Lostintranslation makes sense

Colin T i z z a r d ’s LOSTINTRANSLATION has much in his favour as he bids to retain his Betfair Chase title at Haydock.

The eight-year-old announced himself as a C heltenham Gold Cup candidate 12 months ago when he foiled the reopposing Bristol De Mai’s hat-trick bid in Saturday’s Grade One feature on Merseyside.

Statistically, the passage of another year can only be to L o s t i n t r a n s l a t i o n’s advantage as he continues to mature, while Nigel Twiston-Davies’ grey bids to keep his top-class level of form after 33 career starts over seven seasons.

Lostintranslation has less than half that mileage on his clock – and having mastered the admirable Bristol De Mai convincingly after the last a year ago, has obvious prospects of doing so again.

He must get the better too of Clan Des Obeaux this time, but is rightly favourite to do so.

Earlier on the card, Ben

Pauling’s SEVERANCE and Anthony Honeyball’s KID COMMANDO can both confirm they are hurdlers to keep on the right side of this season.

SELECTIONS

ASCOT: 12.20 Southfield Harvest, 12.55 Demachine, 1.30 Same Circus, 2.05 Imperial Aura, 2.40 Laurina, 3.17 First Flow, 3.50 Sixty Dollars More.

HAYDOCK: 12.10 Severance, 12.40 Snow Leopardess, 1.15 Good Boy Bobby, 1.50 Kid Commando, 2.25 Main Fact, 3.00 LOSTINTRANSLATION (NAP), 3.35 Sheneededtherun. DOUBLE: Lostintranslation and Severance

CLAUD AND GOLDIE (Haydock,12.40).