Conditions perfect as Romain De Senam chases valuable prize

All of Romain De Senam's last eight starts have been run on ground officially described as good, and the seven-year-old will get his preferred conditions again in the £50,000 William Hill Sussex Champion Chase (3.00) at Plumpton.

After two disappointing efforts at Cheltenham to end 2018, the 141-rated chaser has returned to form this year with two wins from three starts, including when beating the reopposing Not Another Muddle at Fontwell this month.

His trainer Paul Nicholls said: "He has a good chance as he really does love fast ground and should be better going left-handed than having to go both ways at Fontwell. There's good prize-money on offer, so we're looking forward to it."

Mercian Prince is the top-rated of the four runners in the race, which offers the most valuable Easter Monday prize across Britain's six meetings, but will need to bounce back after finishing down the field in the Topham Chase at the Grand National meeting.

Amy Murphy, who trains the eight-year-old for father Paul, owner of Grade 1 winner Kalashnikov, said: "He's in great form at home. He conked out turning for home in the Topham having jumped like a bunny rabbit and had a great time up until that point – he just ran out of petrol.

"Obviously, this is a quick reappearance, but when Plumpton put on this kind of prize-money you can't not run, and we're going to take the chance."

Ayr faller Magic Saint ready to make amends at Chepstow

Paul Nicholls' number-one rider Harry Cobden heads to Chepstow rather than Plumpton, which will be to the advantage of Magic Saint, who looks to bounce back from falling at Ayr on his last start in the 2m handicap chase (3.45).

The five-year-old has acquitted himself admirably since joining Nicholls this season, winning once and being sent off 9-2 favourite for the Grand Annual Chase at Cheltenham last month.

He weakened to finish only tenth at the festival and, having fallen since, has something to prove as he makes a sixth start for his new connections.

Nicholls said: "He's schooled well since that fall at Ayr. It was just one of those silly little things that happens in a race, whereby he clipped heels with another horse. He's fine now and loves good ground; he holds every chance of getting a nice prize."

King hoping for veterans' success with wife's hunter

Five runners head to Fakenham to contest the 3m veterans' chase (3.30), the sixth leg of the series, and Neil King is hoping Vaxalco can prove best of the bunch.

Bought by King for £2,000 in August 2018 to be a hunter for his wife Claire, Vaxalco has produced three placed efforts under rules since, while concurrently contesting numerous hunt races local to King's Wiltshire base.

King, who is enjoying the best season of his career with 40 winners, said: "I bought him for my wife Claire to be a hunter, which he's been doing all the way through the season. He's due to be in another hunt race next week but in the meantime he's going to Fakenham to try to help pay his way."

With just one point-to-point victory to his name, the ten-year-old has found winning difficult. However, King remains confident going into the £30,000 contest, and added: "On the track he's such a lovely horse and has run some really nice races in spite of being a touch unlucky in his last two starts. We're supporting Fakenham with the good prize-money on offer."

Appleby sends two to Jersey

It has been quite the Easter weekend for Mick Appleby, who, after collecting the all-weather trainers' crown at Lingfield on Friday and the Scottish Sprint Cup with Saaheq at Musselburgh on Saturday, sends two to Les Landes racecourse in Jersey on Monday.

Rainbow Dreamer has already proved his liking for a jaunt to the largest of the Channel Islands, having won and finished second in two starts at Les Landes in May 2017.

All-weather trainers' champion Mick Appleby sends two runners to Jersey on Easter Monday

The other Appleby-trained runner is the five-year-old Cash N Carrie, who is still a maiden after ten all-weather starts in Britain since November.

"We send horses over there fairly regularly," said Appleby. "Serena [Brotherton, jockey] is a part-owner of Rainbow Lad and really enjoys going out there to ride."

On the duo's prospects, the trainer added: "Rainbow Lad holds a good chance and we look to have found a winnable race for Cash N Carrie, who seems to be progressing nicely."

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