WARREN PLAYS HITS
THERE should be plenty more to come from ENCORE CHAMPS (4.15) in the Greene King Hurdle at Taunton.
Warren Greatrex’s fiveyear-old has taken well to timber and slammed Lord Yeats in a hot Kelso novice last month.
A mark of 133 doesn’t look harsh on his handicap debut and this exciting gelding can get the better of some useful but exposed rivals.
I’m not keen on sellers but I’ll make an exception for STONEMADFORSPEED (2.10) in the opener. Roger Teal’s hurdler gave King Cool most resistance at Kempton and can go one better down in grade. ORCHARDSTOWN CROSS
(3.45) can bear fruit for Jeremy Scott in a trappy novices’ chase. The lightly-raced gelding was second to Arquebusier on fencing bow at Warwick and can stay on upgrade over three miles.
DANBORU (4.50) can bag his first British success in the Roy Dunn Memorial Chase. The gelding was a good second to
Two Hoots on his debut for Tim Vaughan at Catterick and should be a lot fitter now.
Dan Skelton is hitting form and he can take closing mares’ hurdle with TIGERALLEY
(5.20). The 10-year-old relished tackling 2m 5f when chasing home Sheila’s Fancy at Fontwell and can build on that effort off just a 3lb higher mark. GENEROUS DAY (3.30) looks gift-wrapped in the feature two-miler at Wetherby. Henry Oliver’s chaser cosily dismissed
Movie Legend at Warwick and this progressive chaser can confirm his superiority today.
MAGIC DRAGON (4.0) can turn up the heat for shrewd trainer Phillip Kirby. The fiveyear-old left his novice form behind when scoring narrowly on handicap bow at Sedgefield and remains open to progress.
The admirable STRONG RESEMBLANCE (4.35) can enjoy his fifth win of the campaign. Oliver Greenall’s gelding bolted up over hurdles at Ayr last month and can take advantage of an inviting mark back over fences. Nicky Henderson confirmed
Angels Breath will go for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham next month.
Meanwhile, Santini is likely to head directly to the RSA while OK Corral will step up to four miles in the National Hunt Chase.