SHOW PROMISE is fancied to give his rivals weight and a beating in the BoscaSports Retail tote Displays Worldwide Handicap Hurdle (2.10) at Catterick Bridge.
A course-and-distance winner as a novice last January, Phil Kirby’s seven-year-old ran with credit when fifth to Get Out The Gate over three miles at Musselburgh last month.
That was a 0-130 contest and Show Promise eases in grade to a 0-120 here, and the step back to two and a half miles should not be a problem.
The North Yorkshire Grand National (2.40) card must pass a 7.30am inspection but, if it does, LE BREUIL gets the vote for the feature.
A searching test of stamina shows Kielan Woods’ mount in his best light, as when lifting the National Hunt Chase for the Ben Pauling camp in 2019.
Le Breuil has had wind surgery since his latest outing - and can show the benefit.
Neil Mulholland’s team have struck form, which points to the chance of CRONKWELL LEGEND in the opening Watch Off The Fence On attheraces.com Novices’ Hurdle (1.00).
At Chelmsford City, NO NAY BELLA is on a hat-trick after two scores at Kempton Park last month, and Ben Curtis’s partner is the value alternative to Arif in the chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap (8.00).
Thursday's tips
CATTERICK BRIDGE
12.40 PUNCTUATION
1.10 TIMELY GIFT
1.40 PAY THE PIPER
2.10 SHOW PROMISE (NAP)
2.40 LE BREUIL
3.10 FAME AND HOPE
3.40 NEFYN POINT
BANGOR-ON-DEE
12.50 BEN BRODY
1.20 KILPIN
1.50 FISHKOV
2.20 KNOCKNAMONA
2.50 EMPHATIC QUALM
3.20 THE GLANCING QUEEN
3.50 BARATINEUR
FONTWELL PARK
1.00 CONKWELL LEGEND (NB)
1.30 GUSTAVIAN
2.00 UMBRIGADO
2.30 CRISTAL SPIRIT
3.00 ALLAVINA
3.30 LOVE THE LEADER
4.00 JAZZ KING
CHELMSFORD CITY
4.20 CRANTOCK BAY
4.55 TREPIDATION
5.30 IRISH TIMES
6.00 FATHER OF JAZZ
6.30 RIVER SPRITE
7.00 DUTCH DECOY
7.30 COOL TO BE A CAT
8.00 NO NAY BELLA
DOUBLE: SHOW PROMISE and CONKWELL LEGEND
