Saturday's racing preview and selections

Grand Turina can strike Grade Two gold in the EBF & TBA Mares' "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle Finale at Newbury.

Venetia Williams' charge was beaten just under four lengths in second by River Wylde back in January, form shown in a good light by that one's magnificent run to finish third in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Grand Turina subsequently ran out a seven-length winner at Warwick earlier this month and must be one for the shortlist.

Don Bersy can chalk up his fourth win on the bounce in the OCSL Juvenile Handicap Hurdle.

Tom Symonds has adopted a patient approach with this four-year-old, winning at Sandown and Warwick before an impressive showing at Haydock in the Victor Ludorum.

He should take this race before going on to better things in due course.

At the other end of the scale, Ericht has few secrets now but will appreciate a drop in trip for the Insure With Be Wiser Handicap Chase after being run out of it at the finish at Doncaster.

Baywing was last seen running out a clear-cut winner of the Towton at Wetherby in January and he is the obvious choice in the Liz Adam Memorial Handicap Chase at Kelso.

A shock 33/1 winner of that Grade Two contest, Baywing has plenty of potential but ground conditions put paid to his Cheltenham hopes, as Nicky Richards was unwilling to risk his charge on faster conditions in the National Hunt Chase.

He gets his favoured testing surface here and with Ryan Day taking off a useful 5lb, this looks an excellent opportunity for another win before the weather really starts to improve.

Cousin Oscar can prevail in the IML Marine Management Ltd "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle at Bangor, while stablemate Thyne For Gold can star in the two-and-three-quarter-mile handicap hurdle at Stratford.

Winterlude appears to be better than ever and the terms of the Betway Conditions Stakes make him an obvious choice in the feature event at Lingfield.

A place on next month's All-Weather Finals Day is up for grabs, but Winterlude has already booked his ticket with victory in a fast-track qualifier at Kempton last month.

Winterlude has seemingly turned a corner at the beginning of 2017, putting some indifferent efforts behind him to win two of his three starts since the turn of the year.

Indeed in winning his qualifier, he had the reopposing First Mohican behind him and lining up off level weights once again, there seems little reason to expect that form to be turned on its head.

Vettori Rules was second that day and is shade better off, but now connections know Winterlude stays, they can afford to be a bit more positive.

Jennie Candlish's charge admittedly had to settle for second last time out, but given he was conceding 5lb to the winner and beaten just over a length, that still rates as a decent performance.

Start Seven narrowly failed to bring up a four-timer under a welter burden at Southwell last month but should be better for a break in the Betway Stayers Handicap.

Three times successful over a mile and six furlongs, a switch up to two miles proved beyond him when beaten three-quarters of a length by Fern Owl.

Jamie Osborne has kept him off the track for the last few weeks so Start Seven should be suitably revived and ready to make an impact off his new mark.

Athassel has been one of the stars of the winter season with six wins already in the bag and he can make it seven in the sunbets.co.uk Handicap at Wolverhampton.

BANGOR: 1.40 Cousin Oscar, 2.15 Lough Derg Jewel, 2.50 Goal, 3.25 Conquer Gold, 4.00 Midnight Jade, 4.35 Three Ways, 5.10 Monar Rose.

KELSO: 2.05 Teo Vivo, 2.40 Seeyouatmidnight, 3.15 Baywing, 3.50 Hawkhurst, 4.25 Casual Cavalier, 5.00 Rhymers Stone, 5.35 Carlton Ryan.

LINGFIELD: 2.00 Hippocampus, 2.35 Culloden, 3.10 WINTERLUDE (NAP), 3.45 Start Seven, 4.20 Verne Castle, 4.55 Gnaad, 5.30 Synodic.

NEWBURY: 1.50 Coolking, 2.25 Ericht, 3.00 Grand Turina, 3.35 Don Bersy, 4.10 Red Indian, 4.45 Larry, 5.20 Pearls Legend.

STRATFORD: 2.20 Apache Song, 2.55 Gambol, 3.30 Renard, 4.05 Thyne For Gold, 4.40 Instingtive, 5.15 Cirano De Sivola.

THURLES: 2.10 Giant Spirit, 2.45 Sadler's Risk, 3.20 Kemboy, 3.55 Diamond King, 4.30 Art Of Payroll, 5.05 Zekarya, 5.40 Dasmyhoss.

WOLVERHAMPTON: 5.45 Athassel, 6.15 Stragar, 6.45 Jack Blane, 7.15 Simply Me, 7.45 Mr Globetrotter, 8.15 Rosealee, 8.45 Clergyman, 9.15 Blastofmagic.

DOUBLE: Winterlude and Start Seven.