Mail Sport’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Saturday’s meetings at Chelmsford City, Yarmouth, Newcastle, Chepstow and Wolverhampton.
Mail Sport’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Saturday’s meetings
CHELMSFORD CITY
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10.00 Winter Snowfall
10.30 Marion’s Boy
11.00 Blake
11.30 Benavente
12.00 Merrijig
12.30 Aces Wild
1.05 Adelabella
Gimcrack
10.00 Winter Snowfall
10.30 Urban Road
11.00 Blake
11.30 Benavente
12.00 Placated
12.30 Aces Wild
1.05 Prince Ali
Newmarket – 10.00 Winter Snowfall (nap); 10.30 Oriental Art (nb).
NEWCASTLE
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12.55 Fainche
1.30 Horn Cape
2.05 High Moon
2.40 Beneficially Yours
3.25 Call Me Jack
4.30 Six One Nine
5.05 Traveling Soldier
Gimcrack
12.55 Young At Heart
1.30 Horn Cape
2.05 Pay The Piper
2.40 Beneficially Yours
3.25 Glory Hights
4.30 Nights In Venice
5.05 Traveling Soldier
Northerner – 1.30 Horn Cape (nap); 3.25 Call Me Jack (nb).
WOLVERHAMPTON
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5.10 Askim
5.40 Orchard Park
6.10 Local Hero
6.40 Storm Asset
7.10 Ziggy’s Dream
7.40 Ten Club
8.10 Moon Over The Sea
Gimcrack
5.10 Profitman
5.40 Orchard Park
6.10 Grey Cuban
6.40 Pink Jazz
7.10 Lady Pink Rose
7.40 Gogo Yubari
8.10 Red Dwarf
CHEPSTOW
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12.40 Knight Of Allen
1.10 Casa No Mento
1.40 Double Click
2.15 Bells Of Peterboro
2.50 King Of Brazil
3.32 Lady Balko
4.40 Military Tycoon
Gimcrack
12.40 Knight Of Allen
1.10 Either Or
1.40 Tommie Gun
2.15 King Turgeon
2.50 King Of Brazil
3.32 Molto Bene
4.40 Fresh Speculation
YARMOUTH
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3.40 Katstar
4.25 Fighter Command
4.55 Letaba
5.30 Bang On The Bell
6.00 Inappropriate
6.30 On Song
7.00 Eight Mile
7.30 Twayblade
Gimcrack
3.40 Handel
4.25 Inner Peace
4.55 Letaba
5.30 Fantasy Master
6.00 Cuban Fiesta
6.30 Cuban Harry
7.00 Porfin
7.30 One Hart
Databank – Your guide to the afternoon’s action
JOCKEY TO FOLLOW
BRIAN HUGHES often makes hay at a support meeting while the focus is on the main event and that can happen again. He heads to Newcastle where his rides include ONE MORE STROKE (Newcastle, 1.30), CHOOSETHENEWS (2.05) and BENEFICIALLY YOURS (2.40).
TRAINER TO FOLLOW
MARK WALFORD could also have a profitable afternoon at Newcastle where he saddles PERCULATOR (12.55), CHOOSETHENEWS (2.05), CALL ME JACK (3.25) and POETRIA (4.30).
BIG DAY FOR…
Twenty-two-year-old Caoilin Quinn, who has only had 62 career winners. He has his first Grand National ride on Welsh National winner NASSALAM (Aintree, 4.00) and also partners BOTOX HAS (Aintree, 3.05) in the Liverpool Hurdle.
WATCH OUT FOR…
CALDWELL POTTER (Aintree, 1.55).
Makes her debut for the Paul Nicholls stable having cost £630,000 after winning a Grade One for Gordon Elliott to foster a big reputation.
HORSES FOR COURSES
KINONDO KWETU (Aintree, 2.30) just missed out on a place in the Grand National line-up but now takes his chance on the course’s conventional steeplechase track over which his record is two wins and a third from three runs.
TRAINER TARGET
DAN SKELTON has won the William Hill Handicap Hurdle twice in four years. He is represented by WEST BALBOA, GWENNIE MAY BOY and SEEFIN (Aintree, 1.20).
PERFECT PARTNERS
AIDAN KEELEY has ridden eight winners from 26 rides for James Owen to show a £1 level stake profit of £14.85. He rides the trainer’s TENYATTA (Wolverhampton, 5.10).
BEST RACE FOR FAVOURITES
Six favourites have won the 1.55 at Aintree in the last 10 years.
TOP PRIZEMONEY EARNERS
Aintree: 4.00 ROI MAGE £848,632
Chelmsford: 11.30 DOCUMENTING £190,189
Yarmouth: 5.30 STONE CIRCLE £215,809
ROBIN GOODFELLOW – Best Bets
By Steve Ryder
MAHLER MISSION has finished second on both of his two starts this season over inadequate trips and will have been trained to peak for this race following a 133-day break.
An unlucky faller at the Cheltenham Festival last season when the most likely winner of the National Hunt Chase, he can provide trainer John McConnell with a winner of the race at the first time of asking.
The Willie Mullins pair of I AM MAXIMUS and MEETINGOFTHEWATERS could prove the biggest dangers, with PANDA BOY another each-way alternative at a bigger price.
1……………………… Mahler Mission
2…………………………. I Am Maximus
3……………. Meetingofthewaters
4………………………………. Panda Boy
THE WIZARD OF ODDS
By Chris Baker
NOBLE YEATS relishes the unique test posed by the Grand National, having won the race in 2022 and finishing fourth last year.
He showed his class again when beating Paisley Park in the Grade Two Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham in January — one of three prep runs over the smaller obstacles.
Title-chasing jockey Harry Cobden has been booked to ride and the pair can defy top weight.
I AM MAXIMUS, winner of the Irish equivalent last season, COKO BEACH, second over these fences in the Becher Chase, and MINELLA INDO should all run well.
1…………………………….NOBLE YEATS
2…………………………I AM MAXIMUS
3……………………………..COKO BEACH
4………………………….MINELLA INDO
