A 1,000 Guineas entry returns at Kempton and last year's Eider one-two clash at Kelso - Monday's punting pointers

Punting pointers from each of today's race meetings . . .

Kelso: old Eider rivals clash again

The feature 2m7½f handicap chase (3.15) features last year's Eider Chase one-two Anglers Crag and Prince Des Fichaux, although neither runner has posted a better form figure in 13 combined starts since there was a neck between them at Newcastle.

As a result of that lack of form, Anglers Crag is rated only 1lb higher than for his Eider victory while Prince Des Fichaux is rated 6lb lower after finishing fourth in this year's running of the same race in February. 

They will take on the likes of the class-dropping Cadell, who won a more valuable race than this here last time, and Saint Arvans, who landed this race in 2023. Music Of Tara was pulled up by Rob James in the Kim Muir last month and has been sent to Scotland by Gordon Elliott to carry top weight under Sean Bowen.

Kelso stat: strong strike-rate

Nick Orpwood has ridden two of the last four winners (50 per cent) of the hunter chase (4.15) and is this time represented as a trainer by Theoldboggroad.

Theoldboggroad16:15 Kelso

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Jky: Mr James Innes (7lb)Tnr: Nick Orpwood

Kempton: 1,000 Guineas entry makes reappearance 

Trad Jazz is entered in the 1,000 Guineas, but tackles three furlongs more than she would if she were to take up that engagement in the Newmarket Classic in Kempton's 1m3f fillies' novice (4.53).

The James Owen-trained daughter of Sea The Moon made a successful debut at this track on her sole juvenile start last August, outperforming odds of 22-1 to land a 13-runner mile maiden by three and three-quarter lengths. The filly, like so many of Owen's stable stars such as Ambiente Friendly, Wimbledon Hawkeye, East India Dock and Burdett Road, is owned by the Gredley family.

Connections will have cause for excitement if Trad Jazz successfully concedes upwards of 4lb to her four rivals after a 230-day absence. The main danger is Personal Best, who led home a one-two for trainer Jonathan Portman when a 25-1 winner at Leicester in October on her only previous start.

Redcar: unbeaten course record

Pallas Lord has been thriving on the all-weather over the winter and has form figures of 74241122 in 2025. All eight of those starts came at Newcastle and the seven-year-old reverts to turf for the first time since finishing second at Musselburgh last April.

The Donald Whillans-trained son of Dandy Man is rated only 2lb higher than for that last respectable effort on grass and his only run at Redcar resulted in his winning a 7f handicap in April 2022.

He tackles that track and trip again (2.57) with some of his main rivals being fellow course-and-distance winners Roaring Ralph, Havana Prince and Alfie Boy.

Redcar stat: strong claimer record

A claimer has won four of the last nine runnings (44 per cent) of the mile handicap (3.27) and Alec Voikhansky on Great Blasket is the only rider in the feature race taking weight off.

Great Blasket15:27 Redcar

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Jky: Alec Voikhansky (3lb)Tnr: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Wolverhampton: course specialist

Bungle Bay has a superb record at the track, having won seven races there and finished second three times and third once from 18 starts. 

The six-year-old has won on his last three trips to the track, all under Joe Leavy, and that rider bids to help the son of Bungle Inthejungle defy top weight in the 7f handicap (4.05).

He has been raised 2lb for his latest victory, which came by a neck last month. Bungle Bay's sole defeat in his last four starts come when chasing home Asadjumeirah at Newcastle in January and that winner has since gone in again off a 5lb higher mark.

Trainer James Evans said: "He's still in great form and we've been delighted with the way he's gone this winter. It's a home fixture as he loves it there over 7f. It's a competitive race but he should go well.

"He had a great winter last year, but he then got an abscess in his hock, so he just took a bit of time in the summer to get spot on. He needs to produce a personal best, but he's always competitive there."

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