Raceline: Tip of the Day 16th December

Time to get stuck in to another super Saturday of top-class jumps racing. The big meeting is at Cheltenham, but our top tip is closer to home.

Saturday December 15

EASTER METEOR

Doncaster 2.10 WIN

Trainer Emma Lavelle fields a handful of very interesting runners across the country today. But the one that might slip under the radar, and consequently go off at an attractive price, is this lightly-raced chaser. It’s seven weeks now since his seasonal re-appearance in a competitive handicap at Cheltenham. But at a time when Lavelle’s horses were badly needing the run, he finished a most encouraging second to a Nicky Henderson winner (Nadiya De La Vega) who went on to be third in the Paddy Power Gold Cup and is one of the leading fancies in today’s big race, also at Prestbury Park. The six-year-old has been raised only 4lbs for a lesser contest on ground and on a track he is guaranteed to enjoy. He’s made the frame in all five of his chase starts and goes well for today’s pilot, Dominic Elsworth.

FRIDAY: VALLEY VIEW UNSEATED RIDER

THURSDAY: GAS LINE BOY 4TH

WEDNESDAY: NO DEAL MEETING ABANDONED

TUESDAY: ENCHANTED GARDEN WON

TIP OF THE DAY SUPPLIED BY SCOOP RACING (RICHARD SILVERWOOD).

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