A trio of Monday meetings in Britain, with National Hunt fare from Catterick joined by all-weather racing at Kempton and Wolverhampton on what is a low-key start to the final week of November.
Johnson's Blue has been a winning machine of late for trainer Mark Walford and could be set to go again at Catterick today.
Selections
- Catterick 15.00 - Johnson's Blue @ 2/1
- Kempton 15.15 - Kensington Agent @ 12/1
- Wolverhampton 4.55 - Albion Princess @ 6/1
Tip 1
After winning five of his previous six starts from the spring into midsummer, JOHNSON'S BLUE (2/1) took a three-month hiatus before turning up at Aintree at the start of the month and finishing fourth in a Class 2 contest.
That form has been franked by the winner and second, albeit over fences, and it's fair to suggest this afternoon's near three-and-a-quarter mile handicap hurdle at Catterick (15.00) isn't as strong on paper.
Johnson's Blue has been eased 1lb by the handicapper for that run at Aintree and that might prove to be lenient as there's still scope for further improvement with him.
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Tip 2
Trainer Tony Carroll can have some room for optimism as his filly KENSINGTON AGENT (12/1) returns from a 90-day lay-off at Kempton (15.15) this afternoon.
The three-year-old was a close fourth over this C&D in January off a mark of 66 and wasn't beaten all that far in fifth at Epsom when last spotted in late August.
She's now rated 9lb lower than when putting up that good showing here and David Egan's partner is surely capable of winning a race of this ilk from her current perch.
Tip 3
Division 1 of the 1m1½f handicap on the card at Wolverhampton is wide open, with market leader Richard R H B in at 9/4 despite a 19-race losing sequence that dates back to 2020.
He's opposable despite the fact he's not been with his new trainer long and an alternative is ALBION PRINCESS (6/1) for the Harry and Roger Charlton team.
The Kingman filly netted her first success when dead-heating at Ffos Las (1m2f, good) in August in a maiden handicap and she almost followed up from 3lb higher over 1m4f at Kempton in September.
Last month's Windsor fourth was a solid if unspectacular showing, but after seven runs she's open to doing better. A pair of first-time cheekpieces go on now and if they have a positive impact this unexposed filly should be in the firing line back on the all-weather.
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