Our red-hot tipster Gary Nutting provides his verdict on Saturday’s renewal of the largest race of the marketing campaign at Newcastle – the Preventing Fifth Hurdle, which is reside on Sky Sports activities Racing.
The Nineteen Seventies proved a classic interval for the Preventing Fifth Hurdle due to triple winners Comedy Of Errors and Birds Nest, with fellow legends Night time Nurse and Sea Pigeon additionally on the roll of honour.
Nicky Henderson, who depends on unbeaten four-year-old Sir Gino, is the race’s most profitable coach with eight wins, most not too long ago with Structure Hill two seasons in the past.
1. BENSON
Jockey: R Mania | Coach: A M Thomson
Achieved a career-high mark as a nine-year-old courtesy of his Hogmaneigh Handicap Hurdle success at Musselburgh on New Yr’s Day however continues to be the lowest-rated on this line-up and triple-figure odds would seem to sum up his probability.
2. BRENTFORD HOPE
Non-runner
3. COLONEL MUSTARD
A Wedge | L Fowler
Loads of good positioned type to his title, together with in graded firm, however he can be a 10-year-old in simply over a month’s time and his solely wins in a 23-race profession have are available in a 2020 bumper and a maiden hurdle the next yr.
4. KIHAVAH
S Bowen | A Keatley
Proficient dual-purpose performer (rated 101 on the Flat after following up his Ebor second with victory on the Ayr Gold Cup Competition) who was readily left behind by penalised Rubaud in a Listed hurdle at Kempton final month. Has the bottom and monitor in his favour, however faces a troublesome activity on degree weights on this exalted firm contemplating he needed to accept the runner-up spot off a mark of 127 in a Market Rasen handicap this summer time.
Lump Sum races to victory at Kempton
5. LUMP SUM
D Johnston | S Thomas
Boasts 4 wins and a second from simply six begins over hurdles and the type of his short-priced reappearance success at Ffos Las was boosted when runner-up/stablemate Metal Ally landed a strong-looking handicap at Haydock final weekend. This calls for fairly a bit extra however he is classily-bred (Flat and jumps), clearly progressive and has race-fitness on his facet in comparison with the 2 market leaders.
6. MYSTICAL POWER
M P Walsh | W P Mullins
Bred to be a champion on this sphere and residing as much as expectations regardless of discovering one too good for him in final season’s Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham. Subsequently atoned for that honourable defeat with Grade One victories at Aintree and Punchestown, which put him in because the highest-rated runner right here.
Mystical Energy and Mark Walsh on their technique to profitable the Sky Wager Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle
7. SIR GINO
N de Boinville | N J Henderson
Flawless report started along with his solely begin in France and he is not been hard-pressed in three begins this facet of the Channel, the most recent of which was within the Grade One juvenile hurdle at Aintree. Has solely 2lb to search out with Mystical Energy on official rankings, albeit he could be a uncommon four-year-old winner of this occasion.
8. TELLHERTHENAME
Okay Woods | J & A J O’Neill
Progressive novice for earlier yard final season and travelled nicely for a great distance on floor which may have been softer than very best when final of the ten finishers within the Supreme (simply over 14 lengths behind Mystical Energy). Attention-grabbing his new coach has spurned a handicap entry this weekend to goal for the celebs.
9. TAKE NO CHANCES
C J Todd | D Skelton
Constant, enhancing mare who gained her first success exterior of novice/handicap firm when routing a Listed discipline confined to her personal gender at Wetherby 4 weeks in the past. This can be more durable towards the boys however the 7lb allowance brings her into the place equation.
GARY NUTTING’S VERDICT
MYSTICAL POWER and Sir Gino are head and shoulders above the remaining on official rankings, desire being for the previous. Willie Mullins nominated this race because the possible resumption level for the five-year-old following his Punchestown win and he in all probability realized extra in his novice marketing campaign than Sir Gino did swatting apart fellow juveniles. Colonel Mustard is subsequent in on the ORs however Lump Sum, Tellherthename and Take No Possibilities all have the potential to enhance previous him. If it become extra of a Flat race on the bottom, Kihavah may nicely outrun his odds.
