David Ord has the Wednesday tips with his Nap in action at Newton Abbot.
His only defeat in handicaps last season came when running into stablemate and subsequent big Aintree winner Gwennie May Boy at Bangor in February and CATCH HIM DERRY is fancied to make a winning return.
He was a very ready winner on his final start at Ayr in the spring and even a ten pounds rise might underestimate the six-year-old. He revels in testing conditions and the Skelton team are going well.
He’s proving hard to win with but back down to the mark from which he was touched off at Ascot in September, SHALADAR is given another chance.
Kevin Ryan’s charge was too far back to make an impression at Newcastle last time and that defeat is readily forgiven and he’s proven both at this undulating track and on very testing ground.
He’s been improving of late and CATBOY looks a good bet to regain the winning thread.
The application of cheekpieces has been the key to Christian Williams’ charge who won at Fontwell in September and went close from this revised mark at Exeter next time. That represented a career best effort and he arrives here right at the top of his game.
He was still rough around the edges when making a winning handicap debut at Southwell last time and a four pounds rise may not prevent WILTSHIRE WONDER from following up.
Archie Watson’s charge improved for the return to a mile-and-a-half when beating Hunters Run and there’s more to come from the son of Wootton Bassett who has been a slow burner.
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