Enda McEvoy: If Cheltenham is a battlefield I’m winning the war

After the Passchendaele that was my Wednesday, a change of tack is called for, writes Enda McEvoy. Tanks. Poison gas. Creeping barrages. Americans. Whatever it takes.

Failing that I’ll be really scientific and go by names. Oooh, how about Benatar in the opener? Cheltenham is, after all, a battlefield. And hey, in the second race there’s been money for Delta Work, cut from 14/1 to 10/1. Someone knows something, very possibly Gordon Elliott or Davy Russell or Michael O’Leary. A nod being as good as a wink to a wounded man, that’ll do me.

Also, as all is fair in love, war and gambling I’m going to cheat a little, or at any rate to push the envelope. Last night my punters’ WhatsApp group was alerted to the fact that Nico De Boinville, fresh from his Altior exploits, was heading to Towcester today to ride one horse for Nicky Henderson. Another nod and a wink. Desperate to replenish the tank I got on With Discretion there and then: €25 at 13/8. Yes, it’s Towcester. No, it’s not Cheltenham. But needs must.