Wednesday Racing Tips from Architect

THEATRE MAN (best price 7/1) shaped with bundles of promise in making the frame in both bumper starts, including when narrowly denied by Bingoo, who subsequently bolted up on his hurdles debut when last spotted. This six-year-old proved no match for Hermes Allen on hurdles debut at Stratford when a distant second but the winner looks potentially high-class having easily won a Grade Two at Cheltenham next time. Richard Bandey’s charge will have learnt a lot in defeat that day and, with no opponent of the winners calibre in this field, David Bass could guide him to success in the opener. 

READYSTEADYBEAU (NAP) (best price 15/8) is my best bet of the day. Lucinda Russell’s six-year-old saves his best for soft/heavy ground and the only time he disappointed over hurdles was in a Grade Two. He ran a remarkable race last time to finish a close-up third on his chase/seasonal debut behind two horses rated 128 and 137. His performance can be markedly upgraded as he stumbled badly at the first fence but recovered and stayed on strongly in the latter stages and today’s rivals are a lot easier. Off only a pound higher mark dropped in grade, he can put that experience to good use and make his second chase start a winning one here. 

The Colin Tizzard-trained ATAKAN (best price 6/1) jumped and travelled really well en route to scoring impressively on his chase debut three weeks ago. He has to shoulder top-weight in this slightly deeper field but the six-year-old has only been hit with a five pounds rise, which seems extremely manageable given he won by ten lengths last time so, under another positive ride, he can confidently make it two-from-two in this sphere against quirky individuals.