Invest in Paul at novice race
(169) N Twiston-Davies 5 11-12 (D2) ............... D Jacob (155) P Hobbs 6 11-11 (D2) ...... R Johnson (200) H Daly 6 11-7 (D) ............................. T J O’Brien (196) Tom Lacey 5 11-2 (D2) .................... R T Dunne (173) Oliver Greenall 5 11-1 (D) .............. Will Kennedy (149) D Skelton 5 11-0 (D2) .............. H Skelton (124) J Nash (IRE) 5 11-0 (D) ................... A Coleman (11) Dr R Newland 6 10-13 (D2) ............. S Twiston-Davies (147) H Daly 5 10-9 (D2) ............................. A Tinkler (11) F O’Brien 5 10-3 (D) ................... P Brennan BETTING: 11-4 Ballymoy, 9-2 I’m A Game Changer, 5 Not That Fuisse, 7 Vado Forte, 8 Lovato, 10 Whatmore, 12 Zalvados, Red Hot Chilly, 16 Others. SECRET Investor can give his supporters a windfall by starting the autumn campaign with a notable triumph in the Fox Family Persian War Novices’ Hurdle at Chepstow tomorrow.
Trainer Paul Nicholls put the six-year-old away after he registered his first wins over the smaller obstacles at Stratford and Kempton in the spring.
With a good summer behind him, Secret Investor can confirm he is a bright prospect by landing this Grade Two heat having had a wind operation over the summer.
Barney Dawn can make a successful comeback in the John Ayres Memorial Handicap Chase for trainer Fergal O’Brien.
The eight-year-old is highly thought of by connections and enjoyed a good novice campaign over fences until falling at Ayr on his final run of the season, when sent off favourite.
Hopefully, Barney Dwan can put that blip behind him and get the new campaign off to the best possible start.
Not That Fuisse can carry on where he left off in the spring by completing a hat-trick in the Chepstow Handicap Hurdle.
Trainer Dan Skelton gave the five-year-old a break after he struck at both Uttoxeter and Aintree in May.
Dark Power can show the way in the Netbet Betmaker Handicap on Goodwood’s final meeting of the 2019 Flat season.
The Clive Cox-trained fouryear-old has had a fairly light campaign with just the four starts leading up to this six-furlong dash over the Stewards’ Cup course.
As a result, Dark Power is fresher than his rivals and heads to Sussex on the back of a victory, albeit a narrow one, at Haydock. He knuckled down to his task to hold Lord Oberon by a neck and there is no reason why he should not keep on improving.