Bet of the day: Mister Miyagi to land Listed 2m hurdle at Kempton

Finding the likes of Altior and Min too hot to handle is nothing to be ashamed of, as the selection was the second oldest entrant in the 2016 Cheltenham Festival opener.

A hat-trick of other victories in his novice hurdling campaign highlight the huge promise in Mister Miyagi. Another plus is he’s carrying 4lb less in the saddlebags from when last successful around Prestbury Park in April.

Question Marks over race rivals

Entering both dual Champion Hurdle runner-up My Tent Or Yours and Hargam is a serious statement of intent from heavyweight Irish owner McManus, but their presence shouldn’t frighten punters.

My Tent Or Yours is on a five-race winless streak, though has finished second or third in all of those runs. Nicky Henderson stablemate Hargam, meanwhile, last scored eight races and 20 months ago with victory in the 2015 Scottish Triumph Hurdle Trial. Neither are thus as fearsome as they appear.

Top weight Rayvin Black likes much softer ground than he’ll get at Kempton, so may not even go to post. Court Minstrel seems to make up the numbers against this calibre of opposition, while Gwafa must prove he belongs in this company, so that leaves siding with the selection.

Mister Miyagi odds make an appealing punt to land this Listed race and make McManus wish he’d entered his big guns elsewhere.

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