The Placepot: Paul Kealy has a crack at the £250k guaranteed pool at Cheltenham

was very unlucky to overjump and come down at the last at Ascot last time when sure to win and he should run well again in Cheltenham's opener (12.40).

However, would have been a fair bit better than him on bumper form and he goes into the Placepot perm, with the Tote guaranteeing a £250,000 pool.

Only four are set to go in the next (1.15) and Mister Coffey keeps three of them out of the handicap, but could be a doubtful runner on the ground. It's a difficult to make a decision before we know, but I'll go with and .

is an outsider with a chance in the third (1.50), but otherwise you'd have to like the chances of , who won so easily on her return.

is my main fancy for the fourth (2.25), but ran really well here in October and just gets the nod over last year's winner Commodore (9lb higher) as the back-up play.

In the fifth (3.00) is still potentially well handicapped, while I like the chances of with Charlie Deutsch back in the saddle for the first time in two years.

Likely favourite Dusart could be worth taking on in the last and stablemate , who may have more to come going up in trip, is preferred of the Henderson pair.

He goes in with Shantou Express, who is a massive price on his hurdles form.

Cheltenham Placepot perm

12.40
5 Gentle Slopes
6 Master Chewy

1.15
2 Hidden Heroics
3 Green Vault

1.50
5 Hawthorn Cottage
10 Dame Du Soir

2.25
2 Nassalam
8 Captain Cattistock

3.00
2 Anyharminasking
9 Lively Citizen

3.35
7 Captain Morgs
8 Shantou Express

2x2x2x2x2x2 = 64 lines

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