Sunderland Echo

Casual will be a Smart bet to back at Ffos Las

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Smart Casual can come up trumps in his search for an elusive first victory in the AK Bets Chat To A Trader Handicap Hurdle at Ffos Las.

Brought down when travelling eye-catchingly over course and distance two starts ago, he was runner-up when sent off favourite over further most recently.

He is now back down to the minimum trip and has a third chance to make his mark off a figure of 83 in west Wales.

Earlier on the card, Shillanavo­gy can strike once again in the first division of the AK Bets Home Of Free Bets Handicap Hurdle having thrived following a wind operation when bolting up at Hereford recently.

Having consistent­ly disappoint­ed leading into the race, the sixyear-old cut a reformed character when scoring in easy fashion 28 days ago and although hit with an 8lb rise, he looked a performer who is now nowhere near the limit of his ceiling.

The horse that was second on that occasion, Ionity, gets the chance to go one better in the second division.

That was a respectabl­e effort on his handicap bow and Evan Williams' five-year-old is sure to improve for the experience and is just 2lb higher this time.

Williams could also be on the board in the AK Bets Big Prices Big Limits Novices' Handicap Hurdle with Blackacre, who was doing his best work late when a keepingon second at Fontwell in March.

Seeyouinmy­dreams reappears after a lengthy break in the Book

Your Skips Online @ fakenhamsk­ips.co.uk Mares' Maiden Hurdle at Fakenham.

A winning pointer,

Sir Alex Ferguson et al went to 235,000 guineas to buy her after she won a point in Ireland. They must have been feeling pretty smug after she made a winning debut at Newbury by 11 lengths in a bumper and was was then sent to Aintree for a Grade Two event, for which she was strongly fancied, but she cut little ice.

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