14:00 Hereford

It wouldn’t surprise me if ORRISDALE (best price 7/4) goes off favourite here. That Haydock run last time needs forgiving but his form prior to that really stacks up and that second to The Edgar Wallace where he was beaten just a length would see him win this. Torigni was safely held over 5 lengths back in third so on that form is going to struggle to peg back the selection. The latter has since fallen at Kelso but bounced back to win at Leicester so should give him a race again. Switch Hitter certainly isn’t out of it either but should be a bit bigger in the market I think as has enough to find with the two mentioned above. He will need to jump a lot better than he did at Ludlow. Cracking Smart just isn’t running well enough to get competitive.
 

15:40 Plumpton

I’ve really liked what I’ve seen from REPRESENTING BOB (best price 7/4) so far over fences and he made it 3-3 staying on strongly to win at Catterick last time. He has always looked a staying type and should have more to come as his stamina is drawn out. I can see him getting into a good rhythm around this track and a further 9lb rise shouldn’t be enough to anchor him. The danger is Rose Of Aghaboe who is a consistent mare and she ran well when second to Moroder here last time. If she runs to that sort of level again I think she’ll be the one to finish second to the selection. Lavorante was given a lot to do last time and if he jumps better he might show up for a long way. The Domino Effect represents Chris Gordon and that trainers runners here can never be entirely ruled out either.