Saturday racing suggestions: Kempton and Lingfield, eleventh January
Our prime tipster forsees a fine day for Nicky Henderson at Kempton Park. Find out which of the five-time champion trainer’s costs he’s tipping.
It’s a busy weekend of racing within the UK and Ireland, with the Grade Two Unibet Silviniaco Conti Chase being the feature race on the cardboard from Kempton on Saturday, while throughout the Irish Sea on Sunday we now have the Sky Bet Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle from Punchestown.
Our leading selection is seeking to prevail at Kempton in the same race he gained 12 months earlier, whereas we now have also highlighted a chaser who can score on his handicap debut on the Surrey course.
Odds appropriate on the time of publishing and are topic to change
Kempton 2:15 nap: Top Notch can defend his crown at Kempton
The massive news earlier this week was that Altior was not declared for the Unibet Silviniaco Conti Chase (Kempton 2:05 Saturday), which includes a final area of 5 runners. That leaves the race open for last 12 months’s winner, Top Notch, to prevail once once more.
Nicky Henderson’s runner would have had sturdy claims had Altior returned to action for the first time since his defeat in the Christy 1965 Chase at Ascot.
His type has been wonderful this season thus far. Without the Queen Mother Champion Chase winner not lining up, the duty is clearly made much easier.
Top Notch began the season with victory over hurdles at Aintree. He then scored in the Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon, staying on nicely within the closing phases of the Grade Two occasion.
The nine-year-old was disappointing on the again finish of last season however is price siding with in the opening half of the campaign, so take him at 4/5 to win this race for the second year in a row.
Kempton three:15 tip: Rivals won’t see On The Blind Side coming
The Try Unibet New Uniboosts Handicap Chase (Kempton 3:15 Saturday) has drawn up an interesting area of eight runners for what should be a aggressive working of the 3m contest.
On The Blind Side prevailed over this C&D final season and might document additional success at this monitor.
Henderson’s chaser started the season in a couple of Grade Three races however struggled slightly bit at that stage. He was much better on his newest outing at Ascot in a category two occasion, finishing second of 5 runners behind the progressive Riders Onthe Storm.
On The Blind Side is making his handicap debut on this race and looks to be off a lenient mark. He is clearly the best horse within the field, so his rivals are entitled to obtain weight from the horse.
With just six races beneath his belt over fences, there’s more doubtless to be more to come back from On The Blind Side, so back him at 3/1 to attain for the second time at Kempton.
Lingfield 1:45 tip: Lady Dancealot to step in proper course at Lingfield
Lady Dancealot is a sprinter on the prime of her recreation in the meanwhile after she scored twice in her final three starts. She can continue her wonderful run within the Online Casino Handicap (Lingfield 1:45 Saturday).
The five-year-old mare’s latest success came over this C&D the place, although the margin of victory was solely a head, she was given a perfectly-timed ride by Hayley Turner to rise up in the closing strides on the Surrey-based track.
The advantage of that slim margin is that the handicapper has only raised Lady Dancealot 2lb within the weights. That offers her a fantastic chance of following up.
Turner needed to overcome a large draw last outing however there are no such issues this time on this seven-runner field from stall one. Lady Dancealot might want to concede weight to the rest of her rivals and ought to be backed at 9/2 to do exactly that on this follow-up attempt.