A straight mile fits Nice Chieftain nicely and he can mark his return to UK motion with a fourth profession win beneath these circumstances.
A few put up Christmas outings within the Center East noticed the choice acquit himself nicely in two aggressive Meydan handicaps regardless of racing round a few bends and one of many five-year-old’s marquee performances was recorded over course and distance when he decisively landed a handicap on Guineas weekend 12 months in the past.
These Meydan reverses have seen the Gleneagles gelding slip to a mark within the 80s and it’s price noting that he was second on his facet within the Cambridgeshire final autumn earlier than flying out to overseas shores.
Nice Chieftain will in all probability take pleasure in a health edge right now, with the one slight reservation concerning his probability being field three with the stalls located on the stands’ facet.
That may typically produce a marked monitor bias, however within the hope it’s truthful for all then Oliver Cole’s gelding might take out the finale beneath Will Buick who partnered him to success at Haydock final time period.
Again Nice Chieftain in 16.45 Newmarket
The distinctive colors of the Noel Fehily Racing syndicates have been carried to victory at Aintree on Saturday and Jasmine Bliss could repeat the trick on this helpful mares’ novices’ handicap chase.
Evenly-raced over fences this season, the daughter of Blue Bresil has enhanced her price as a possible broodmare, profitable her level, two bumpers and a few hurdle occasions previous to this season.
Her progress has continued this time period over fences, embarking on three chase begins proper handed, whereas the choice was nicely positioned to seize some additional blacktype over fences at Kempton when runner-up to Jax Junior within the Pendil Novices’ Chase.
A quiet marketing campaign could pay dividends right here as she returns to handicap firm beneath situations which ought to play to her strengths.
Bluey, runner-up to the choice’s stablemate Queens Gamble at Wincanton in February, could show the hardest adversary.
Again Jasmine Bliss in 17.05 Market Rasen
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