Western Daily Press (Saturday)
Tritonic can triumph
TRITONIC may be the one to be on in what looks to be an attritional renewal of the BetGoodwin November Handicap at Doncaster.
Following a season of largely fast conditions, heavy ground is set for the final day, meaning this mile-and-a-half contest will not be for the faint hearted.
The claims of ante-post favourite Israr are clear after his course and distance romp of a fortnight ago, but it is a fairly quick turnaround for a threeyear-old and preference is for a more battle-hardened type.
Alan King’s Tritonic has proved himself a high-class operator under both codes, with three Flat wins supplemented by a trio of victories over hurdles.
After a five-month break, the five-year-old made a successful return to action when getting the better of Goshen on the level at Goodwood a month ago.
A 5lb rise for that victory is negated by the claim of talented apprentice Callum Hutchinson.
At Aintree, meanwhile, it will be fascinating to see how Al Dancer fares when he tackles the Grand National fences for the first time in the Grand Sefton.
He was placed at Chepstow and Newbury earlier in the year and the Sam Thomas yard is in good form at the moment.
Elsewhere, Sceau Royal can claim a third successive success in the Unibet Elite Hurdle at Wincanton.