PRESENTING PETE (4.20) can be a gift for punters in the starsportsbet.co.uk Handicap Hurdle at Southwell over an extended two and a half miles.
John Mackie’s six-year-old is a course and distance winner on the Nottinghamshire track, winning a handicap hurdle last July, having previously finished first past the post a month earlier, only to be disqualified after a banned substance was found in a sample.
He should come on considerably for his promising first run of the season at Market Rasen 15 days ago behind Headscarf Lil, and he can be expected to be a major factor.
MAKEEN (3.30) looks the part in Ivan Ayris 70th Birthday June 1st Handicap at Leicester over seven furlongs.
Julie Camacho’s Dubawi gelding was a very unlucky third of eight over the same trip at Newmarket 19 days ago, when not getting a clear run in the closing stages. He was doing all his best work, closing with every stride, as the race ended.
The six-year-old is on the same mark once again, and with a more straightforward passage, he can make amends.
Tuesday's selections
LEICESTER
2.00 JUPITER EXPRESS
2.30 BITS AND BOBS
3.00 SHAZAM
3.30 MAKEEN (NB)
4.00 ZIRYAB
4.35 BRAVE KNIGHT
5.05 STARLIGHT NATION
SOUTHWELL
2.15 TANGO BOY
2.45 LIMERICK LEADER
3.15 ASTON MARTINI
3.45 A DEFINITE GETAWAY
4.20 PRESENTING PETE (NAP)
4.50 CHEMICAL WARFARE
5.20 FANTOMAS
LINGFIELD
5.30 DAISY ROOTS
6.00 PACKARD
6.30 IMPERIOUSITY
7.00 DARK KESTREL
7.35 GRANDFATHER TOM
8.10 GREEK GIANT
8.45 GLENISTER
WETHERBY
5.45 TANTALUS
6.15 ABSOLUTE RULER
6.45 HOT FRONT
7.20 ROCKIN ROSA
7.55 BLUE YONDER
8.30 RED ASTAIRE
9.00 JENEVER
DOUBLE: PRESENTING PETE and MAKEEN
