Saturday's top tips: our experts give their best bets to start the weekend

Handicappers' nap

Grazeon Roy (7.40 Southwell)

Up 9lb for a clearcut win over course and distance last time, but there's potential for further improvement and his previous Doncaster run suggests he's still on a good mark.
Paul Curtis

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Newmarket nap

Lexington Flair (5.40 Southwell)

Hugo Palmer was going to run his four-year-old in a bumper but looks to have found an ideal opening for the gelding who is fit from work on the Al Bahathri.
David Milnes

Eyecatcher

Jelski (12.55 Aintree)

Represented the Champion Bumper form last time out and, while he couldn't get past a determined winner, it was still a good effort conceding weight. He should find something similar without too much difficulty particularly as his jumping improves.
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Irish Angle

Longhouse Poet (2.50 Naas)

Winner of his only point-to-point and successful in a bumper on his debut at the Punchestown festival, the Martin Brassil-trained five-year-old can land Saturday's 2m3f maiden hurdle.
Tony O'Hehir

Ace Tipster

Oldgrangewood (2.05 Aintree)

Runs well at Aintree and is now 1lb lower than when third behind Kildisart over 3m1f at the track last April. The drop to 2m4f is in his favour.
Graeme Rodway

Speed Figures

Royal Sands (5.10 Southwell)

Stepped up on earlier efforts when successful over 6f here last month and may prove equally effective over the minimum trip.
Dave Edwards

Spotlight nap

Rosy World (2.40 Aintree)

Best efforts at Plumpton on the last two of her five hurdle starts, when winning handicap debut by five lengths and not quite finding her stride soon enough on reappearance last month. Suzy Smith's mare can take a big step forward on Saturday's first attempt at 3m.
Ben Hutton

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Dark horse

Trio For Rio (12.20 Aintree)

Was a good novice hurdler last term and looks just the type to excel over fences. He will stay further than this but will appreciate the soft ground.
David Revers

Must-have stat of the day

Top Notch (3.15 Aintree)

Top Notch has won nine of his 11 starts in fields of five or less, so he should have conditions in his favour when lining up for the 3.15 at Aintree.

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