Joe Tizzard Blog | Cheltenham November Meeting Day One
12 Nov 2026
Coral Racing Ambassador, Joe Tizzard, sends two horses to Cheltenham for the Veterans' Chase on the first day of the November Meeting. Check out his thoughts on both runners below!
We did have JPR One entered in the Shloer Chase here today, and while I did sit and watch the declarations come through, and only four were declared, ultimately I just felt it came too soon after his run at Aintree last weekend.
He ran a cracking race that day, giving loads of weight to the winner, so we didn’t need to be greedy and run again so soon. Instead we’ll probably wait for the Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon next month, as he can run in that without a penalty.
14:55 Cheltenham – Copperhead & Triple Trade
We did declare two of the four we had entered in the Veterans’ Chase. At twelve, rising thirteen, Copperhead is a proper old favourite, he’s been Fred’s [Gingell] ride for a while now, so there’s nothing to note as far as jockey bookings go. He already qualified for the series final when he won at Newbury earlier this year. While I do think this trip on this ground will be plenty quick enough for him, he’s showing at home that he’s in the same form as he always is, so this is a good place to start him back.
He may not have the pace that Triple Trade does, and that one comes here off the back of a good win at Market Rasen last month. The handicapper didn’t crucify him for that win either, putting him up two pounds. He loves Cheltenham too, so he should be able to bounce off this ground. Harry Cobden was available, so we’re happy to have him on board.
Joe Tizzard, Coral Racing Ambassador
We did have JPR One entered in the Shloer Chase here today, and while I did sit and watch the declarations come through, and only four were declared, ultimately I just felt it came too soon after his run at Aintree last weekend.
He ran a cracking race that day, giving loads of weight to the winner, so we didn’t need to be greedy and run again so soon. Instead we’ll probably wait for the Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon next month, as he can run in that without a penalty.
14:55 Cheltenham – Copperhead & Triple Trade
We did declare two of the four we had entered in the Veterans’ Chase. At twelve, rising thirteen, Copperhead is a proper old favourite, he’s been Fred’s [Gingell] ride for a while now, so there’s nothing to note as far as jockey bookings go. He already qualified for the series final when he won at Newbury earlier this year. While I do think this trip on this ground will be plenty quick enough for him, he’s showing at home that he’s in the same form as he always is, so this is a good place to start him back.
He may not have the pace that Triple Trade does, and that one comes here off the back of a good win at Market Rasen last month. The handicapper didn’t crucify him for that win either, putting him up two pounds. He loves Cheltenham too, so he should be able to bounce off this ground. Harry Cobden was available, so we’re happy to have him on board.
Joe Tizzard, Coral Racing Ambassador
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