BURROWS DIAMOND is fancied to return to winning ways in the British EBF Mares’ Novices’ Handicap Chase Final (2.05) at Cheltenham.
The seven-year-old daughter of Diamond Boy drew a blank from her first four runs over fences – all over two miles – but hasn’t looked back since being upped in trip.
Burrows Diamond landed a two-and-a-half-mile mares’ handicap chase at the start of January, and followed up in a similar event for novices over an additional two furlongs at Uttoxeter three weeks later.
Back at two and a half, but taking on male opposition, Burrows Diamond finished 18 lengths clear of the third when a three-length second to Soldier Of Destiny, and, back against her own gender, can defy a 1lb nudge up the weights.
As Newmarket’s Craven meeting comes to an end, CAROLUS MAGNUS gets the vote to take his record at the track to 3-3 by beating nine rivals for the Pat Smullen Memorial Handicap (3.00).
Holy Roman Emperor’s son, seven-furlong maiden winner at the same fixture 12 months ago, signed off for 2021 with a two-length margin in a course-and-distance handicap in September.
There is a 5lb rise in the weights to deal with here, but the Andrew Balding trainee looks the type to continue on the up as a four-year-old and has strong claims of a successful comeback.
Thursday racing tips for Cheltenham
CHELTENHAM
1.30 THEATRE GLORY
2.05 BURROWS DIAMOND (NAP)
2.40 NORA THE EXPLORER
3.15 BARDEN BELLA
3.50 LA RENOMMEE
4.25 THE GLANCING QUEEN
5.00 MULLENBEG
Selections for the other UK meetings
NEWMARKET
1.15 OUT FROM UNDER
1.50 ROYAL MARINER
2.25 ANTHEM NATIONAL
3.00 CAROLUS MAGNUS (NB)
3.35 CRESTA
4.10 ABLE KANE
4.45 TWILIGHT CALLS
RIPON
1.00 STAR OF LADY M
1.40 LADY RAEBURN
2.15 GOLDEN APOLLO
2.50 SKYCUTTER
3.25 BARNEYS GIFT
4.00 TAMILLA
4.35 EMPIRESTATEOFMIND
BATH
4.20 MISS ANACO
4.55 CLEAR TO LAND
5.30 FEARLESS ANGEL
6.00 GRANARY QUEEN
6.30 SILVERDALE
7.00 KALAMITY KITTY
7.30 ANGELS ROC
EXETER
4.40 BECKY THE BOO
5.10 KING ORRY
5.40 CHABICHOU DUPOITOU
6.10 RED HAPPY
6.40 KAPITALISTE
7.10 KNOCKMOYLAN
7.40 KNOCKANORE
