BOND BOY (8.00, nap) is expected to take a firm grip of the Spreadex Sports First Goalscorer Insurance Handicap (Div 2) at Southwell on Tuesday.
The Mick Appleby-trained four-year-old finally got off the mark after a few near misses when dropping down in trip to land a seven-furlong handicap at Wolverhampton earlier this month.
The son of Equiano was prominent throughout before keeping on well in the final furlong under today’s rider Kevin Stott to defeat The Nail Gunner by a length.
A 3lb rise may not stop him going in again now that the penny seems to have dropped with him and at a distance he seems to prefer.
At Kempton, course and distance winner SANDY PARADISE (2.10, nb) looks the pick in the Try Our New Price boosts at Unibet Handicap over a mile.
The four-year-old is down to a handicap mark just 1lb higher than his last winning one and could be hard to beat for his new trainer Richard Hughes.
One his debut for the new stable last week, after being switched from Richard Hannon, my selection was a close fourth to Lordsbridge Girl.
He finished just over two lengths behind the runner-up, Asdaa, who then franked the form by winning at Chelmsford last Thursday.
That was Sandy Paradise's first run for four months and that display should put him spot-on for today's challenge.
TUESDAY'S SELECTIONS
CHEPSTOW
1.00 ETALON
1.30 MYLESFROMWICKLOW
2.00 FLOWING CADENZA
2.30 DANS LE VENT
3.00 EMMPRESSIVE LADY
3.35 WILLIAM PHILO
4.10 MR CRAFTSMAN
KEMPTON
12.40 EM JEM KAY
1.10 CONSTITUTION
1.40 GREAVSIE
2.10 SANDY PARADISE (NB)
2.40 MOON OVER THE SEA
3.15 DANCING GYPSY
3.50 PORT NOIR
SOUTHWELL
5.00 KIM WEXLER
5.30 MEHMO
6.00 COLORS OF FREEDOM
6.30 HAKU
7.00 DEADLOCK
7.30 WALKING ON CLOUDS
8.00 BOND BOY (NAP)
8.30 CATHERINE CHROI
NEWSBOY'S DOUBLE: BOND BOY and SANDY PARADISE
