Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, February 5
Evan Williams is best known for training staying chasers but DANS LE VENT (Sandown, nap, 2.55) can redress the balance with success in the Virgin Bet Heroes Handicap Hurdle.
The selection has strung together a series of highly creditable efforts partnered by trainer’s daughter Isabel.
Those runs included a win at Haydock in November and I was impressed with his display at Kempton in a modestly run Lanzarote Hurdle last time.
Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Saturday’s meetings
That was a contest where it paid to race prominently yet habitual hold-up horse Dans Le Vent was anchored in rear throughout before performing a near miracle to finish fifth, despite being hampered by a late faller.
Sandown may not be the ideal track to try to deliver those tactics but if yesterday’s rain renders conditions less speed faring, then Dans Le Vent could have a big say.
MUSSELBURGH
ROBIN GOODFELLOW
12.57 Pay The Piper
1.29 Bardenstown Lad
2.05 Cool Mix
2.40 Fiveandtwenty
3.10 Smart Lass
3.45 Mighty Thunder
4.19 Soldier Of Love
GIMCRACK
12.57 Pay The Piper
1.29 Bardenstown Lad
2.05 Cool Mix
2.40 Socialist Agenda
3.10 Sarvi
3.45 Highland Hunter
4.19 Soldier Of Love
KEMPTON
ROBIN GOODFELLOW
4.55 Dark Company
5.25 Yorktown
5.55 Nahanni
6.30 Rainbow Dreamer
7.00 Bobby On The Beat
7.30 Adaayinourlife
8.00 Pedestal
GIMCRACK
4.55 Wonder Starelzaam
5.25 Harbour Project
5.55 Nahanni
6.30 Nayef Road
7.00 Lincoln Gamble
7.30 Twistaline
8.00 Win Win Power
SANDOWN
ROBIN GOODFELLOW
12.40 Shallwehaveonemore
1.15 Gunsight Ridge
1.50 Goshen (nb)
2.20 L’Homme Presse
2.55 Dans Le Vent (nap)
3.30 Farinet
4.05 Peejaybee
GIMCRACK
12.40 Shallwehaveonemore
1.15 Gunsight Ridge
1.50 Goshen (nap)
2.20 L’Homme Presse
2.55 Dans Le Vent (nb)
3.30 Five Star Getaway
4.05 Whydah Gally
LEOPARDSTOWN
ROBIN GOODFELLOW
1.05 Hollow Games
1.35 Vauban
2.10 Riviere D’etel
2.45 Dunboyne
3.15 Kemboy
3.50 A Wave Of The Sea
4.25 Facile Vega
GIMCRACK
1.05 Hollow Games
1.35 Fil Dor
2.10 Haut En Couleurs
2.45 Good Time Jonny
3.15 Frodon
3.50 A Wave Of The Sea
4.25 Facile Vega
WETHERBY
ROBIN GOODFELLOW
12.50 Dancing With Deco
1.22 Schiehallion Munro
1.58 Miss Lamb
2.30 Saint Palais
3.00 No Risk Des Flos
3.38 Law Of Gold
4.10 Dr Seb
GIMCRACK
12.50 Our Jet
1.22 Barton Knoll
1.58 Amber Gold
2.30 Ahoy Senor
3.00 No Risk Des Flos
3.38 Dubai Quest
4.10 Rathmacknee
Northerner – 1.22 Schiehallion Munro (nap); 1.58 Miss Lamb (nb).
LINGFIELD
ROBIN GOODFELLOW
1.11 Peerless Percy
1.45 Obsidian Knight
2.16 Base Note
2.51 Radetsky
3.25 Fancy Man
4.00 Good Effort
4.35 Coase
GIMCRACK
1.11 Peerless Percy
1.45 Fight For It
2.16 Neat And Dandy
2.51 Deputise
3.25 Al Zaraqaan
4.00 Lord Of The Lodge
4.35 Militry Decoration
Newmarket – 1.45 Needle Lace (nb); 4.00 Good Effort (nap)
