GAMESTERS GUY (1.20, Nap) can make a winning hurdles debut for Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerreiro at Bangor on Tuesday.
The son of Black Sam Bellamy won twice over bumpers last season – at Uttoxeter and Carlisle – and also ran in a decent race to finish third at Aintree in between.
At Carlisle, my selection led all the way over today’s trip of 2m1f and ran out an easy winner from Robby.
The five-year-old is expected to go even better over hurdles and will take all the beating under Henry Brooke in the My Local Solicitor In Malpas Novices’ Hurdle.
At Catterick, FORTUNATE STAR (1.12, nb) is fancied to shine in the Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap over five furlongs.
The Declan Carroll-trained four-year-old is a course-and-distance winner over an 11lb higher mark and, last time out, was a good second of 11 behind Marching Mac at Nottingham.
Despite being slightly hampered at the start, he was soon prominent and pressed the eventual winner from over 1f out. But the heavy ground took its toll and the son of Unfortunately weakened late on.
On the forecast soft ground on Tuesday, he can get the better of main rival Kyber Crystal.
TUESDAY'S SELECTIONS
BANGOR
12.50 IT'S MAISY
1.20 GAMESTERS GUY (NAP)
1.50 SEDGE WREN
2.22 BREEZE OF WIND
2.57 I'M RAVENOUS
3.32 MUTUAL RESPECT
4.07 DOUGLAS HYDE
CATTERICK
12.40 FARANDAWAY
1.12 FORTUNATE STAR (NB)
1.42 LENNOX
2.12 HOMER STOKES
2.47 CAPTAIN POTTER
3.22 HOUR BY HOUR
3.55 CROCODILE POWER
CHEPSTOW
1.00 BELLIANO
1.30 JUVENTUS DE BRION
2.00 LOVERDOSE
2.35 KING TURGEON
3.10 OPENING BID
3.45 SIAM PARK
4.20 THE FINAL WORD
NEWCASTLE
4.00 AYR POET
4.30 MU MU LAND
5.00 MINI MAC
5.30 BARLEYBROWN
6.00 BARNABY
6.30 MY CLOUD
7.00 GOLDEN DUKE
7.30 MY BOY JACK
8.00 GUNNERSIDE
NEWSBOY'S DOUBLE: GAMESTERS GUY and FORTUNATE STAR
