Templegate’s Tote Placepot tips with £100,000 guaranteed for Cheltenham’s meeting on Friday

RACING at Cheltenham returns this weekend with a two-day festive treat kicking off on Friday.

And Templegate is here with his Placepot tips for Friday’s card, with a cool £100,000 guaranteed!

The Placepot is a bet where you select a horse to be placed in the FIRST SIX races of any meeting.

You can pick more than one horse in a race – you just multiply the number of selections in each race to calculate your stake. So for staking it’s 2x2x2x1x2x2 which adds up to 32 lines. 

You can stake what you want upwards from 5p a line which would cost a total of £1.60. 10p a line is £3.20 and so on. Provided at least one in each race is placed, we get a payout!

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Cheltenham Placepot tips – Friday, December 13th

LEG 1: That’s Nice, Country Mile

THAT’S NICE can make the most of the 7lb allowance she gets from the boys and looked a hot prospect when winning on debut at Warwick last month. Nico De Boinville barely moved as she landed a cheeky win and she can build on that promising debut. 

COUNTRY MILE ran well in a Haydock Grade 2 last month when a final-flight blunder proved costly. This better ground should suit the Skelton runner who has a lot more to come.

LEG 2: Caldwell Potter, Jango Baie

CALDWELL POTTER paid back a small slice of his massive purchase price when winning impressively on chase debut at Carlisle 12 days ago. He jumped well and should improve plenty for that comeback. He was Grade 1 standard over hurdles and looks hard to beat. 

JANGO BAIE was also high-class over timber and was an unlucky second when last seen at Aintree. Nicky Henderson has been making positive noises about his schooling.

LEG 3: Valgrand, Tintintin        

VALGRAND will be much happier back over this trip which saw him kick off the season with a Grade 2 win on the Old course. He tanked home by 17 lengths there but was no match for potential superstar Potters Charm over 2m5f here last time. He has top weight but his opening mark could be lenient and decent ground suits.

TINTINTIN ran a cracker when fourth in the Greatwood Hurdle here last month. He is back from the same mark with solid place claims again.

LEG 4: Chianti Classico

CHIANTI CLASSICO has enough class to give weight away after his barnstorming comeback win at Ascot last month. He showed his quality when taking the Ultima at this year’s Festival  before holding his own in an Aintree Grade 1. His main asset is his brilliant jumping and trainer Kim Bailey has made a flying start to the season.

LEG 5: Shan Blue, Shakem Up’Arry 

SHAN BLUE put in a couple of good runs late on last season and was a promising fourth on comeback at Bangor last time. He travelled well for a long way in the testing ground and enjoys these likely better conditions too. He is hit and miss but this is his first crack at a veterans’ race and it could be the making of him from a falling mark.

SHAKEM UP’ARRY goes well fresh and won the Festival Plate on his last trip to Cheltenham. He’s a fair 6lb higher today and looks dangerous.

LEG 6: Mister Coffey, Delta Work

MISTER COFFEY gets one last chance from me to get off the mark over fences. He returned from nine months off to run a big race on this cross-country course last time. He finished like a train into second but the winner had flown. Now Nico De Boinville knows he stays, he can try to have the Nicky Henderson chaser a bit nearer to the pace and he’s come nicely down the weights. 

DELTA WORK has a good record here and is the obvious threat. He was rusty on return at Down Royal last month and will show his true colours. With Rob James taking off 7lb, he’s not even carrying top weight.

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