Cabot can Hurdle to a victory for Skelts

Cabot Cliffs can build on his promising comeback run to lift the Michaelmas Handicap Hurdle at Huntingdon.

Dan Skelton's four-yearold had every chance on his return at Chepstow last month. But the lack of race fitness told in the closing stages, and he had to settle for third place behind Progressive who had the benefit of a previous run this autumn.

Cabot Cliffs had a successful first season over jumps, winning three of his seven starts and finishing in the first four in all the others except the Fred Winter at Cheltenham.

He did not run too badly there either, behind Jeff Kidder, and can make his mark again this term.

No Comment may finally register a first triumph over fences in the Racing TV Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase.

A three-time winner over hurdles, the Philip Hobbstrained 10-year-old has contested some hot races over the bigger obstacles, including at the last three Cheltenham Festivals.

This looks a good opportunity for him to get his head in front.

Switch Hitter can make a successful debut over fences for Paul Nicholls and Bryony Frost in the Pertemps Network Novices' Limited Handicap Chase at Hereford.

The six-year-old raced prominently, and effectively, over hurdles - and should be suited by this relatively sharp initial test on his switch to chasing, albeit up in trip to beyond three miles for the first time.

He faces just two opponents, both with decent form and the advantage of plenty of previous chasing experience. But Switch Hitter won his only point-to-point well back in 2019, showed plenty of potential on this sort of ground last season and can concede the weight successfully here.

Neville's Cross is pretty versatile trip-wise. But around two miles suits him very well, as he can show in the Pertemps Handicap Chase.

Tom Lacey's six-year-old won at Exeter on his first outing for seven weeks and did not have too hard a race because Zoffee, whom he was challenging, fell at the second-last fence.

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Handicap Hurdle at Lingfield.

The eight-year-old, trained by Nicholls, went close to making a winning return following a 227-day absence when giving best only to Ballymillsy at Newton Abbot a month ago.

He is still relatively lightlyraced, so there is room for improvement, and he relishes a test of stamina.

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