Saturday Racing Tips
UTTOXETER: 13:50 Perfect Day, 14:25 A Pai De Nom, 15:00 J'arrive De L'est, 15:35 Milcree, 16:10 Kadastral, 16:45 Moor End, 17:20 Vrheligonne.
KEMPTON: 13:33 Gold Cast, 14:08 Pure Carbon, 14:40 Moon Mission, 15:18 Califet En Vol, 15:53 Soomaroy, 16:28 Doctor Ken, 17:03 Prince Rupert.
FONTWELL: 13:25 Catch On Me, 14:00 Aggagio, 14:35 Hold Up La Colmine,15:10 Junior Des Mottes, 15:45 Jolie Baie, 16:20 Raffles Hermes, 16:55 Nimba.
NEWCASTLE: 13:40 Irandando Has, 14:15 Count Adhemar, 14:45 Dilly's Gunner, 15:25 Young Jack, 16:00 The Hatchet, 16:35 Athair Mor, 17:10 Rubinio.
SOUTHWELL: 17:30 Beaune, 18:00 Qazaq, 18:30 Mount Ruapehu, 19:00 Woodrafff, 19:30 Penny Time, 20:00 Don Simon, 20:30 Sports Coach.
Key races and best bets
A PAI DE NOM - 14:25 Uttoxeter
A strong handicap but it's still hard to ignore the claims of A PAI DE NOM who almost certainly has more to come and Dan Skelton does well in this race. Dual course scorer John Barbour is another with a progressive profile and could pose a threat if seeing out the longer trip. Hartington and French Ship also make the shortlist.
J'ARRIVE DE L'EST - 15:00 Uttoxeter
J'ARRIVE DE L'EST comes here after missing the cut for both the Cross Country and Kim Muir at Cheltenham but Emmet Mullins seems to have found a good alternative for his unexposed ex-French gelding and he gets the vote. Neo King is a likeable and progressive type who is already proven over marathon trips, whilst there remains a hint of unfinished business about Grand Albert, who again caught the eye under a patient ride at Haydock last time.
CALIFET EN VOL - 15:18 Kempton
Novices may come to the fore, with CALIFET EN VOL taken to defy the handicapper and supplement last month's C&D success, perhaps at the expense of Boxing Day's C&D scorer Barlovento, who is better than he showed in a hot race at Cheltenham last time. Paul Nicholls has won this twice in recent years so Blueking d'Oroux, who sports first-time cheekpieces, also has to enter calculations.
DOCTOR KEN - 16:28 Kempton
This can go the way of DOCTOR KEN, who is now only 2 lb above his last winning mark and could be ready to take advantage after a break given his good record fresh. Pedley Wood returned to form on his latest outing and is feared most back up in trip, ahead of Charles Ritz.
QAZAQ - 18:00 Southwell
QAZAQ got back on track for current yard when third over C&D a fortnight ago, pulling clear of the rest, and he could be ready to take advantage of his reduced mark. Albert Cee also remains well treated on old form and is feared most, with No Knee Never completing the shortlist.
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