Paul Kealy's play of the day at Cheltenham

2.55 Cheltenham

Ben Pauling's Severance has shown a real liking for big-field handicaps, and while he hasn't yet managed to win one, he looks well worth an each-way with bookmakers largely offering five places and some offering six.

The six-year-old was only just touched off by the well-handicapped Cormier at Cheltenham on trials day in January, and after that went on to bag another pair of seconds in big-field handicaps at Aintree's Grand National meeting and in the Swinton at Haydock.

He was only third of five on his return, but wasn't beaten far, and it was a fair enough effort given he was 4lb out of the weights and his rider put up a further 2lb overweight.

That run will have been designed to put him spot on for this, and with good ground absolutely perfect, he should be challenging at the last at the very least.

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