Rely on French Executive
Paul Nicholls drops the eight-year-old back in trip to three miles after he patently found an extra five furlongs beyond him in the Sussex National at Plumpton in November.
He had previously won like a progressive performer at the track, jumping and travelling well on what was his chasing debut.
French Executive looks being a much better horse over fences than hurdles and will not mind underfoot conditions on the testing side. He is napped to take the Letheby & Christopher Handicap Chase.
Abalvino can open his account for the season in the Jack Brown Bookmakers Chase.
His trainer Paul Webber has just started to hit form with his runners and Abalvino ran an encouraging race at Uttoxeter last time on his second start of the term to finish a respectable third, beaten under five lengths behind the winner Jarro.
He fell at the first on his reappearance so he is bound to come on for his Uttoxeter effort and can turn up trumps today.
Useful hurdler Better Thyne can make a successful start to his career over fences in the Letheby & Christopher Novices’ Chase.
He made a winning reappearance at Taunton in December and is clearly as good as ever.
He also relishes plenty of cut in the ground and can take today’s class E event on his way to better things.
Musselburgh’s Sean Graham Tele-Betting Freephone 08000 321 321 Handicap Chase can go to No Kidding, who bounced back to form at Musselburgh last month with a game neck victory over King’s Country.
