The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)

Lord can call tune despite weights hike

racing: Improved round of jumping can see Henderson’s charge win again

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CALL ME LORD can signal his intent in the Molson Coors Michaelmas Handicap Hurdle at Huntingdon.

Nicky Henderson’s four-year-old was snapped up by Simon Munir and Isaac Souede after winning two of his three outings in France, coasting home seven lengths clear at Compiegne on the second occasion back in March.

He subsequent­ly switched to Henderson’s team and the master of Seven Barrows wasted no time in pitching him into action on the final day of the season at Sandown.

Call Me Lord duly triumphed in style off top weight and, given his jumping was far from perfect that day, there is clearly a bit more to come if he can negotiate his obstacles a little better.

An 8lb hike in the ratings obviously makes this a tougher test, but it is interestin­g he has been left in the Greatwood Hurdle at Cheltenham on Sunday and he can rise to the occasion.

SCOOP THE POT can make a winning start over fences in the Nyman Libson Paul Chase.

Three wins in 10 hurdles outings for Philip Hobbs is a decent return, with his latest victory at Worcester admirably demonstrat­ing his ability as he turned in a neat round of jumping around a track that might have been a touch too sharp for his liking.

Dougie Costello teams up with

CAPITOUL in the Lingfield Park “Flat Jockeys” Handicap Hurdle and the rider may prove a shrewd booking by trainer Richard Newland.

Costello obviously made his name initially in the jumps sphere so Capitoul will certainly not want for assistance from the saddle. SELECTIONS: HUNTINGDON: 1.10 Canyon City, 1.40 Firmount Gent, 2.10 CALL ME LORD (NAP), 2.40 Scoop The Pot, 3.10 Cheltenam De Vaige, 3.40 Myboysam. LINGFIELD: 12.50 Bullfrog, 1.20 Over Stated, 1.50 Somewhere To Be, 2.20 Capitoul, 2.50 Un Prophete, 3.20 Gabrial The Great, 3.50 Tara Mac.

DOUBLE: Call Me Lord and Scoop The Pot.

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