Newsboy fancies his nap, Grenadier Jed, to win at Chepstow and in addition hopes Pitwood Highway can rating at Newcastle and full his Day by day Double
GRENADIER JED (2.02, Nap) is anticipated to relish the battle in opposition to 11 rivals and land the Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Sequence Handicap Hurdle at Chepstow on Tuesday. The Robert Walford-trained six-year-old has gained three hurdle races at round right now’s distance of 2m3f, at Taunton (twice) and Fontwell, earlier than falling at Plumpton 57 days in the past.
Then, the son of Frontiersman blundered on the seventh when the 9-4 favorite and in contact with the leaders. Beforehand to that, my choice readily gained at Fontwell, ending three and a half lengths forward of Maintain Working and 7 lengths in entrance of the third, Courageous Knight. Each of these horses subsequently franked the shape by each successful their subsequent races — Maintain Working at Sandown and Courageous Knight at Taunton. Grenadier Jed may nonetheless be forward of the handicapper and must be thereabouts beneath common rider Harry Kimber on Tuesday.
At Newcastle, the in-form PITWOOD ROAD (3.00, nb) can overcome prime weight to take the Mini Golf at Excessive Gosforth Park Mares’ Handicap Hurdle. Final day out the eight-year-old, educated by Nicky Richards, stayed on properly to win a handicap hurdle at Carlisle, holding off At all times A Purpose who went on to attain at Newcastle earlier this month. The additional furlong of Tuesday’s race ought to go well with much more within the arms of Danny McMenamin.
NEWSBOY
CHEPSTOW
1.00 ATLANTIC POWER
1.30 MISTERDOC
2.02 GRENADIER JED (NAP)
2.37 STENCIL
3.12 CLONDAW PARK
3.47 ALL STAR BERT
4.22 BIG JOHN OLLIE
NEWCASTLE
12.45 I C U IN MY DREAMS
1.20 BUDDAH CASTLE
1.50 SPADESTEP
2.25 KALO ATHENA
3.00 PITWOOD ROAD (NB)
3.25 MAROWN
4.10 VELVET VULCAN
WOLVERHAMPTON
4.28 HOMME DE FER
5.00 BAD HABITS
5.30 HORWICH
6.00 MIDNIGHT CALL
6.30 PRINCE QUATTRO
7.00 OH SO PERFECT
7.30 PINK SOCKS
8.00 SON OF ASTAR
8.30 FOREST GUNNER
NEWSBOY’S DOUBLE: GRENADIER JED and PITWOOD ROAD
