Skelton to add to tally with Not That Fuisse

NOT THAT FUISSE can provide another winner for title-chasing jockey Harry Skelton on day one of the Scottish Grand National meeting at Ayr.

Skelton, vying with Brian Hughes for the accolade which will be settled at the end of next week, ventures into his rival’s territories for a full book of rides and Not That Fuisse may well be the pick of them in the Listed Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase.

Trained by Skelton’s brother Dan, the eightyear-old moves back up to this extended two-and-ahalf mile trip having shown up well over shorter in good company for the majority of the season.

Not That Fuisse won over close to this distance on his first run of the campaign at Perth in September,

GOING – Good-good to soft in places

TENNENT’S LAGER NOVICES’ HURDLE (GBB RACE) (CLASS added 4YO plus 2m Penalty Value £4,956 3) £9,100 however, and performed with credit over slightly further in his hurdling days two seasons ago.

The spring ground is sure to suit him and, on the basis of his fair effort in fifth behind Sky Pirate over the minimum trip in the Grand Annual at Cheltenham, he can win off his current rating.

The Skeltons have given him a decent break since, and missing Aintree to come here could well pay off.

His jockey may be in business too in the opening Tennent’s Lager Novices’ Hurdle, on prolific juvenile STEPNEY CAUSEWAY who can get the better of Mrs Hyde in an early Skelton-hughes headto-head on the market leaders.

Sporting the familiar colours worn by stable star Allmankind over the past

GOING – Good

HIGHCLERE THOROUGHBRED RACING EBF MAIDEN STAKES (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4) £7,900 added 2YO only 5f 34yds Penalty Value £4,266 two seasons, Stepney Causeway put an underwhelming first start over hurdles well behind him with an exuberant March hat-trick at Catterick and Stratford.

In the closing Book Your Staycation @Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle, Kelso first-time winner TOMORROW’S ANGEL catches the eye for in-form trainer Tristan Davidson.

SELECTIONS:

AYR: 1.00 Stepney Causeway, 1.30 Beyond The Pale, 2.05 Lucky Flight, 2.40 Didonato, 3.15 NOT THAT FUISSE (NAP), 3.50 Fete Champetre, 4.27 Tomorrow’s Angel. NEWBURY: 1.10 Berkshire Shadow, 1.40 King’s Lynn, 2.15 Almighwar, 2.50 Rafiki, 3.25 Hurricane Lane, 4.00 Crystal Starlet, 4.35 Sea Karats, 5.05 Fetna. DOUBLE: Not That Fuisse and Tomorrow’s Angel.