Author: Henry Gibbs

1:15 Ffos Las The first race on ITV is the Grade 2 Towton Novices Chase over an extended 2m3f. You’d expect HANDSTANDS (6/4) NAP to take a bit of beating here. A really promising novice hurdler last season, he won his first…

1:50 Sandown The opener on ITV from Sandown is a competitive novice handicap hurdle over the 2m4f trip. I like MEETMEBYTHESEA (4/1) here for the Ben Pauling team. He’s impressed me winning his first three starts over hurdles despite looking like he’d…

1:50 Sandown The first race on ITV from Sandown is a handicap chase over 2m4f. The one for me is ETALON (7/2) NB who appears to be working his way back into form this season slowly but surely.  He was a cracking novice…

1:25 Leicester  The first of three lives races from Leicester is at 1:25. It is a novice chase over 2m4f. It is SUPERBOLT (9/4) for me here. A well-backed winner last time out at Ludlow, he always looked to be travelling best…

1:05 Chepstow The first race from Chepstow on Welsh National day is a handicap chase ran over just shy of 2m4f.  I like LOWRY’S BAR (3/1) in this. He’s shown a decent level of form already this season and with three runs under…

12:45 Kempton The first race from Kempton is a novice handicap chase over the extended 2m4f trip. It’s RANGE (4/1) for me here for the Sam Thomas yard. A late faller when well fancied on seasonal return at Chepstow, I think…