Trainer bids to end near ten-year wait for a jumps winner and a race that threw up Kyprios
Punting pointers for some of Saturday's meetings
Carlisle: Nelson out to break trainer's nine-year jumps drought
It has been a long time between drinks for Olly Williams over jumps and the trainer bids to end an almost decade-long winless spell in that sphere with the veteran Storm Nelson.
Williams has already enjoyed a Flat winner this year, but his sole jumps victory came in December 2015.
He aims to bring a 3,401-day and 102-run wait for another jumps win to an end with Storm Nelson, who contests the 3m1f handicap hurdle (4.02).
The 12-year-old has not been in the best of form this campaign, having been pulled up in two of his three starts. However, he thrives at this track, with his three visits all resulting in victories over this distance for former trainer Sandy Thomson.
Carlisle: 80 per cent
Hello Judge has won four times over course and distance (4-5) and bids to make it five wins from six starts in the 2m4f handicap (3.27).
Cork: another Kyprios lurking in noteworthy event?
The 1m2½f three-year-old contest (3.45) has some notable names on its roll of honour and may unearth another smart horse this season.
The biggest star to have won this contest was Kyprios four years ago. It was the launchpad to him becoming one of the great stayers of his generation, including multiple victories in the Ascot Gold Cup, Goodwood Cup, Irish St Leger and Prix du Cadran.
French Claim won it a year later, and while he did not hit Kyprios's heights, he did finish third in an Irish Derby.
All five runners this year are entered in Classics, with the Joseph O'Brien-trained pair Emit and Kibris in the Irish Derby, while the latter is also in the Betfred Derby.
Carolina Jetstream is entered in the Oaks and is one of two runners for Adrian Murray, who also saddles Jaliyah.
Cork: +£18
That's the profit to £1 level stakes for owners Newtown Anner Stud at Cork in the last five years. They run Jagged Edge (1.25).
Huntingdon: Mitchell has first ride for Owen
Freddie Mitchell is enjoying a breakthrough campaign and that has not gone unnoticed by James Owen, as he has his first ride for the trainer.
The conditional jockey has ridden 13 winners this season and has enjoyed two lucrative victories, including in front of the ITV cameras on Knockanore in the Eider Chase at Newcastle in February.
He has got the call-up to ride for the dual-purpose handler, who was among the winners at the Craven meeting this week, and will partner course-and-distance winner Tara Iti in the 2m handicap hurdle (3.39).
The seven-year-old has finished in the first three in four of his five starts for Owen and his 6lb rise for scoring at Plumpton last time is partly negated by Mitchell's 3lb claim.
Newton Abbot: Twist out quickly in hat-trick bid
Coconut Twist has been giving his connections a lot to shout about this season and he is out to complete a hat-trick in the concluding 3m2½f handicap hurdle (5.29).
The seven-year-old has not finished out of the first three in his last six starts and has scored on the last two occasions. His most recent win came over this course and distance nine days ago, for which he has gone up 7lb.
He is back out quickly to try to continue his purple patch, provided the card passes a morning inspection at 7.30 on raceday.
Trainer Daisy Hitchins said: "He's been in terrific form and we couldn't be happier with him. I'd probably not run him again as quickly as this but it's a good prize we've got to go for. He's versatile ground-wise and has grown up a lot. He's probably got some more improvement to come."
Wolverhampton: burgeoning apprentice breaks new ground
County Meath trainer John McConnell is sending a raiding party for the evening card and has called upon burgeoning apprentice Jack Nicholls to ride for his yard for the first time.
Nicholls, the son of jockey-turned-trainer Adrian, has ridden eight winners and is set to break new ground for the dual-purpose handler when he rides Gatsby Cap in the opening 1m½f apprentice handicap (5.20).
The nine-year-old has failed to fire in two starts since returning from a 349-day break and has a lowly British rating of 48, but Nicholls claims a valuable 5lb.
At the other end of the experience scale, McConnell has called up star jockey Tom Marquand to ride Slowdownbarney in the 1m6f handicap (7.30). He bids to back up his course-and-distance success 12 days ago.
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