David Ord has the best Saturday bets with his Nap in action in the Coral Scottish Grand National at Ayr.
He pulled 18 lengths clear of the rest when chasing home subsequent Grade One winner Inothewayurthinkin in the Kim Muir at Cheltenham and from an unchanged mark, GIT MAKER makes loads of appeal.
Jamie Snowden’s charge is relatively fresh having had only three starts this term and remain unexposed over longer distances. If in the same form as last time he’ll take a bit of beating.
He’s up ten pounds for a runaway win at Market Rasen last time but GRAIN D’OUDAIRIES will still take a bit of pegging back around here.
He had any amount in hand as he beat Will Sting by 16 lengths, a weak pace is forecast again in this and he should be able to dominate and having had only three starts over fences, there should be plenty more to come.
Having caught the eye when seventh in the Lincoln on his reappearance, THUNDER BALL is taken to plunder this valuable pot.
He went for home a bit too soon at Doncaster having travelled powerfully through the race and from an unchanged mark, on slightly better ground, and ridden with a little more restraint, he has to be a major player.
Most of these are better served by big-field handicaps but BARADAR looks set to go from the front and will take a bit of passing.
Silvestre De Sousa rides, his mount has the benefit of a run under his belt when fifth in the Cammidge Trophy at Doncaster, and seven furlongs looks to be his optimum trip.
There’s guesswork involved here and the betting will be a key guide but REALISED is an interesting handicap debutant for the excellent Harry Eustace team.
A well-bred daughter of Wootton Bassett, she didn’t see the track at two and was restricted to three quick outings last autumn, hinting at ability. She’s clearly a work in progress but there’s more to come as she gets the hang of things and she’s likely to prove better than a mark of 62 in time.
He was a three-time course-and-distance winner last season and UNCLE DICK returns to his favourite track from a two pounds lower mark than his last winning one.
Eve Johnson Houghton has team in great order right now and the six-year-old met with trouble in running on his latest start at Wolverhampton and finished with petrol in the tank. He was dropped two pounds and that seems generous.
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