Captain Teague was a star within the bumper ranks final yr and is pitched in at Grade Two stage on his hurdles debut in Friday afternoon’s Persian Struggle Novices’ Hurdle at Chepstow, reside on Sky Sports activities Racing.
2.10 Chepstow – Captain Teague appears to be like for excellent hurdles begin
Friday’s function Grade 2 Persian Struggle Novices’ Hurdle (2:10) sees a cracking subject of 9 – together with Champion Bumper third Captain Teague – head to publish at Chepstow.
All eyes might be on the Paul Nicholls runner who carried out with credit score on the Cheltenham Competition and he’ll head the market as he makes his hurdling debut beneath Harry Cobden.
The Dan Skelton workforce subject Rock Home who impressed when touchdown a Worcester maiden hurdle final month and can look to capitalise on that health and expertise edge, whereas the Milton Harris-trained five-time winner Mullinaree can also be price noting.
1.35 Chepstow – {Old} favourites conflict in veterans’ chase
Earlier on the cardboard, the Unibet Veterans’ Handicap Chase (1:35) appears to be like a cracker with 10 {old} favourites heading to publish.
Olly Murphy saddles Thomas Darby, who on the age of 10 has solely had 4 chase begins and may discover this simpler than when contesting Grade One firm at Aintree in April.
Landofsmiles is a seven-time winner over fences and may go shut having returned to kind with victories at Uttoxeter and Carlisle this summer time. The fashionable Good Boy Bobby is one other to notice for the in-form Nigel Twiston-Davies workforce.
6.00 Newcastle – Varian workforce seeking to Gosforth Park
The function Margaret Macklam Memorial Handicap (6:00) sees Roger Varian’s Greatgadian make the lengthy journey up north to headline a subject of 9 at Newcastle.
The five-year-old will admire the drop at school having contested a number of large handicaps this summer time, and if returning to his greatest, appears to be like well-handicapped off a mark of 87 beneath Jack Mitchell.
Charlie Johnston’s Pillar Of Hope notched one other success on the turf at Redcar final month however should replicate that again on an all-weather floor.
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