NICKY’S AYR RAISER
THEINVAL (3.45) can take the Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase at Ayr for Nicky Henderson.
Second in this Listed contest last year, the eight-year-old produced his best effort since chasing home in last week’s Red Rum at Aintree.
The gelding travelled like a winner for a long way in that stronger contest and can go one better off an unchanged mark.
The Seven Barrows maestro can double up with
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(3.15) in the novices’ hurdle. A wind operation seems to have given this gelding a new lease of life and he can follow up last month’s Newbury success.
(2.05) can shade the trappy novice hurdle. Seamus Mullins’ five-year-old failed to stay 2m 4f in the Martin Pipe at Cheltenham but can return to form over two miles.
The QTS Hurdle isn’t wallet friendly but
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(2.40) is worth taking a chance on. James Moffatt’s gelding has been progressive over timber and looks a likely type for handicaps after his good second to at Haydock.
(4.15) rates a value bet for in-form Tony Carroll in the novices’ chase.
The seven-year-old finished second to the thriving
at Towcester and can improve again for his handler.
David Pipe is hitting form and can claim the mares’ hurdle with
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(4.45). The sixyear-old relished the step up to 2m 5f when bolting up at Ludlow and can come on plenty over three miles on her handicap bow.
(5.15) is the name to remember in the Seko Logistics Handicap Hurdle.
Warren Greatrex’s gelding reacted well to wind surgery when striking at Wetherby last month and remains unexposed over long distances.
Hat-trick seeker heads a high-class field of 30 for
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the Scottish National. Owner Trevor Hemmings also runs Sue Smith-trained at Ayr while Colin Tizzard has
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and Gordon Elliott looks to to add the Scottish to his Irish and Aintree crowns while Nicky Henderson runs and
Nigel Twiston-Davies has a powerful hand with and last year’s placers and
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