Byline: James Pyman
Nap of the day Babe Heffron 2.40 Wetherby He made an encouraging reappearance after a layoff at Lingfield 11 days ago as he set a decent pace in a competitive handicap and found only the useful Suntini too good in the home straight. He's entitled to come on for that pipe-opener and looks capable of running a big race with conditions in his favour.
Thomas sabo charmsIt's interesting that Denis O'Regan is on board as his record on Tom Georgetrained chasers reads 10341125, with each of those wins coming on different horses.
O'Regan looks an ideal jockey for this bold-jumping front-runner, who has been able to make all to win two of his last five starts and, being a horse with bags of pace he should be effective on this galloping track, which often suits prominent racers.
The eight-year-old has plenty of form in the mud so shouldn't be inconvenienced by the heavy ground, and with conditions set to be testing his relatively low weight of 10st 10lb could be an advantage.
Lay of the day Crack Away Jack 1.55 Sandown Rated 163 over hurdles and has always been viewed as a chaser in the making, which is why he's among the favourites for the Arkle after winning a three-run-ner novice chase over course and distance 28 days ago, but he's likely to be priced up largely on reputation today and there could be value in taking him on.
This is a much more competitive event, and Crack Away Jack's jumping will be put the test because, with the proficient jumper Tchico Polos in the line-up, we can expect this to be run at a decent clip.
Although Crack Away Jack meets just three rivals, they are all promising chasers. Tchico Polos made all in a decent race at Exeter last time, Somersby is held in high regard by Henrietta Knight and produced a sound display of jumping on his chase debut at Warwick, while First Point is a progressive performer form the in-form Nicky Henderson stable.
wholesale sexy lingerieThe other imponderable for Crack Away Jack supporters is the soft ground. He's only encountered going softer than good to soft once in Britain at Ascot in January 2008 when he ran okay, but he could be more effective on a sounder surface than the one he is likely to have at Sandown today.
Best each-way Stolen Moments 2.35 Chepstow Although the Alan King stable has been a bit quiet of late, Stolen Moments ran well on his seasonal reappearance behind That's Rhythm at Bangor when he confirmed his liking for 3m on easy ground, so he should find conditions to his liking at Chepstow.
He has a couple of bits of excellent course form that make him an attractive each-way investment off a rating of 128. On his first visit to the course in February 2008 he narrowly failed to beat the then 131-rated Ma Yahab in a 3m novice hurdle, while more recently in February he was beaten three and three-quarter lengths in a chase over today's course and distance off a 2lb lower mark, and had he not pecked two out he would have gone closer to winning.
It's sexy lingerie china encouraging that he's finished in the first three on three of his previous four starts under Robert Thornton and he looks capable of at least making the first three.
Multiple The Venetia Williams-trained Never So Blue is a bit hit and miss, but if on a going day the eight-year-old has the ability to run a big race in the London National. This will be his first try at an extreme distance, but he shaped like an out-and-out s
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