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The ground has turned soft, heavy in places at Cheltenham for their Trials day.

Not ideal for some of the younger horses especially the juvenile hurdles. The premier handicap chase at 1:15 has a first prize of £56,950. A sizeable sum for winning connections with eleven runners declared.

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Uncle Bert Can Win on Cheltenham Trials Day

The premier handicap chase scheduled for 1:15 has a first prize of £56,950. A sizeable sum for winning connections with eleven runners declared.

Uncle Bert can bounce back following his late fall when out of contention in the Welsh Grand National. The ground was fast at Chepstow over Christmas, and we know Uncle Bert loves it on the soft side. Two runs ago he bolted up at Aintree over two and a half miles on soft ground. He stayed three miles on soft over hurdles when he won at Haydock last season.

Uncle Bert has only had the five runs over fences and is open to improvement from his current handicap mark of 138. The testing ground and slower pace should help on the jumping front. Sam Twiston-Davies rides and should enjoy a good spin on the front end. Jagwar is the correct favourite however who knows if he is going to be on a going day!

Cheltenham 1:15

1 point each way Uncle Bert 7/1 Bet365 else 13/2 Paddy Power, 4 places.

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Happy New Year,

Nicky

Past Results

2025 showed a loss of -53.28 points. There was 1 winner & 20 placed from a total of 72 tips.

2024 showed a profit of +19.55 points won. There was 10 winners & 18 placed from a total of 80 tips.

Big Saturday Races Past Results

A full listing of all our Big Saturday Feature Race selections and results can be found by clicking the button below.

Usually, there are two selections in the big field handicaps.

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Latest Big Saturday Race Winner was Saddadd at 4/1

2025 running total -50.28 points or -£1006 to to £10 ew stakes.​

2024 total +19.55 points profit or +£391 to £10 ew stakes.​

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Since the Big Saturday Race Preview column began in 2014 the service is showing profits of +115 points

or £2,300 to £10 each way stakes.