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With no racing tomorrow, I thought I would look ahead to the Cheltenham Festival which starts on Tuesday March 13 and here is my ante-post Lucky 15 bet.

LE PREZIEN — RYANAIR CHASE

Rated a full 9lbs behind Top Notch for this two-and-a-half mile championship, it would be easy to write off Le Prezien’s admittedly outside chance for this Thursday crown.

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