Preview Of CHELTENHAM 15:15 11/03/2008 By Ragga

Take a chance on Harchibald getting it right this year.  He undoubtably has the class and if he is ridden like the class animal he is i can see him running up the hill to a decisive win.  Sizing Europe is no value at 2s and although impressive in the AIG, how good are Hardy Eustace and Al Eile these days?  Osana is a threat and if he gets a soft lead like at Cheltenham in the Bula, he may well run away with this.  If however something takes him on whoch i'm sure they will i can see him shooting his bolt.  I would love to see Katchit win this, but 5 year olds don't unfortunately.  I usually ignore such trends but this is too big to ignore and with him being so small i can see him getting outpaced doen the hill before staying on for a place.  Take the chance on class telling if the ground isn't too soft and back Harchibald 7-1.