Ian Ogg has Sunday's best bets with the Nap in action at Sedgefield.
Sunday selections
KLITSCHKO - 16:20 Sedgefield (NAP)
Gambino weakened tamely last time and is tried in cheekpieces while Williethebuilder needed his reappearance last season, his first for Christian Williams, whereas KLITSCHKO has a run under his belt over a trip that he's rarely tried.
That should have blown away the cobwebs for the dual course winner who paid the price for his nine length course win in March. His revised rating of 117 is not quite a career high and he did get within two lengths of the useful Donnacha off 1 lb higher during his time with Alan King offering hope that his new mark may not be beyond him.
The prevailing good ground is ideal (all four career wins and two thirds from 10 starts on good) for this strong traveller who doesn't produce as much as appears likely in the finish but has the ability to land this prize.
COOL NATIVE - 15:00 Limerick
Winning pointer COOL NATIVE showed promise in her first season under Rules, finishing third twice and easily forgiven the two blips in April. Her staying on run over two miles two in July strongly suggested Cool Native would appreciate going out in trip this season and she's on a very tempting mark for her handicap debut judged by the form of her November debut at Navan with the race having thrown up several winners.
SKY CAPTAIN - 16:42 Leopardstown
SKY CAPTAIN's two runs for Joseph O'Brien have come over 10 furlongs and two miles, in the Irish Cesarewitch. The lightly raced five-year-old has shown promise on both, staying on well from the rear but he should be equally effective over this distance and can open his account for the yard.
He spoiled his chance on his seasonal return with a slow start and may not be the most straightforward but he clearly has ability and the market support that day at the Curragh suggests that he's thought to be ahead of his mark when everything does fall right.
Monday selections
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LATIN - 16:30 Plumpton (NAP)
LATIN rates the banker bet on Monday as he looks to open his hurdling account at the seventh time of asking over hurdles. Formerly with James Owen, he started out with a moderate enough effort on stable debut at Uttoxeter last month (caught the eye of the local stewards) but stepped forward when second in a first-time tongue-tie at Market Rasen. He finished off his race nicely that day and has only been nudged up a pound in the ratings. Sean Bowen is back in the saddle here and it's not hard to see Plumpton playing to the strengths of this six-time Flat scorer.
DREAMS GALORE - 14:17 Bath
There are others with less exposed profiles in here but DREAMS GALORE obviously knows where the winning line is and she showed good speed and a willing attitude when scoring in a first-time tongue-tie at Wolverhampton earlier this month. She could be hard to contain if rocking up in a similar mood back on turf and Harry Vigors is evidently a highly capable 5lb claimer.
MOON OVER MIAMI - 15:53 Pontefract
A good race in store for the Phil Bull Trophy Handicap at Pontefract and In The Breeze would have a major shout if repeating his Haydock form, but consistency hasn't been a strong suit in the past and he's worth opposing with Ralph Beckett's MOON OVER MIAMI. The five-year-old is 4lb better off with the reopposing Maxident after following him home at Goodwood last time and the manner in which he was staying on at the death that day suggests he'll relish this stiff test around the undulations of the West Yorkshire venue.
KIND TOUCH - 18:15 Wolverhampton
KIND TOUCH has been a little bit frustrating to follow so far this season and two near-misses at Ripon can't have helped connections but he's from a good family and looks open to further improvement as he matures. After just seven turf starts to his name, the switch to all-weather action looks an interesting move and the race set-up may prove absolutely ideal here, with Timeform predicting an 'extreme' early pace thanks to four or five likely front-runners.
MOONLIGHT WARRIOR - 19:00 Southwell
MOONLIGHT WARRIOR still has a fair bit to find here but he's the one in the line-up with a Timeform 'p' to his name and has been gelded since last seen in action. That second career start at Newcastle yielded a novice victory over seven furlongs and the son of Gleneagles should be well worth another try over a mile despite being comfortably held at the trip on debut. In fairness to Moonlight Warrior, he did bump into Derby runner-up Maltese Cross at Newmarket last autumn and on that basis his opening handicap mark of 80 gives him live claims in this sort of company.
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