The Punt Daily: Tom Collins' free horse racing tip on Monday afternoon

GOOD THING

(1.15 Leopardstown)

Sire De Berlais has been touted as a real Stayers' Hurdle contender at the 2021 Cheltenham Festival, but I'm not so keen on him at the highest level and I want to be opposing here with the race-fit Ronald Pump. The Matthew Smith-trained runner has been on the improve since the end of 2018 and went close to plundering the competitive Pertemps qualifier on this card last year when a narrow second. He finished a solid second at the festival in March and hasn't been disgraced in two outings this year, especially when a good runner-up to Honeysuckle last time over an inadequate 2m4f. The step up in trip should see him go close.

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