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Nicky Henderson has his string firing on all cylinders and Ile De Jersey could add to the Seven Barrows tally when she lines up in the Join Vickers.Bet Free Bet Club Mares’ Novices’ Handicap Chase at Southwell.

A winner in France before arriving in the UK, the four-year-old wasted little time getting off the mark for Henderson when scoring at Ludlow in February. She then ran some solid races in defeat but looked a handy proposition when making her chasing debut at Taunton earlier this month.

She relished the test fences provided and was in the process of recording a taking victory before falling with the race at her mercy at the last.

She was six lengths clear at the time she departed and would only have extended that advantage on the runin, so a 6lb rise should hold no fears.

There could be further success for Henderson when Jens Boy runs in the Follow Vickers.Bet For Tommo’s Daily Tips Handicap Hurdle.

He was awarded victory in the stewards’ room at Newton Abbot on his penultimate start and was only beaten a neck when second at Hereford most recently. He is just 3lb higher here and should be competitive once again.

Our Jet is interesting on chasing debut in the Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Handicap Chase.

Dan Skelton’s six-year-old won three in a row over timber last season having finished less than a length behind the talented Hillcrest on his hurdling bow and ended his campaign in a competitive heat at Sandown.

He was making stealthy progress in that contest before cutting out after two out, but the ground was extremely testing that day and he was not the only useful operator to disappoint both in that race and on the card.

He starts life over fences off a mark of 122 and he could rate a good deal higher in his new discipline.

Fergal O’Brien is a trainer often worth following in bumpers and his rules debutant Pougne Aminta could be the answer to the Vickers.Bet Proudly Supporting British Racing National Hunt Flat Race.

O’Brien won this contest in 2019 with the useful Global Fame and this eight-length winner in the pointing field could add to that success if repeating his form between the flags.

At Ayr, Irish raider Carnfunnock could land a telling blow in the Virgin Bet Novices’ Hurdle.

A bumper winner here in November last year, he was then handed the mammoth task of tackling Facile Vega on home soil earlier this year, before getting back to winning ways at Down Royal recently.

If he translates that form to timber, this could be his for the taking.

The Crawford team could also be worth following in the opening Virgin Bet Fives Novices’ Hurdle when Largy Shark makes his jumping bow.

Doctor Ken perhaps underachieved over hurdles but showed chasing would definitely be his forte when making a bright start to life over the larger obstacles at Aintree.

He won there off a mark of 123 and he could still be way ahead of the handicapper following just a 4lb rise.

Kingston Bridge could carry a penalty to success in the concluding Virgin Bet Standard National Hunt Flat Race.

Although only 22-1 on debut at Kelso earlier this month, he blew those long odds out of the water with an impressive display, running out a seven-and-a-half-length winner. If he is in anything like the same form, he could prove a tough nut to crack.

CARDIFF Devils travelled to Scotland to take on the Fife Flyers on Sunday evening after a disappointing loss to the Coventry Blaze the night before.

The Flyers were full of confidence, coming off an impressive 5-1 win over the Manchester Storm on Saturday night but the Devils rediscovered their form with a 3-0 win.

Ben Bowns got the start in net for the Devils and Shane Owen took his normal spot in the Flyers net to start the game.

Joey Martin opened the scoring less than a minute into the game when he beat Owen at the 50 second mark, converting on a pass from Trevor Cox to make it 1-0.

Bowns was tested early when he was called upon to make a sprawling save on Janne Laakkonen who was all alone at the side of the goal.

At 8:44 Josh Brittain doubled the lead when he converted a pass from Sam Duggan and wired a wrist shot over the shoulder of Owen to make it 2-0.

With just under three minutes to play Martin had a chance for a second when him and

Cox broke free against a lone defender, but Owen was there to make a great save and keep the score line 2-0.

Both goalies

were busy in the first period with the Devils just edging the Flyers in shots on goal 17-16.

Sam Jardine was called for hooking at 22:45 to give the Flyers the first powerplay of the night, but the Devils managed to kill it off giving up only one shot while a man down.

With 5:27 remaining in the second period, Jardine was called for holding the stick and the Flyers were back on the powerplay.

Cox somehow got a short-handed breakaway, but Owen stopped it, however Fife took an interference call on the play to nullify their powerplay. Bowns was called to make a huge save on a breakaway moments later to keep the Devils lead intact.

The second period ended how it started, with the Devils leading 2-0. The shots in the middle period were 6-5 in favour of the Flyers.

The final period saw an early goal from the Devils when Joey Martin fired a shot that missed the net but came off the end boards to Blake Thompson who hammered a slapshot past Owen to make it 3-0 at 41:50.