Leighton Aspell out to work his magic on Shanroe Santos

Sun Racing Southern National Handicap Chase | 3m3½f, 4yo+ | ITV4/ATR

If you're looking for a jockey to ride in a National round Fontwell you can't go far wrong booking Leighton Aspell.

The two-time Grand National winning-rider knows the unique figure-of-eight chase course better than most, as his record of more than 100 winners at the track proves.

Lucy Wadham has secured his services to ride the James Summers-owned Shanroe Santos, who made a promising start to the season when fourth at Carlisle in a 3m½f handicap chase that has worked out extremely well.

The winner Looksnowtlikebrian has gone in again by ten lengths and Loose Chips, who was a place behind Shanroe Santos, bolted up in his next start in a veterans' chase at Sandown last Sunday.

"It was a really good start at Carlisle as he normally takes a run or two to get going and if he can step forward from that he would have a good chance," said Wadham.

"He's been dropped a pound and although he's not raced at Fontwell before, he's quite versatile in that regard and Leighton certainly knows his way around there."

Morney Wing makes a third consecutive appearance in the race – one of Fontwell's highlights of the year and live on ITV4 – for trainer Charlie Mann and will be looking to improve on his best finish of fourth two years ago.

"The ground was a bit quick for him at Warwick recently but it didn't take a lot out of him so we thought we'd take our chance," said Mann.

"He should be competitive as he's won at the track and is in very good order."

Trainer Johnny Farrelly, who saddles course winner Gingili for a first start since wind surgery, has happy memories of the race having partnered Peut Etre Sivola to victory in 2010.

Another winning rider of the 3m3½f handicap chase will also feature on Sunday, albeit in a different capacity, as Philip Hide continues in his role as trainee clerk of the course.

Hide, who quit training in September citing the summer heatwave as a contributing factor, can count Lordberniebouffant's victory in 2001, when the race was run as the Sussex National, among more than 80 victories as a jockey at the course.

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