Damien the choice

DAMIEN’S CHOICE is napped to put two recent mishaps behind him and repeat last year’s victory in the North Yorkshire Handicap Chase at Catterick today.

The 10-year-old has not won since thrashing Sharpastrizam by 13 lengths in this event 12 months ago when in the care of Ferdy Murphy.

The gelding joined Alan Swinbank after his reappearance and has been in mainly good form this term, travelling like the winner when unshipping his jockey at the last fence at Sedgefield on his penultimate start.