Cheltenham Festival Placepot tips: Paul Kealy's crack at the day three £1m guaranteed pot

There are a couple of tricky big-field handicaps to get through on day three so we need a banker or two for the Placepot and I reckon Mighty Potter (1.30) and Shishkin (2.50) fit the bill.

Mighty Potter has comfortably the best form and with the forecast rain against what I thought was the big danger in Banbridge, he should be hard to beat. 

Shishkin is simply considerably better than his rivals in the Ryanair, and providing he has got over his Ascot exertions he ought to be winning, too.

In the Pertemps Final (2.10) An Tailliur is the first on my list, while it's easy to see Maxxum bouncing back from his disappointing display at Leopardstown. His previous win there was impressive and he has to be player, while Glimpse Of Gala is a big price for a mare in cracking form. 

The Stayers' Hurdle (3.30) is a tricky affair, but I couldn't leave out Flooring Porter, who has won the race easily for the last two years, while I do like the fresh angle with Klassical Dream. Of the two market leaders, I would prefer Blazing Khal. 

The Plate (4.10) features a warm favourite in So Scottish, but I prefer the claims of Il Ridoto, who won so well on Trials day. He looks sure to go well again. The novice Datsalrightgino, second to Stage Star on Trials day, can be a player, as can Seddon, who has been revitalised since joining John McConnell. 

The Mares' Novices' Hurdle (4.50) will be all about Luccia for some, but I have a sneaky feeling her jumping may get found out, so I'll stick in a few against her. 

Hopefully Foxy Girl will run a big race for Henry de Bromhead, while You Wear It Well and Lot Of Joy are a couple of more obvious picks.

Cheltenham Festival day three Placepot perm

1.30
6 Mighty Potter

2.10
3 Maxxum
10 An Tailliur
13 Glimpse Of Gala

2.50
9 Shishkin

3.30
2 Blazing Khal
4 Flooring Porter
8 Klassical Dream

4.10
7 Il Ridoto
8 Datsalrightgino
13 Seddon

4.50
3 You Wear It Well
8 Foxy Girl
12 Lot Of Joy

1x3x1x3x3x3= 81 lines

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