What wins the Cheltenham Festival handicaps?

[The Fortune Teller]

I was quite impressed with the horse who finished directly behind him last time, Classic King, who was staying on at the finish as well as anything and has hit a career-high performance wise in his last two runs.

I get Machin is a Skelton and therefore appealing as a plot job, but if you look at Classic King last time, he's on some sort of an upward curve, and he's an interesting contender?

Classic King was first reserve but didn't get in the Coral Cup.

His form claims for the 2.45 Kempton tomorrow look strong. He stayed on well last time, and his win before that, beating To Chase A Dream about half a dozen lengths, has worked out quite well, with that horse a very respectable sixth in the Imperial Cup.

It wouldn't surprise me if Classic King started favourite tomorrow. I can see why he's shortening in the market. Perhaps myself putting him up might now stabalize the price a bit haha.

 

[The Fortune Teller]

Classic King was first reserve but didn't get in the Coral Cup.

His form claims for the 2.45 Kempton tomorrow look strong. He stayed on well last time, and his win before that, beating To Chase A Dream about half a dozen lengths, has worked out quite well, with that horse a very respectable sixth in the Imperial Cup.

It wouldn't surprise me if Classic King started favourite tomorrow. I can see why he's shortening in the market. Perhaps myself putting him up might now stabalize the price a bit haha.

Second today.

I still think he's an interesting one for the future. He's got a nice cruising speed and a turn of foot.

Just took too long to get going today.