2:35 Cheltenham Tips

I don’t usually consider backing horses at odds-on, but Kabral Du Mathan has clearly improved with another summer under his belt and, following a wind operation, scored impressively on his seasonal reappearance at Haydock when beating subsequent Newbury winner Andashan by 12 lengths. That was his first run for Dan Skelton after moving from Paul Nicholls in the autumn, and he already had strong form in the book with a close second in the Ladbrokes Hurdle and the Scottish Champion Hurdle. The step up in trip worked immediately for his new connections, and at only six years of age he looks the type to improve further as the season goes on. He is already top rated on official terms but is not carrying any penalty like his main rival Lucky Place.

I don’t usually consider backing horses at odds-on, but Kabral Du Mathan has clearly improved with another summer under his belt and, following a wind operation, scored impressively on his seasonal reappearance at Haydock when beating subsequent Newbury winner Andashan by 12 lengths. That was his first run for Dan Skelton after moving from Paul Nicholls in the autumn, and he already had strong form in the book with a close second in the Ladbrokes Hurdle and the Scottish Champion Hurdle. The step up in trip worked immediately for his new connections, and at only six years of age he looks the type to improve further as the season goes on. He is already top rated on official terms but is not carrying any penalty like his main rival Lucky Place.