DEUTSCH CAN BE RIGHT IN THE MIX
()%*, Phillip Hobbs looks to have the answer to this mares’ novices hurdle with WAIHEKE (treble), a comfortable winner over course and distance last time. She should be up to defying a penalty for that success. That was only her second run and she has plenty of scope for improvement. Floral Bouquet showed some promise in bumpers for Gillian Boanas and was a promising third on hurdles debut for her new trainer Jamie Snowden, whose yard has been in good form in recent weeks. (%', CASABLANCA MIX has done well since coming over from France and was a good second to subsequent Grade Two winner Willoughby Court before beating Theatrical Dreams easily at Huntingdon last time. Shaama Grise was a decent hurdler and made a promising debut over fences when second at Plumpton. That was her seasonal debut and she is sure to strip fitter this afternoon. )%+' MIXCHIEVOUS (nap) is the best bet of the day. The Venetia Williams-trained six-yearold was a game winner on heavy ground at Chepstow last time. That was a race for conditional jockeys so he escapes a penalty here and should make the most of this opportunity. Charlie Deutsch, who was in the plate for that victory, is again on board. Rockpoint, who represents the in-form trainer-jockey combo of Colin Tizzard and Robbie Power is the one most likely to make a race of it with the selection. Although yet to win he has progressed in all his four outings. *%(, WHO’S MY JOCKEY (nb) can provide Hobbs with another winner. He has started favourite on all four runs, winning two of them and can score again at the main expense of the Tom Lacey-trained Polydora, who was a winner at Chepstow two runs ago. He was well beaten at Ascot last time, but wasn’t disgraced in much better company.