2011 Cheltenham Festival tips - Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle (14:05 GMT)

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Cheltenham tips - Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle (14:05 GMT)

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Oddspreview staff - 17 Mar 2011

The Pertemps Final is set to be one of the most competitive races of the week at Cheltenham with a number of horses making strong claims

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The race is likely to go the way of an improving horse that has been plotted up for the contest and David Pipe’s Chartreux leaps off the page in that respect. With only three starts over hurdles to his name, he has a cracking weight and it is no surprise to see him at the head of the betting.

However, it could be worth giving Lush Life another go after he was given no chance of launching an effort in the Heroes Handicap at Sandown last time out.

Nicky Henderson’s hurdler was left at the back of the field after the tapes came up and he heads to Cheltenham unexposed over the trip and having already won once at the course this season.

That victory came in December and it was a massively impressive performance in a competitive handicap hurdle with the star travelling well for a long way before battling to victory over the final flight under the hands of Barry Geraghty.

He has a defeat of Menorah to his name from his novice season, can boast a very high win-to-run ratio and remains unexposed and fairly weighted for his return to Prestbury Park.

Nick Wilby’s selection – Lush Life each-way 14/1 (Paddy Power)

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