Horse Racing Tips: Ed Quigley's Best Bets for Cheltenham's November Meeting

What a weekend we have in store. Cheltenham's November Meeting is here, with three days of cracking action at Prestbury Park. The ground looks set to be lively, and Ed Quigley has selected his best wagers across the three days, including an each-way selection in the big race at 2.20pm on Saturday.

Our horse racing tips of the week include Cheltenham best bets for 13–15 November.

Cheltenham Best Bet for Friday: Derryhassen Paddy (1.45pm)

There are no excuses here for DERRYHASSEN PADDY, who can deliver in this 3m1f Novice Chase. The 7-year-old shaped with plenty of encouragement over C&D 3 weeks ago in a messy race, where he looked as though he needed it to remove the ring-rust on the comeback trail after nearly a year off the track. He also slipped on the turf and nearly came down just as the race got going in earnest, so I think he can settle the score here.

He has raw ability, as shown when third in the Grade 1 Albert Bartlett at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival, and he can start to fulfill his potential over fences here.

Next Best Horse Bet for Friday: Ga Law at (2.55pm)

The finest moment in GA LAW's career came at this meeting four years ago when he landed the Paddy Power Gold Cup, and could the 10-year-old wind back the clock for more glory at a venue he loves? Well, with the ground forecast as it is, he will relish the underfoot conditions, and the handicapper is finally starting to release their grip.

The two-time Course and Distance winner was rated 155 this time last year, and now has dropped 10lb to 145 ahead of his second crack at a veterans event. In fact, this is the lowest Handicap mark he is raced off since his aforementioned win here back in 2022, and on these terms he can't be overlooked. He clearly needed the recent comeback run at Market Rasen after 309 days off, and I will take a chance that the old fires still burn enough to get involved at the business end of proceedings here.

Ed Quigley's Best Bet for Saturday at Prestbury Park: Torneo (2.20pm)

It's the big one on Saturday, and as ever, we have a competitive-looking heat. The prospect of what I dare call proper 'spring' ground in November poses a different challenge for a few of the protagonists here who could possibly do with more give underfoot than they are going to get.

The Jamie Snowden team are in outrageously good form at the moment, and I think from towards the bottom of the weights, a hattrick-seeking TORNEO fits the bill. This improving 6-year-old has been going through the gears, hacking up by 13l at Chepstow on his penultimate start at the backend of last season on lively ground, and then, on his seasonal reappearance at Ffos Las, showing his versatility by powering through the mud to score cosily when upped to around this trip. He remains unexposed, and off 134 could easily have more to offer.

Gavin Sheehan, who recently passed a big milestone of 1,000 winners under rules, is riding full of confidence at the moment, and this combination looks the each-way play.

Next Best Cheltenham Bet for Saturday: Moneygarrow (3.30pm)

If MONEYGARROW is revved up for the comeback run, then I think he could take a lot of beating on his first start in a Handicap Hurdle. A winner of two starts over Hurdles, his 8th-placed finish in the Grade 1 Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival doesn't tell the full story. He tanked around like Sea The Stars for about 90% of the race, then the petrol light came on, and he stopped to nothing up the Cheltenham Hill after 3m of gruelling miles on the New Course on rain-softened ground.

I think this relative test of speed will suit this strong travelling sort much better, and off a mark of 133 he has the propensity to be well treated for Team Skelton.

More Horse Racing Predictions This Weekend: The Mighty Celt (Sunday at 3.10pm)

It sounds like it will be a late call as to whether THE MIGHTY CELT has a crack at this or not, but if he gets the green light from Team Skelton, then he looks worth an each-way dabble. He was weak in the market ahead of his comeback run at Chepstow last month, but should be a lot straighter for this assignment, where an end-to-end gallop over the minimum trip should suit better than trying to hold on to him over further. He was far from disgraced when sixth over Course and Distance in this year's Fred Winter, where he was very keen in a stop-start affair and, like many in that race, didn't get a clear run inside the closing stages as they all bunched up. That was off 2lb higher, and if he gets to have a crack at this, I would be interested.

Ed Quigley's Horse Racing Tips for Cheltenham's November Meeting

Here are my horse racing best bets for a selection of key races on this weekend's card.

• 1.45pm Friday – Derryhassen Paddy (scratched)
• 2.55 Friday – Ga Law (15/2, bet365)
• 2.20 Saturday – Torneo (16/1, bet365)
• 3.30 Saturday – Moneygarrow (187/100, bet365)
•  3.10 Sunday – The Mighty Celt

*All prices are correct as of Friday, 13 November 2026, at bet365.