Ruler can have rivals measure in Lanarkshire
Gifted Ruler (2.30) is capable of getting Hugo Palmer on the board at Hamilton.
Attention switches to the Lanarkshire venue after three exciting days by the seaside at Ayr.
Field sizes aren’t bad but Gifted Ruler only has four to beat beat in this ninefurlong event.
The five-year- old has been running in better races recently and the drop into a seller should be the key issue.
MATTY TOO (3.00) is coming back down the weights and can resume winning ways off top perch in the sprint handicap.
David Allan has been on board for all the yak’s three previous successes and takes over inn the plate from Camm Hardie today.
Matty Two has scored in the past of f rat ings of 67, 68 and 69 and he has dropped backck down to 70 too get qualified for thishis racerace.
The three-year-old will be a working man’s price against some useful rivals and is worth a poke.
The Jump Season is just getting into full swing and the big Irish yards all have runners at Listowel.
Gordon Elliott looks poised for a good day with
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CHEMICAL ENERGY
(4.10) is coming to the boil in the novices’ chase.
The six-year-old reached a decent level over timber and was well-fancied for the Martin Pipe Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival back in March.
Chemi c a l Ene r g y bombed at Kilbeggan on his fencing bow before being roughed-off for the
Summer and returns here for another crack at fences.
Davy Russell is exactly the jockey to give a nice education to the horse and can steer him to victory.
Russell and Elliott also team up in the next with CALL ME LYREEN (4.40) and the dynamic duo can strike again.
Willie Mullins is well represented in this 2m 4f chase with Easy Game and Kemboy both quality performers on their day.
However, the Meath raider has been on the go throughout the Summer and might just have the edge with the application of first-time cheekpieces.
Quality is less down at Plumpton but the winners pay exactly the same and LUSAKA (1.50) can get punters off to a good start.
Ollie Murphy’s charge was just denied at Fontwell and can gog one better in a ccompetitive maimaiden hurdle. SERGEANT SE ( 3 .20) can tatake control fofor Mi lton HHarris in a hohot handicap hurhurdle.
The trainer has been seleselective over the past fortnight with his runners and he is getting it right with a formidable 33 percent strike rate going into yesterday.
Harris’ horse stayed on well to win last time out at Stratford and, although that run does not suggest this drop back in trip will be ideal, Paddy Brennan is just the type who can be forceful in the saddle and ensure it’s a true test on the bottom-weight.
INVICTUS DE BRION (4.50) should bring the curtain down on the card in Sussex by landing the small-field bumper.
Chris Gordon’s charge made an encouraging start when chasing home the promising Vienna Girl at Southwell and can go one better with Tom Cannon in the saddle.