2024 BetMGM Challenge Cup Tips

Fresh is a seven-year-old who could put some of his younger rivals to the sword at Ascot, with James Fanshawe training a horse who was able to oblige with a victory at the same racecourse. The runner hasn’t been out of the places in the past three encounters and looks as solid an each-way pick as anything else in the race.

Qirat is trained by Ralph Beckett and there have been two wins for the three-year-old this term, with the latest success coming at Goodwood towards the end of August. This was a one length triumph over seven furlongs, with the 9/4 favourite obliging after finishing fifth in the bet365 Mile Handicap at Newmarket.

Cerulean Bay landed a win at Haydock in July before landing two smart victories at Thirsk before running at Leopardstown in the middle of September. Despite being sent off as the 7/2 favourite, the horse could only finish seventh although that previous hit rate might encourage some punters to take a chance on the runner.

Lethal Levi has each-way claims and there was everything to like about his most recent performance at Ayr where the 20/1 shot was able to triumph in the Gold Cup Handicap. It was a three-length success and that came after landing the spoils at Newbury where favourite Waleefy was beaten into second place.

2023 Howden Challenge Cup Tips

There are plenty of horses from a field of eighteen runners who have solid credentials when it comes to the Howden Challenge Cup. Baradar was able to oblige at odds of 100/30 at Doncaster in the middle of September, with the runner previously impressing at Ascot. There was a great win in the International Stakes at odds of 16/1.

Popmaster has been in the first two in the previous three races, with the horse runner-up over seven furlongs at Newbury Racecourse. In the bet365 Handicap at Ascot came a second-placed performance by the short distance of just a neck, with the best effort coming in a recent encounter in the Dubai Duty Free Cup Stakes at Newbury.

Quinault was able to beat Popmaster at Ascot and there is plenty to recommend the Stuart Williams-trained runner who could be more progressive at the age of three. Indeed, this horse has won six of his seven efforts this term and has to be considered each-way value. There was a third-placed finish in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Handicap.

Fresh hasn’t been successful in any race this term although sixth place out of twenty-two runners at The Curragh, with this horse running well on good ground over six furlongs. There was also a fifth-placed finish out of seventeen in the Constantine Handicap, with Ramazan having finished second in the Ayr Gold Cup Handicap on 23 September.