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furlongs and place a bullseye on the Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly on June 2.

“I don’t think there was any doubt we saw a very impressive winner, but I’m very happy he ran very well,” said Cox. “Things didn’t go entirely smoothly for him, but it’s certainly not a

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 six-year-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 disappoint­ing reflection. He just stumbled coming out of the stalls and also got a bit unbalanced coming into the dip as well.

“He’s come out of the race very well and I think as a mile winner at two who has undoubtedl­y done very well over the winner, I was very

Anthony Honeyball, whose horse 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

Limits Novices’ Handicap Hurdle with Blackacre, who was doing his best work late when a keeping-on 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 pleased with the performanc­e, and I now think he will be helped by going a mile and a quarter at this stage.

“That would be our intention as long as he is fit and well. He’s done a very gentle canter this morning and I’m thrilled he has come out of the race really well.” lengths in a bumper and was then sent to Aintree for a Grade Two event, for which she was strongly fancied, but she cut little ice behind Dysart Enos.

Sent to Newbury for her hurdling debut in November, she pulled too hard and was pulled up but the fact we have not seen her since suggests there was something amiss. Better can be expected.

Nicky Henderson’s Fierce Warrior had been building a decent profile until beaten at Plumpton on the Monday before Cheltenham.

However, we all know what fate befell the yard that week so it is probably best to ignore that result.

The time before he had won there in December and he should go well in the Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Hurdle at Southwell.

The Ben Brookhouse-trained My Chicquita is another on the card worth watching in the Liz And Izzy’s HOAP Podcast Handicap Hurdle.

She has won both outings over hurdles and has been running on the level so will arrive very fit.

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