Storm force to be reckoned with

PRECISION STORM can complete a successful recovery mission in today’s Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap at Wolverhampton.

Mark Loughnane’s consistent grey was devoid of luck on his last trip to Dunstall Park when he had to settle for second.

That was Precision Storm’s fourth runner-up spot in his last six starts, but there could be no blame attached to him as he and Richard Kingscote found their route blocked wherever they went over this course and distance last week.

Precision Storm suffered the further aggravation of being put up 1lb for being beaten more than four lengths by his market rival, as the joint-favourite.

He and Kingscote can still have the last laugh, though.

They were convincing winners over this track and trip three starts ago – and back in October – and Precision Storm has performed with credit here in each of his seven visits through a busy campaign.

He has been in the frame on all but two of those occasions and, despite going up more than a stone in all, he showed more than enough last time to suggest he will be right in the reckoning again.

KITTY HALL has fine prospects for Nicky Richards in the Quinnbet Best Odds Guaranteed Mares’ Handicap Hurdle at Newcastle.

Runner-up the last twice in novice events, to a previous winner on each occasion at Musselburgh and Catterick, it could be her turn on handicap debut to give Brian Hughes another success towards his title defence.

SELECTIONS:

NEWCASTLE: 1.00 Desert Sapphire, 1.30 Highland Sky, 2.00 Silken Moonlight, 2.35 Getareason, 3.10 Rock On Fruity, 3.45 Kitty Hall, 4.20 Sincerely Resdev, 4.52 Whoa Black Betty. WOLVERHAMPTON: 5.10 PRECISION STORM (NAP), 5.40 Doc Sportello, 6.10 Heer We Go Again, 6.40 Boss Power, 7.10 Bandinelli, 7.40 Global Vision, 8.10 Makambe. DOUBLE: Precision Storm and Kitty Hall.