ACONCAGUA MOUNTAIN (2.40, nap) can put punters on a high by taking the 5f Racing To School Handicap at Catterick on Thursday.
The five-year-old, trained by Iain Jardine, won his final two races of last season, the latter at Wolverhampton in December - again over the minimum distance.
There, under today's jockey Andrew Mullen, he was prominent throughout before taking the lead a furlong out and keeping on strongly to readily hold off Glorious Charmer by two lengths.
My selection returned after five months off at Hamilton last week and ran well before being squeezed for room and weakening close home to finish fifth of eight, beaten just length and a half by Mews House.
With that run under his belt, the blinkers are put back on and he is weighted to go close.
At Haydock, CHASSERAL (3.30, nb) is the pick in the 6f Racing To School Handicap.
The daughter of Exceed and Excel won well on the all-weather at Newcastle last September and was a decent fourth on her reappearance in a competitive Newmarket handicap earlier this month.
The winner, Shaquille, went to to land the Listed Carnavon Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.
The Andrew Balding-trained filly is expected to come on for that and should be in the mix under Oisin Murphy off a 1lb lower mark.
THURSDAY'S SELECTIONS
CATTERICK
2.10 PEACE WALL
2.40 ACONCAGUA MOUNTAIN (NAP)
3.10 NIGHT AT SEA
3.40 CHAMBER CHOIR
4.10 WADE'S MAGIC
4.40 STAR GUEST
5.12 JOSIE BOND
CHELMSFORD
5.20 GLORY AND HONOUR
5.50 ROGUE DE VEGA
6.22 DARK SIDE PRINCE
6.52 ENFJAAR
7.22 FLY ZONE
7.52 MONAADHIL
8.22 BILLIAN
8.52 MEASURED MOMENTS
HAYDOCK
2.30 DIVINE COMEDY
3.00 DARING LEGEND
3.30 CHASSERAL (NB)
4.00 SO SMART
4.30 AL ASIFAH
5.05 VIA CORONE
5.40 VASILISSA
SANDOWN
6.12 MISS BLUEBELLE
6.42 ON POINT
7.12 ENEMY
7.42 DESERT CROWN
8.12 ASSESSMENT
8.42 THE PARENT
WOLVERHAMPTON
2.20 AMERICAN ROSE
2.50 NEVER FEAR
3.20 ANOTHER ANGEL
3.50 OTTOMAN PRINCE
4.20 VICTORIANO
4.50 ODD SOCKS HAVANA
5.25 PLUMETTE
NEWSBOY'S DOUBLE: ACONCAGUA MOUNTAIN and CHASSERAL
