Advantage of a Patient approach

For Aintree, MELISSA JONES suggests the best horses to include in today’s Placepot

1.45

HITMAN has the ammunition to gain a first win at the highest level in the SSS Super Alloys Manifesto Novices’ Chase.

Paul Nicholls’ fiveyear-old has shown some smart form in his debut season over fences, a record which includes a Grade 1 second to the talented Allmankind.

And he put a fall behind him with a confidenceboosting win at Newbury 33 days ago.

SELECTION:

HITMAN 2.20

A Ditcheat double is on in the Doom Bar Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle, with the unbeaten MONMIRAL fancied to take the spoils.

Four wins on the spin have put Nicholls’ charge right on track for this two-mile test.

SELECTION: MONMIRAL

2.50 WAITING PATIENTLY

is fancied to give jockeys’ championship leader Brian Hughes a boost with victory in the

Grade 1 Betway Bowl.

Ruth Jefferson’s (above) stable star has placed in all his completed starts in lofty company, since winning at Ascot over half-a-mile shorter in 2018. Three miles, decent going and a flat track tick all the boxes for the 10-year-old. SELECTION: WAITING PATIENTLY

3.25

Dual champion hurdler

BUVEUR D’AIR can roll back the years in the Betway Aintree Hurdle. The isn’t the strongest renewal — and if rediscovering some of his old spark, he has a fine chance of outclassing his rivals. Also, add

BREWIN’UPASTORM for a second roll of the dice, as he has been revitalised by his last two starts. SELECTIONS:

BUVEUR D’AIR, BREWIN’UPASTORM

4.05

A win awaits CAT TIGER

in the Rose Paterson Randox Foxhunters’ Open Hunters’ Chase.

KILLARO BOY,

hampered by a stumble when second to him at Leicester, is the supporting act. SELECTIONS: CAT TIGER, KILLARO BOY

4.40

A tricky Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase to close the Placepot, but top weight GETAWAY TRUMP gets the vote along with DOSTAL PHIL. SELECTIONS: GETAWAY TRUMP, DOSTAL PHIL PLACEPOT PLAN: 8 lines at £0.50 = £4

TIME IS RIGHT Waiting Patiently has been primed for success