Tips & naps

Transmission looks the one to beat in this Cheltenham staying contest, and our rating of 141 puts him 3 lb ahead of Herakles Westwood, a margin that is worth having over 25 furlongs on good ground. He is the top-rated runner in a field of ten, and a gap of ten pounds or more back to the chasing pack behind the leading pair gives him a solid cushion if he runs to his best. Herakles Westwood is the chief danger on 138, while Sound And Fury and Karnaval Point, both on 131, are the others who could make the frame if Transmission is below par. Transmission is the confident choice.

Atomic City heads our ratings on 115, a clear 8 lb better than Charles Darnay on 107, and that gap is the foundation of the case for him over this 16-furlong Class 1 test on good ground at Cheltenham. Charles Darnay is the chief danger, with Confused and Don Dandy both on 102 and capable of closing if the leader is below his best. Magnetude and Tiny Riot look to have more to find, and the two unrated runners, Electrical and Mix Match, add some uncertainty to a nine-runner field. Atomic City still has the strongest credentials on our figures, and he is the selection, though only with low confidence.

Matata heads our ratings on 160, a full 7 lb better than Blueking d'Oroux on 153, and that is a meaningful edge in a thirteen-runner Class 1 over twenty furlongs on good ground at Cheltenham. Blueking d'Oroux is the chief danger, with Riskintheground on 150 and Johnnywho on 149 also firmly in the picture, so this is far from a penalty-kick, and our confidence is low. Even so, the rating advantage is enough to make Matata the one to beat, and he is our selection.

Rambo T is our selection for this 24-furlong Class 2 test at Cheltenham, and his progressive profile gives him the edge over the top-rated Blizzard of Oz, who is only two pounds better on our figures. Rambo T sits second on our ratings at 138, so he needs little improvement to lead a competitive 16-runner field. Blizzard of Oz is the chief danger on 140, with Ace of Spades and Horaces Pearl both on 136 and well capable of making this a tight finish. Rambo T gets the vote for the way he is trending.

Daylatedollarshort is our selection, sitting just a pound behind the top-rated Open Secret on our figures, and we prefer him thanks to a progressive profile and a fitness edge that should count over this 21 furlongs at Cheltenham. On good ground he looks to be going the right way, and that upward trajectory is worth more than the single pound separating him from the highest-rated runner. Open Secret is the chief danger as the top-rated runner, while Seamoon Story, three pounds behind our pick, and Sunny South West are also firmly in the mix. Daylatedollarshort gets the nod in a competitive ten-runner contest.

She Was The One is only two pounds behind the top-rated Elegantemente on our figures, and she gets the nod thanks to a fitness edge, a progressive profile and a more solid book of form. Those qualities count for plenty in a competitive 13-runner Class 1 contest over two miles at Cheltenham on good ground. Elegantemente is the obvious danger given her narrow rating advantage, while Gypsy Sky, a pound better than our pick, and Island Jetaway, four pounds adrift of her, also have to be respected. Even so, she looks the sounder proposition, so we side with She Was The One.

Lunar Orbit gets the nod in this Uttoxeter staying contest, as his progressive profile makes him the one to side with over Tao Enki, who is only three pounds better on our figures. At 108 he sits right in the mix at the top of the ratings, and the improvement he has been showing should see him competing hard over the 20 furlongs on good ground. Tao Enki is the chief danger as the top-rated runner, while Back In The Bay and Spartan Times are both within a couple of pounds of our pick and can't be dismissed. Lunar Orbit is the selection.

Pink 'n Purple is our selection at Uttoxeter, and he is preferred to the top-rated Prince Phil, who is only four pounds better on our figures, because he arrives fitter, on a progressive upward curve and with a more solid book of form behind him. That sort of profile is exactly what we want in a competitive Class 5 over two miles on good ground, and he is only a few pounds off the best on ratings in any case. Prince Phil is the chief danger, with Stone Cold and Bargain Hunter also in the mix, but Prince Phil cannot match Pink 'n Purple for fitness or a solid book of form. Pink 'n Purple is the pick.