Cheltenham last season was 126 so he will have land a couple of competitive handicaps in order to get into the race and I imagine he will one of very few triers in this race.

Concertista finished well ahead of Sayce Gold (best priced at 4/1) on her chasing debut at Cork in a Grade 2 but that was over 2 miles and this trip of 2m6½f will be much more in the favour of the latter. The Michael Winters trained mare was progressive last season and won a 3 mile Grade 3 Novice Hurdle at Cork on soft/heavy ground by eight lengths proving that these conditions will suit her well.

Sayce Gold finished 3rd on her chasing debut at Cork over two miles before finishing 4th behind Concertista over the same course and distance last time. The Willie Mullins trained mare is clearly the one to beat with her rating of 152 over hurdles but this trip will be a huge question mark on heavy ground and instead I expect Sayce Gold to upset the favourite in receipt of weight.

Gigginstown and Gordon Elliott have won this four times in the last six years and I think they can win it again with Abacadabras (best priced at 15/2) this year. He was campaigned exclusively as a 2 miler up until he was stepped up in trip to 2m4f for the Aintree Hurdle where he defeated Buzz by 1 ¼ lengths that day. At the time that looked a disappointing Grade 1 but that rival was a short priced favourite for the Grade 1 Long Walk Hurdle before injury ruled him out.

Abacadabras finished 3rd behind Honeysuckle in the Hattons Grace where in all honesty he was never put into the race but this 3 mile experiment is fascinating. Flooring Porter will ensure this is run at a good pace and I expect him travel well into this race before needing all of the Jack

Kennedy’s skills to deliver him on the line. With up to four places available on the race, he should prove hard to keep out of the frame if seeing out this 3 mile trip for the first time.

There is no doubt that last year’s winner A Plus Tard is the one to beat in this Grade 1 prize but at the prices I feel it is worth taking a chance on Delta Work (best priced at 8/1) back at his favoured track. The Gordon Elliott trained eight-year-old has form figures of 111U3 at this track over fences including a victory in this race in 2019. He always needs his reappearance run so it was slightly odd to see him so well supported in the market last time when 4th behind Frodon in the Grade 1 at Down Royal.

Delta Work has five lengths to make up with Galvin on that run but he now doesn’t concede race fitness to his stablemate and also gets his optimum conditions. The Henry De Bromhead yard appear to be slightly under a cloud at the moment with only a 7% strike rate and a 31% RTF in comparison to Gordon Elliott who is 17% and 55% so that could make A Plus Tard vulnerable and hopefully Delta Work can capitalise.