Joe Tizzard Sunday Blog | Cheltenham & Fontwell
14 Nov 2026
Coral Racing Ambassador, Joe Tizzard, sends out four runners on Sunday, including Tennessee Tango in the Greatwood Handicap Hurdle. Check out his thoughts below!
13:05 Fontwell – Mask Of Zorro
Mask Of Zorro is a lovely novice chaser who won well on his chasing debut last month, so much so we’ve decided to run him here against open handicap company. He’s a big horse, so the figure of eight course might be a challenge for him but he did win over hurdles around here, which is a sharp enough track, so I don’t think the layout will be a massive issue.
He’s a progressive young horse, I think he’ll stay this marathon trip well and I can see him running a massive race.
14:35 Cheltenham – U Cant Be Serious
U Cant Be Serious has some lovely form to his name, we were initially disappointed when he got beat at Taunton on his final run last season, but the winner that day, Kap Vert, went on to win the Coral Scottish National, which made the form look OK! He has to prove he gets this trip but I think he will, as all he does is gallop.
This is a big pot to be aiming him at on his reappearance, but I do think he comes here with a decent each way chance off bottom weight.
14:50 Fontwell – Bertie Wooster
He was disappointing first time out this season but last season he was knocking on the door on a few occasions, particularly at Taunton. He is on a retrieval mission after that Newton Abbot run but I do think it will click for him at some stage, he just didn’t try very hard or jump very well last time, so I do need him to up his game.
15:10 Cheltenham – Tennessee Tango
As with U Cant Be Serious, we are chucking this fellow in at the deep end to a degree, running him in the £100,000 Greatwood Hurdle, the race we won last year with Alexei. I’m not saying this horse is another Alexei, but I thought he ran really well in the Welsh Champion Hurdle, finishing third. He travelled well that day and just needed the run, so I can see him improving from that and I wouldn’t rule out him having an each way chance also.
Joe Tizzard, Coral Racing Ambassador
13:05 Fontwell – Mask Of Zorro
Mask Of Zorro is a lovely novice chaser who won well on his chasing debut last month, so much so we’ve decided to run him here against open handicap company. He’s a big horse, so the figure of eight course might be a challenge for him but he did win over hurdles around here, which is a sharp enough track, so I don’t think the layout will be a massive issue.
He’s a progressive young horse, I think he’ll stay this marathon trip well and I can see him running a massive race.
14:35 Cheltenham – U Cant Be Serious
U Cant Be Serious has some lovely form to his name, we were initially disappointed when he got beat at Taunton on his final run last season, but the winner that day, Kap Vert, went on to win the Coral Scottish National, which made the form look OK! He has to prove he gets this trip but I think he will, as all he does is gallop.
This is a big pot to be aiming him at on his reappearance, but I do think he comes here with a decent each way chance off bottom weight.
14:50 Fontwell – Bertie Wooster
He was disappointing first time out this season but last season he was knocking on the door on a few occasions, particularly at Taunton. He is on a retrieval mission after that Newton Abbot run but I do think it will click for him at some stage, he just didn’t try very hard or jump very well last time, so I do need him to up his game.
15:10 Cheltenham – Tennessee Tango
As with U Cant Be Serious, we are chucking this fellow in at the deep end to a degree, running him in the £100,000 Greatwood Hurdle, the race we won last year with Alexei. I’m not saying this horse is another Alexei, but I thought he ran really well in the Welsh Champion Hurdle, finishing third. He travelled well that day and just needed the run, so I can see him improving from that and I wouldn’t rule out him having an each way chance also.
Joe Tizzard, Coral Racing Ambassador
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