Talking Horses: Bristol De Mai can bounce back at favourite track | Horse racing tips

Haydock’s worthwhile card on Saturday, is topic to an 8am inspection however the track was raceable on Friday after a milder night time than anticipated with Kirkland Tellwright, the clerk of the course, reporting that the course is “forecast temperatures of between just below zero and minus 2C, which is the difference between success and failure”.

Just half a dozen runners, the smallest discipline for 17 years, will go to put up for the featured Peter Marsh Chase if the assembly will get the all-clear, together with the massively well-liked course specialist, Bristol De Mai (2.40).

Nigel Twiston-Davies’s gray is now a 12-year-old and his Grade One-winning days are absolutely behind him, however he comes alive at Haydock and ran a superb race – off a 5lb larger mark than Saturday’s – in its Grand National Trial final February.

He completed 21 lengths behind Protektorat within the Grade One Betfair Chase in November, his first run for eight months, and wouldn’t want to seek out a lot enchancment for the run to file his seventh win at his favourite track.

Haydock 1.30 Several very promising novice hurdlers line up for this Grade Two, received 12 months in the past by the top-class Jonbon. Chasing Fire, unbeaten in three begins since his Irish point-to-point success, might have somewhat extra scope for enchancment than Pembroke and Toothless after simply two runs over timber, ending 16 lengths away from his discipline in each.

Lingfield 1.37 Dream Harder is unbeaten in three begins since becoming a member of the Ian Williams secure within the autumn and had somewhat extra to spare at Newcastle final time than the three-quarter size margin may counsel.

Haydock 2.05 I Like To Move It must be forgiven for a below-par run at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day, however he was stepping up in distance and ridden extra patiently in consequence. He is back at the minimal journey right here and should discover it simpler to undertake the front-running ways which noticed him run out a powerful winner of the Greatwood Hurdle in November.

Lingfield 2.12 Tom Marquand is an fascinating reserving for 16-1 shot Shoot To Kill, who most likely wanted his run a fortnight in the past after 245 days off and is back to his final profitable mark.

Lingfield 2.47 Morgan Fairy can construct on her career-best win at this track final break day a 2lb larger mark.

Haydock 3.10 The type of Broadway Boy’s win at Aintree in December has been franked by the runner-up, Brandy McQueen, and a follow-up beckons.

Lingfield 3.22 The drop back to the minimal journey ought to make the distinction for Silky Wilkie after two good runs over six furlongs.