Sweetspots: Course specialist Barye can score in cheekpieces

Barye (2.55) is a three-time course winner at Lingfield, with two of those wins coming over this distance. He ran well in first-time cheekpieces in France last time out and with connections sticking with the aid he can go close.

Nigel Twiston-Davies and Daryl Jacob have an impressive 86 per cent strike-rate when teaming up at Haydock. Ravensdale goes for the pair in 1.00. He was impressive on hurdles debut here last time out and gets those conditions again.

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Theligny goes in the 1.50 at Newbury, a race the gelding won last year. His sire’s progeny have a solid strike-rate on heavy ground, so the fact he hasn’t raced on worse than good to soft should not be a negative. There looks to be more to come from this six-year-old.