Cheltenham betting: 2026 Brown Advisory Novices' Chase contenders and tip

With day one of Cheltenham betting now behind us, Coral shares its tip for the second race on day two, the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase.

Coral's Brown Advisory Novices' Chase Cheltenham 2026 tip

Another competitive race with cases to be made for a number of the runners here, finding the winner is no easy task. One thing is almost a certainty, though; an Irish trainer will very likely win this race as there are only three British-trained horses running here; Wendigo, Salver and Thomas Mor. 

Gordon Elliott’s Romeo Coolio leads the way in the betting, stepping up to three miles for the first time, which could leave a question mark. He is unbeaten this term, but over no further than two and a half miles. Not necessarily bred for this trip, he could be looked past. 

This race looks most likely to be won by a Willie Mullins’ trained horse, and his leading pair are Final Demand and Kaid d’Authie, the latter of which is the most consistent and also beat the former by over 12 lengths at Leopardstown in February.

Final Demand may have been below form that day, but the JP McManus-owned Kaid d’Authie should be able to employ his usual consistency to be at the sharp end again.

Elsewhere, Kitzbuhel shouldn’t be discounted, having beaten the McManus horse at Punchestown in November. He has Harry Cobden riding, which ought to aid his chances and his price is far too large.

On a similar vein, Thomas Mor could massively outrun his odds of 66/1, having been just under three lengths behind Kitzbuhel at Kempton. He could pick up prizemoney again here.

Coral’s big-race tip: Kitzbuhel e/w at 18/1

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