Lord supporters all set to rule

Henderson eyes £100,000 bonus if double is landed

CALL ME LORD can put himself in contention for a potential £100,000 bonus bid by winning the Matchbook Imperial Cup at Sandown.

The huge cash prize traditionally associated with this race will be won if any successful horse can follow up at the Cheltenham Festival next month.

And in Call Me Lord, trainer Nicky Henderson would appear to have a perfect foil with which to go for the double. The five-year-old must carry top weight in the Imperial Cup, but he is a pretty resilient animal with a touch of quality.

Yet perhaps the biggest thing going for him is his love of Sandown.

Call Me Lord is unbeaten in two starts at the Esher venue and looked especially full of himself over this twomile trip in January when he won a valuable two-mile handicap hurdle by three and a quarter lengths.

Another important factor from that accomplished victory was the fact it was achieved in very deep ground.

That he has no worries about running through mud cannot be downplayed as things are likely to become pretty demanding at Sandown if the forecast is correct.

ONE FOR HARRY may not look like the obvious candidate in the Caledonia Best Handicap at Ayr, but he has the form to strike. WHISKEY IN THE JAR’S claims in the totescoop6 Premier Kelso Novices’ Hurdle tomorrow might not be quite so clear-cut, but he makes plenty of appeal for Olly Murphy in the Grade Two event. On the face of it, he has a bit to find with the likes of Better Getalong, but he has thoroughly impressed in two wide-margin wins of late. SELECTIONS: AYR: 2.10 Geronimo, 2.45 What A Dream, 3.20 Imjoeking, 3.55 My Old Gold, 4.30 One For Harry, 5.05 Indy Five, 5.35 Precious Cargo.

SANDOWN: 1.20 Royale Zanzibar, 1.50 Indian Hawk, 2.25 CALL ME LORD (NAP), 3.00 Posh Trish, 3.35 Tanit River, 4.10 The Last But One, 4.45 Masterplan.

KELSO (Sunday): 2.10 Aye Right, 2.40 Charlie Snow Angel, 3.15 WHISKEY IN THE JAR (NAP), 3.45 Bristol De Mai, 4.20 Swing Hard, 4.50 Tap Night, 5.20 What A Dream.

DOUBLE: Call Me Lord and One For Harry.