Paul Nicholls makes rare trip to Market Rasen with Albert Bartlett entry and Newcastle specialist seeks four-timer - Tuesday's punting pointers

Punting pointers from Tuesday's meetings . . .

Market Rasen: potential Albert Bartlett type

Paul Nicholls sends his first runner to Market Rasen this season in Belliano, who bids to follow up his Ascot victory in the 2m4½f novice hurdle (1.40). Freddie Gingell's claim offsets half of the 6lb penalty for that maiden hurdle success in December and the six-year-old is one of three previous winners in the line-up.

Belliano should have the beating of Silver Thorn as that rival was 14 and a half lengths behind The New Lion at Newbury in December whereas Nicholls' £255,000 purchase was beaten less than five lengths by the subsequent Challow Hurdle winner on his rules debut at Chepstow.

The son of Black Sam Bellamy is a 33-1 chance for the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle and his part-owner Bryan Drew will be hoping he can win this to justify that Grade 1 Cheltenham Festival entry. Drew also owns some of the 3-1 Albert Bartlett favourite Final Demand but that Dublin Racing Festival winner is more likely to run in the Turners Novices' Hurdle according to his trainer Willie Mullins.

Belliano13:40 Market Rasen

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Jky: Freddie Gingell (3lb)Tnr: Paul Nicholls

Market Rasen: trainer to follow

A £1 stake on Stuart Edmunds' ten runners at Market Rasen this season would have returned a profit of £30.75 and Je Viens Du Large (2.40) or Court Cian (3.10) could add to the trainer's four winners.

Je Viens Du Large14:40 Market Rasen

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Jky: Ciaran Gethings Tnr: Stuart Edmunds

Court Cian15:10 Market Rasen

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Jky: Ciaran Gethings Tnr: Stuart Edmunds

Newcastle: course specialist

Ben Haslam's last runner at Newcastle was the final leg of an 112-1 treble and the trainer sends the four-timer-seeking William Dewhirst to the same venue to contest the 5f handicap (7.00).

Remarkably, the progressive five-year-old has won five of his last six starts, all at this course, with his sole defeat coming by half a length to King's School, who won his next race.

William Dewhirst has reversed the form twice with that rival since and has been upped 3lb for his latest success here last month. The son of Sioux Nation has never run over this trip in his 22-race career and has to concede weight to all eight of his rivals.

Haslam said: "He's been great and with the all-weather bonus in mind, we're keeping options open with him. I don't know if going over five furlongs is going to be better or worse, or make no difference to him. 

"It's a bit of a fact-finding mission and he has other targets this month over the distances he's been winning at, but he's obviously in great form and loves the track, which is a big plus." 

William Dewhirst19:00 Newcastle (A.W)

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Jky: Paul Mulrennan Tnr: Ben Haslam

Taunton: live Cheltenham candidate

Harry Fry and Johnny Burke combined to win the Ryanair Mares' Novices' Hurdle with Love Envoi in 2022 and that pair have another live candidate for that Cheltenham Festival Grade 2 race in Anno Power.

The six-year-old won bumpers at Ascot and Cheltenham last season before giving her backers a fright on her hurdling debut at Sandown, where she jumped slowly throughout and looked to be beaten at the last. However, she rallied to score by a short-head over Big Ginge, who has chased home rivals now rated 124 and 127 on his two subsequent starts.  

Anno Power: bidding for a fourth win in a rowCredit: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos)

The third from Anno Power's last run in November has won since and she returns to mares' company over 2m½f at Taunton (2.55).

Anno Power14:55 Taunton

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Jky: Jonathan Burke Tnr: Harry Fry

Taunton stat: four-timer bid

Camino Rocio is 3-3 since joining Jim and Suzi Best and bids to maintain his unbeaten record for the yard in the 2m2f novice handicap chase (3.30).

Camino Rocio15:30 Taunton

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Jky: Jack Tudor Tnr: Jim & Suzi Best

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