Brandon Castle aims to keep alive Supreme dream at Plumpton

Brandon Castle lines up at Plumpton looking to make it a hat-trick of victories since joining Neil King at the end of 2018, and another win could keep the Sky Bet Supreme dream alive for connections.

He runs in the 2m Class 3 handicap hurdle (3.30) and has struck twice over course and distance, finishing six lengths clear on his latest start.

Bryony Frost once again takes the ride and the seven-year-old, whose dam’s sire is Galileo, is as short as 33-1 for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and could enhance those claims.

King said on Sunday: "We’ll see how he goes tomorrow with regards to his Supreme entry. Obviously, he’s a high-class horse and enjoying his hurdling, so we have to keep the dream alive. Cheltenham is a longshot option at the moment but we’ll see how he gets on."

There's a Breizh in the Ayr

It’s been more than three years since Breizh Alko last made an appearance at a racecourse, but the eight-year-old is poised to make his return – and British debut – when he runs in the 2m4½f handicap hurdle at Ayr (4.25).

Previously trained by Ferdy Murphy, he is now in the care of Rebecca Menzies, who used to work for Murphy. The eight-year-old was last seen in January 2016, when sixth over hurdles at Pau.

Breizh Alko was scheduled to run at Carlisle last week but was a non-runner due to unsuitable ground.

He lines up at Ayr on a mark of 106 and particularly stiff competition looks likely to come from the Fergal O’Brien-trained Liosduin Bhearna, who has been placed in each of his four starts under rules.

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