WESTEND STORY (nap) should take centre stage in Sandown’s 3.05.
He was a close fifth in the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham a couple of years ago. His hurdles career has taken a while to take off but he looked good at Wetherby last time.
There’s more to come from Philip Hobbs’ hope now everything has clicked.
NO HIDING PLACE (2.30 Sandown, nb) put in his best hurdles effort when runner-up at Kempton last time.
His trainer Nicky Henderson and jockey Domenico D’Alo won this race 12 months ago.
DARKEST LIGHT (7.45 Newcastle, treble) made all the running when successful on his handicap debut at Chelmsford last month.
Being held up didn’t seem to suit him when turned out at Lingfield four days later and I’m expecting him to race prominently again today.
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AYR
1.50 Booyakasha
2.20 Saint Freule
2.50 Acdc
3.25 Charmant
4.00 Quietly
4.30 Smuggler’s Stash
5.05 Lochnell
LEICESTER
2.10 Bollin Ace
2.40 Icing On The Cake
3.15 Trojan Star
3.50 Lickpenny Larry
4.20 Rouge Et Blanc
4.55 Alberto’s Dream
Templegate's treble
NAP 3.05 Sandown – Westend Story: ‘Should be more to come now everything has clicked’ (add to your betslip)
NEXT BEST 2.30 Sandown – No Hiding Place: ‘Best effort to date last time’ (add to your betslip)
TREBLE 7.45 Newcastle – Darkest Light: ‘Can bounce back from last run’ (add to your betslip)
NEWCASTLE
5.45 Natch
6.15 Coastal Drive
6.45 Scrutiny
7.15 Ravenhoe
7.45 Darkest Light (treble)
8.15 Knockout Blow
8.45 Fintry Flyer
SANDOWN
2.00 Brainstorm
2.30 No Hiding Place (nb)
3.05 Westend Story (nap)
3.40 Rathlin Rose
4.10 Tara Bridge
4.45 Lip Service
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