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I've heard that many times that "today is the day" for Wheels Up that nothing will convince me any longer that any day will be his, just as no day has been his over his chasing career thus far which remains winless. Most of the time he as been well beaten into second but on a couple of occasions he has looked like coming there only to not go past. Not for me this one. Bormo has a few places in the book as well, but is going in the wrong direction in three outings …

The action continues in Berkshire with this class one handicap chase with some big names lining up for the £28500 prize pool. The handicapper would look to have been quite kind to Panjo Bere from his win last month. He scored over 25f at Ascot by a short head to 152 rated Imsingingtheblues with McCoy pushing for all his worth. He gets only four pounds for that, but does get his preferred good ground today. He has been consistent this winter and of continuing to run to…

KING O'THE GYPSIES achieved a decent level of form on the level for Roger Charlton and has shaped well in his two starts over hurdles to date, including when chasing home of Edge Of Town at Wetherby last time, despite patently not seeing out the the 2m 6f trip. The son of Sadler's Wells will appreciate dropping to this distance and is confidently expected to make it third time lucky in this sphere today. Turbo Island is an obvious danger. Winner of both starts in…

Doctor David looked to be getting back on track when fourth to Kalahari King over C&D last time and looks a serious contender in this Class 2 chase, but he has to concede 20lb to DE BOITRON, who has proved a tad frustrating, not always finding as much for pressure as seems likely, but I reckon he has a race of this nature within his range off this sort of mark. The last time Ferdy Murphy's charge encountered a decent surface he ran out an eays winner at Southwell last…

This is a tricky bumper, but there's a big pot on offer and, despite being turned over when odds-on for his debut at Newbury in January, the Nicky Henderson-trained Cucumber Run is bound to be popular. However, he's likely to be plenty short enough in the betting and I suggest taking a chance on newcomer BAHR NOTHING, who looks a likely sort on paper. It's interesting that Henry Daly has opted to pitch the four-year-old, an £18,000 purchase by Bahri, into a…

Laskari is a useful chaser and could easily be up to landing this novices’ hurdle, which is no doubt a prep-race with targets at the Cheltenham and/or Aintree festivals in mind. However, it’s been a long time since he last raced over timber – over five years in fact – and I reckon he will struggle to cope with PEARLYSTEPS. Henry Daly’s charge has got the hang of things in this sphere the last twice, chasing home a fair type in Dr Livingstone at…

In the hope that first-time blinkers have the desired effect, the suggestion in this open-looking handicap is SERIOUS CHOICE, who hasn’t progressed in the way one would have hoped so far, but he’s still lightly raced in this sphere, may well improve now switched to handicap company off a feasible mark and the drying ground is in his favour. Philip Hobbs’ yard is firing on all cylinders in the build-up to the Cheltenham Festival – the Somerset handler…

We have a good sized field here and an open event. Not going to be easy to fing the winner, but the market is such that if we do, we could well get nicely rewarded New England has conditions in his favour and looks the better option at first glance. He has won in handicap company over course and distance in a seller last August and although fourth on his last two outings he is on a nice mark to go close. Dazzling Begum also holds that course and distance form and more…

There is one outstanding candidate for this maiden in the once raced and previous runner up West Emirates who found himself one too good last time out here. From the yard of Clive Cox we can expect to see more on his second outing and he has every chance of getting a handicap mark today. He will have o fend off the attention of Mark Jonstones Understory though who has a couple of races under his belt now but the yard dont seem to be on top form at present and certainly took a …

Calculating is becoming quite frustrating for followers, the run of second places is now up to four consecutive races. If he is in front he gets caught, if he is running on, he just doesn't get there. I wonder if he will ever win again. He should be able to win a race of this nature and will surely do so soon enough but he has not done it so often its a worry at his price. Benedict Spirit step up to this trip for the first time on the flat for David Evans today,…