KANDOO HAS
HARRY Cobden takes over in the plate on FORTESCUE from his claiming jockey who has ridden the horse on his last 11 starts, so this beast will carry my each-way wonga at 9-1 in the Betvictor Veterans Handicap Chase (1.20) run over three and a quarter miles at newbury.
Jonjo O’neill has dispatched ITSO FURY on the long haul to Kelso from Gloucestershire for the Bet365 Handicap Hurdle (1.42) run over two miles and five furlongs, so take the hint.
A winner last time at Wincanton in November off a perch of 125, he can follow up off a rating of 130.
Paul Nicholls has a great record in the Betvictor Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase (1.55) run over two and a half miles at Newbury, so course and distance winner KANDOO KID is my each-way fancy around the 11-2 mark. Forget his latest spin as he failed to see out the three-mile trip.
Getting at least 4lb from her male counterparts, BRUCIO is worth an each-way investment around the 7-1 ledge in the Bet365 Premier Novice Hurdle (2.17) run over two miles and two furlongs at Kelso.
Select
Stuart Crawford’s mare trounced 18 rivals in a Leopardstown handicap hurdle in early February, and a repetition of that will be good enough.
Ann Hamilton does very well with her select string she trains in the Northumberland wilderness, which leads me to believe TOMMY’S OSCAR can play a staring role in the Racedayready Handicap Chase (2.35) run over two miles at Doncaster.
He last obliged off a mark of 152 at Kelso in October under today’s jockey Sean Quinlan, so he must go very adjacent racing off a perch of 152 on a track where he is 2-3.
Kerry Lee is 3-4 with animals she sends to Kelso from her lair in Herefordshire, and she can strike again in the Scottish borders with BLACK HAWK EAGLE in the Bet365 Morebattle Handicap Hurdle (2.50) run over two miles.
This very progressive sort swooped after the last flight to score hard held off a ledge of 116 at Hereford in late January, for which he was nudged up to a new mark of 122.
He still gets in with only 10st 11lb on his back, and William Hill are very kindly offering us six places at 5-1.
The 125-rated
‘Luna Discovery is the lady they all must beat’
LUNAR
DISCOVERY is the lady they all must beat in the Listed Racedayready Mares’ Novice Hurdle (3.10) run over three miles at Doncaster.
Jimmy Moffatt’s inmate ran a cracker last time out over two miles and three furlongs at Carlisle, when she went down bravely by a neck to a horse who was receiving 9lb. She looks as though the step up in real estate.
MONBEG GENIUS
has the Grand National as his main target this spring, but as there are no penalties for the wonderful Aintree spectacle after the weights were published last Tuesday, the horse can land the Bet365 Premier Chase (3.25) run over 2m7f at Kelso.
Creature
Jonjo O’neill’s creature was third at Cheltenham in March behind Corach Rambler and Fastorslow, and that’s by some way the best piece of form on offer in this event.
In the last two runnings of the Grimthorpe Handicap Chase (3.40) run over three and a quarter miles at Doncaster, UNDERSUPERVISION has finished second and first, so he has to be the each-way punt at 13-2 with a layer offering four places.