Dan Skelton Cheltenham 2026 day three runners blog: 'I would only be here if everything was right for him and it feels like it is'

Esteemed trainer Dan Skelton has five runners on day three of Cheltenham Festival 2026. He previews them all in his latest Ladbrokes blog.

• Mille Et Un Vies - Cheltenham - 1.20 race odds

• Take No Chances - Cheltenham - 2.40 race odds

• Kabral Du Mathan - Cheltenham - 3.20 race odds

• Supremely West & Ace Of Spades - Cheltenham - 4.40 race odds

Mille Et Un Vies – 1.20 Cheltenham

Mille Et Un Vies is a really good mare from France and she has a rating of 135 which is a really high rating for a four-year-old filly. It is her English racecourse debut here and we have done lots of schooling over English hurdles which has been good and I think she is a very talented mare. Let’s see how she figures against this lot, but I see a big future for her.

Take No Chances – 2.40 Cheltenham

Take No Chances is a brilliant mare. She was third in the race last year and I think moving this onto the new course is even better for her. She always gives her run in and I can’t see why she won’t again. I think everything is set fair to have at least as good a run as last year.

Kabral Du Mathan – 3.20 Cheltenham

I am really looking forward to running Kabral Du Mathan in the Stayers’ Hurdle. The weather and the ground has come right for him. I was toying with missing Cheltenham and going to Aintree, but that was only if we could have gone to Fontwell enroute but that didn’t happen, so I am very happy to be here. I am delighted with his work. I would only be here if everything was right for him and it feels like it is.

Supremely West & Ace Of Spades – 4.40 Cheltenham

Supremely West has some very good course form from the October meeting and he qualified for the final that day. He ran him over two-and-a-half the other day because I was wondering if he wasn’t quiet staying after that first run but definitely three miles is right for him. He is in great form and we have trained him for the race since the turn of the year.

Ace Of Spades has been on an incredible run this year and it’s the best we’ve ever seen him. He’s learned to race over three miles properly and won a qualifier at Huntingdon last time, he is no back number, and he will love the ground.

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