Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
VILLE CAN BE TALK OF TOWN FOR BEWLEY
HOGANVILLE is fancied to defend his unbeaten record for George Bewley and Connor Rabbitt by landing the Racing TV 100% Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Hurdle (1.55) at Kelso today.
The former Paul Nolan trainee laughed at odds of 18-1 when landing a handicap hurdle at Hexham in September by three lengths from
Our Sam on his British debut. And my selection, again ridden by goingplaces claimer Rabbitt, defied a 6lb rise in the weights when beating The Questioner by a head at Ayr last month.
There is an additional 4lb to deal with here, but the runner-up went one better at Ascot last Friday and the step up to three and a quarter miles should hold no terrors for a horse who still has more to give.
At Lingfield , COOLVALLA should take his record over fences to 2-2 by beating nine rivals for the At The Races App Market Movers Handicap Chase (12.55).