Olly Murphy’s Road To Wembley looks poised to come good in the Country And Western Night 25th April Maiden Hurdle at Southwell on Wednesday.
A former Flat performer for Richard Hughes, the Postponed gelding won four times on the level before switching codes and stables.
He started his hurdling career at Warwick at the beginning of March and finished second when beaten 1.25-lengths.
He ran with plenty of credit for his first attempt and should come on for the experience when lining up in front of a flight of hurdles again for owner-breeder Sir Alex Ferguson.
At Wincanton Sogna In Grande can make it two wins from two over hurdles in the Bath & West Novices’ Hurdle.
A smart point-to-point recruit, the son of Dartmouth was a winner at the first time of asking when making his hurdling debut at Warwick in November.
He has not been seen since but the horse he defeated, Ben Pauling’s Dig Deep, was a 6-length winner at Uttoxeter recently to give Sogna In Grande a nice form boost ahead of his second start under rules.
In the Visit Bridles Care Home Wincanton Novices’ Limited Handicap Hurdle it is David Pipe’s Harry Junior who catches the eye.
The six-year-old was last seen winning an Exeter handicap by a neck in early March, a step forward after a disappointing run at the same track back in November when favourite.
Both of his two career wins have come over an extended trip and so a step up to 4900m should suit him here.
Joe Tizzard’s Hatos looks ready to get his head in front in the Bridles Care Home In Wincanton Handicap Chase.
Runner-up in both of his most recent starts, the latter of which was over this course and distance, he has only moved up incrementally in the handicap as he looks to be generally heading in the right direction this season.
If in the same form it looks possible that he has something up his sleeve here with room for manoeuvre at the weights.
Beau Speed can come to the fore for Paul Nicholls’ local stable in the Visit Bridles Care Home Wincanton Open National Hunt Flat Race.
The £110,000 purchase was second on his debut at Fakenham last month when showing plenty of promise and coming home behind another nice prospect in Dan Skelton’s Cooltobecareless.
That experience will serve him well as he makes his second start in the familiar silks of Kate and Andrew Brooks. – Press Association
TAB is betting on 4 UK meetings on Wednesday. Here are the tips.
WINCANTON: Race 1: 15.20 Sogna In Grande, Race 2: 15.50 Jukebox King, Race 3: 16.20 Golan Loop, Race 4: 16.50 Harry Junior, Race 5: 17.20 Hatos, Race 6: 17.50 Bread And Butter, Race 7: 18.20 Beau Speed.
SOUTHWELL: Race 1: 15.30 Fern Hill, Race 2: 16.00 Intenzo, Race 3: 16.30 Queens Charm, Race 4: 17.00 ROAD TO WEMBLEY (NAP), Race 5: 17.30 Moon Hunter, Race 6: 18.02 Briery Butterfly.
SEDGEFIELD: Race 1: 15.40 Belaya River, Race 2: 16.10 Realisation, Race 3: 16.40 Restandbethankful, Race 4: 17.10 Who’s Glen, Race 5: 17.40 Laddie Cooper Mia, Race 6: 18.10 Connells Cross.
KEMPTON: Race 1: 18.30 Lightkiss, Race 2: 19.00 Nordic Norm, Race 3: 19.30 Balzac, Race 4: 20.00 Lion Of Mali, Race 5: 20.30 Parisian Scholar, Race 6: 21.00 Madman, Race 7: 21.30 Ruby Red Gove.
ALL TO COME: Road To Wembley (Southwell, Race 4) and Beau Speed (Wincanton, Race 7).
This article was originally published on TAB and is reposted here with permission.
