Garden ready to bloom

Monet’s Garden, unbeaten in two starts over fences, will have his first crack at Graded company in the Racing Post 20 Years of Service Pendil Novices’ Chase at Sandown on Saturday.

The Nicky Richards-trained eight-year-old will be stepping up to two and a half miles for the first time following bloodless successes over the minimum trip at Ayr and Carlisle.