Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
’ARRY TO SHINE IN FINAL THIRD
WINNER MACHINE
THE Harry Redknappowned (right) SHAKEM UP’ARRY had little more than a ‘penalty kick’ on his winning return at Ffos Las.
Last season, though, he ran with credit against some high-class novices like the subsequent Supreme Novices’ winner Shishkin — and a mark of 130 may just under-estimate him in the Betfair Handicap Hurdle (1 (1.50).
WHO DARES WINS is best known for his big Flat-race wins in the No Northumberland Plate and the Queen Alexandra Stakes, but he has been third in a Coral
Cup and fifth in a Pertemps Final — and the Betfair Exchange Stayers Handicap Hurdle (2.25) has a £45,000 first prize to tempt in-form connections.
Tom Symonds had a spell in early-november with four winners from five runners which suggests SONG FOR SOMEONE, his stable star, will be spot-on for his comeback in the Grade 2 Coral Hurdle (2.40) at Ascot.
He was a gutsy winner of the Kingwell Hurdle at Kempton — also Grade 2 — when last seen in February.
TODAY’S SELECTIONS
Shakem Up’arry
1.50 Haydock
Who Dares Wins
2.25 Haydock
Song For Someone
2.40 Ascot