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2m3½f  (2m3f58y) Ascot Racecourse Supports Schools Poetry Competition Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)  (Class 2)(5yo+) SPRINGWELL BAY didn’t do much wrong in the Supreme Trial at Cheltenham last year but clearly needed to go up in trip. He was caught a bit flat footed on good ground and lost little in defeat, while he…

3m Betfair Multiples Offer Every Saturday Handicap Hurdle (Class 3) (4yo+ 0-140) It doesn’t scream quality, this Class 3 handicap hurdle. But it’s intriguing enough. Barbados Bucks is a weak looking 7/2 favourite having folded tamely in each of his last two starts off his current mark to finish 3rd.…

2m½f  (2m69y) Betfair Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)  (Class 1) (4yo+) Fast going could lead to a reduced field for this so there may be merit in taking an early price. Paul Nicholls’s RUBAUD has to be backed early at 12/1 as by the time Saturday swings round, I’d expect the horse that beat…

2m1½f (2m1f150y) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Paddy Mullins Mares Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) (4yo+) She’s been well found in the market but the Mullins first string has to be backed at 7/1 here. HISTORIQUE RECONCE may be dropping 4f but she traveled like a train through her maiden and hit…

2m5f Ladbrokes Novice Chase (Grade 1) (5yo+) A cracking renewal, which looks on paper to be between Mighty Potter, Gaillard Du Mesnil, and JAMES DU BERLAIS. Mighty Potter was an impressive winner of the Drinmore and is a chaser on the up. He raced in all the top two-mile novice…

2m1f Paddy Power Cheltenham Fanzone Handicap Chase (Registered As The Sandyford Handicap Chase) (Grade B) Wave Of the Sea looks like he has had an identical season preparation for this handicap as he bids to complete three victories in this race off just a 2lb higher mark than in his…

Facile Vega is surely Supreme bound unless something beats him at next weekend’s Dublin Racing Festival, and the reverse could be said for many of his opponents who might favour the more open looking Ballymore should they get put in their places on Sunday. The horse I’m most excited about…

3m Sky Bet Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) Ga Law was a good winner of the Paddy Power Chase at Cheltenham a few months ago and connections may have long term aspirations to take their stable star to a Gold Cup in 2024. He was given…

2m4½f (New) Timeform Novices’ Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2) (5yo+) I’m not sure how strong a favourite the Venetia Williams trained Fire Dancer is for this Novices Handicap Chase. The French import jumped well on his first start in GB after a significant layoff, but only just got home…

2m4f (2m3f207y) Diegos 69th Keep Batting Birthday Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 2) Forget his Lanzarote run where a horse fell in front of him and he was soon pulled up, RATHMACKNEE has a great chance of making amends here with a 10lb claimer meaning he carries a feather weight.…