2:00 Newbury- Given her course form, PEPITE ROSE has to be a major player here. She's three from four here, the only defeat being a fall when she was in the process of running a big race. Venetia Williams' eight year-old mare runs off the same mark as when she won this very race twelve months ago and the good ground will be in her favour. As many of the opposition will either want the ground softer or are simply not good enough, Pepite Rose has to have a big chance.
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2:35 Newbury- This mares handicap hurdle is always a competitive affair, with many of the field holding realistic chances. SPARTAN ANGEL has looked like she has been craving good ground all season; her summer wins all came on that surface with her two most recent defeats coming on softer ground. Sneaks in at the bottom of the weights and will be hoping to capitalise on that.
TARA MIST has some high class bumper form and should also find the ground to her liking. Her defeat behind As De Mee last time out was franked as he won a valuable event at Sandown on Imperial Cup day.
3:10 Newbury- FINANCIAL CLIMATE has been in a rich vein of form recently, with two successes in a row. He'll stay all day and although regular jockey Thomas Garner isn't taking the ride today, he's definitely got an able deputy aboard in AP McCoy.
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3:45 Newbury- Although this race is a little further than the Fred Winter, this could be considered as a 'B' race for the Cheltenham juvenile handicap event. LIL ROCKERFELLER has recorded respectable placed efforts behind Triumph runners Devilment and Pain Au Chocolat, the last of which being at Doncaster, where he was four-and-a-half lengths behind John Ferguson's ex-flat inmate. On that occasion, he was badly hampered and probably would have finished even closer were it not for that. Looks nicely weighted and should run a big race.
GIMME FIVE is a horse who has gone under the radar this National Hunt season, mainly due to his last couple of runs being under flat rules on the all-weather. The good ground will be to his liking and might well be nicely brought along for this. Many in this have chances; the biggest danger in my view may well be Alzammaar, who was behind Lil Rockerfeller last time out.
Newbury 4:20- Both THE UNIT and MR KIT CAT ran respectable debuts, finishing third in their respective bumpers. They were both beaten by Henderson horses and he's represented by Cultivator, for the same ownership as 2013 Gold Cup winner Bobs Worth. A horse who could run a big race at a chunky price is OCTAGON. He ran well for a long way in a decent Musselburgh bumper against some experienced types and was far from disgraced. Sam Twiston-Davies is an interesting jockey booking; he could outrun his odds of 25/1.
Kelso 2:50- I've backed RACING EUROPE in his last two runs, where he finished fourth on both occasions. The Pertemps qualifier at Haydock was a farcical race, where Bygones Sovereign stole another race under enterprising tactics. Brian Ellison's runner ran with credit that day and is taken again to run another big race. Spookdooky will be the biggest threat but a thirteen pound rise for his latest win won't make life easy.
Kelso 3:25- This may prove to be a battle of the Oscar's, Rock and Fortune. However, at the prices, GALLERY EXHIBITION may be the one to side with. He's won two of his last three, so there's no doubting his curren form.
Kelso 5:10- Although SHOTOFWINE was well beaten by the winner last time out, he and the third were well clear of the rest in a Catterick bumper. His form before that was relatively strong as well. As for the newcomers, GULLY'S EDGE could be worth backing, for a trainer in Malcolm Jefferson who can ready them first time out. His sire Kayf Tara revels with his runners in the bumper sphere so keep an eye on him.
Thoughts from each of the course's bumpers to follow...
Enjoy your Saturday
Happy Punting!
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