By Andrew Atkinson
Sandown Park – Mullins’ Chacun Pour Soi tipped to win Betfair Tingle Creek Chase
SANDOWN Park’s seven race card features the Grade 1 Betfair Tingle Creek Chase and Grade 1 Close Brothers Henry VIII Novices Chase on Saturday.
Going: Chase good-good to soft in places; hurdle: Surface: good to soft-good in places.
Willie Mullins trained Chacun Pour Soi (2.25) is tipped to win the Betfair Tingle Creek Chase, with Patrick Mullins up, winner of the Punchestown’s Champion Chase in April.
Nube Negra, Greaneteen, Hitman and Captain Guinness, also go to post.
Third Time Lucki (1.50) is tipped to land the Grade 1 Close Brothers Henry VIII Novices’ Chase, trained by Dan Skelton, eyeing a third consecutive win.
Betfair Grade 1 Tingle Creek Chase runners and jockeys.
Captain Guinness Rachael Blackmore, Chacun Pour Soi Patrick Mullins, Greaneteen Bryony Frost, Hitman Harry Cobden, Nube Negra Harry Skelton
SANDOWN fromthehorsesmouth.info selections: 12.05 Outlaw Peter. 12.40 Fable. 1.15 Colden’s Dream. 1.50 Third Time Lucki. 2.25 Chacun Pour Soi. 3.00 Deise Aba (ew). 3.35 Metier (ew)
Aintree – Protektorat eyes G2 Unibet Many Clouds Chase glory
AINTREE features the Grade 2 Unibet Many Clouds Chase and Grade 3 Unibet Becher Handicap Chase where the going is soft good to soft in places.
Protektorat (2.05) trained by Dan Skelton and ridden by Bridget Andrews gets the nod over Native River to land the Unibet Many Clouds Chase over 3m.
Aintree Dual Grand National winner Tiger Roll goes to post in the Grade 2 Unibet Many Clouds Chase, the veteran 11-year-old saddled by Gordon Elliott and ridden by James Bowen.
Mac Tottie (2.40) and Kimberlite Candy are both tipped each-way in the Grade 3 Unibet Becher Handicap Chase with 22 runners going to post.
Aidan Coleman rides Bombs Away (11.15) tipped to win the opening race. Landofsmiles (11.45) is tipped each-way in the C4 Unibet Novices Hurdle over 3m.
Willie Mullins trained Elimay (12.20) is long odds-on favourite to land the C1 Unibet Listed Chase over 2m 3f.
David Pipe saddles Umbrigado (12.55) tipped each-way at 8-1 in the C2 Unibet Handicap Chase over 2m 3f, with Tom Scudamore up.
Joseph O’Brien trained Six Feet Apart (1.30) a winner at Fairyhouse last month is tipped each-way in the Unibet Listed Juvenile Hurdle over 2m.
Tom Lacey trained Pounding Poet (3.15) is tipped each-way in the C2 Unibet Handicap Hurdle over 2m 4f.
AINTREE fromthehorsesmouth.info selections: 11.15 Bombs Away. 11.45 Landofsmiles (ew). 12.20 Elimay. 12.55 Umbrigado (ew). 1.30 Six Feet Apart (ew). 2.05 Protektorat. 2.40 Mac Tottie (ew); Kimberlite Candy (ew). 3.15 Pounding Poet (ew).
Chepstow – St Barts Coral Welsh Grand National Trial tilt
CHEPSTOW features the Class 1 Coral Welsh Grand National Trial Handicap Chase over 2 miles 7 furlongs with the going good, good to soft in places.
Philip Hobbs saddles St Barts (1.22) with Ben Jones up, tipped to win the feature.
Paul Nicholls trained Grange Road (11.38) is tipped to win the C3 Coral Hurdle over 2m 7f.
Venetia Williams saddles Brave Seasca (12.12) tipped each-way at 10-1 in the Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Chase over 2m 3f.
Nicholls trained Take Your Time (12.47). David Pipe saddles Gericault Roque (1.57) tipped each-way. Ree Okka (2.32) trained by Harry Fry and ridden by Sean Bowen.
CHEPSTOW fromthehorsesmouth.info selections: 11.38 Grange Road. 12.12 Brave Seasca (ew). 12.47 Take Your Time. 1.22 St Barts. 1.57 Gericault Roque (ew). 2.32 Ree Okka. 3.09 Hurricane Deal (ew). 3.45 Deere Mark.
Wetherby – Midgley eyes glory on Drumconnor Lad
WETHERBY’S seven race card meeting where the going is soft features the Class 3 Cheers Jacko Handicap Hurdle with Drumconnor Lad (2.12) tipped each-way under Tom Midgley (See main image)
Micky Hammond trained Grand du Nord (11.52) is tipped each-way at 10-1. Shure Shanty (12.27) tipped each-way ridden by Ryan Mania.
WETHERBY fromthehorsesmouth.info selections: 11.52 Grand du Nord (ew). 12.27 Shure Shanty (ew). 1.02 Been In Trouble. 1.37 Rockys Treasure (ew). 2.12 Drumconnor Lad (ew). 2.47 Sidi Ismael. 3.22 Bounce Back.
Wolverhampton – Navello to land Coral Conditions Stakes
WOLVERHAMPTON’S All Weather track evening meeting features the Class 2 Coral Conditions Stakes over 6 furlongs with Adam Kirby up on Navello (5.00) tipped to win the Class 2 race.
Charlie Appleby trained Neptune Seas (7.00) with James Doyle up is tipped to land the Class 2 Betway Handicap over 1m 4f.
S bin Suroor saddles Warm Smile (6.30) tipped to win the Betway Novices Stakes over 1m 1f.
Eric Alston saddles Kasperenko (6.00) tipped each-way at 12-1 with Jason Hart up.
WOLVERHAMPTON fromthehorsesmouth.info selections: 4.00 Umm Hurair. 4.30 Last Ammo. 5.00 Navello. 5.30 Enduring (ew). 6.00 Kasperenko (ew). 6.30 Warm Smile. 7.00 Neptune Seas.
Navan – O’Brien eyes Eric Bloodaxe glory in Navan G2
NAVAN, where the going is good, features the Grade 2 Navan Novices Hurdle over 2m 4f, with Joseph O’Brien trained Eric Bloodaxe (12.33) tipped to win.
Gordon Elliott-trained Riviere D’etel (1.43) is tipped to land the Grade 3 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Klairon Davis Novice Chase over 2m 1f.
NAVAN fromthehorsesmouth.info selections: 11.30 Ceasar Rock (ew). 12.00 Fantasio D’alene. 12.33 Eric Bloodaxe. 1.08 Maze Runner (ew). 1.43 Riviere D’etel. 2.18 Diol Ker (ew). 2.53 Conflated.
