SPRING-HEELED nine-year-old Keltic Heritage (3.40) has solid claims in the feature race at Stratford, the Carter Jonas Handicap Chase.

The grey gelding rarely fails to set the pulse racing with his exuberant style, generally pinging his obstacles with pinpoint precision. Such accuracy is normally worth a length or two at each fence, and despite having to shoulder top-weight Keltic Heritage is strongly fancied to run his rivals ragged in the £6,000 contest.

In the Novices' Handicap Hurdle, the curiously named Peeyoutwo (4.10) appears to have an outstanding chance in what on paper looks a rank bad race.

Two outings ago the selection won over course and distance by eight lengths, romping away from the opposition.

The ground was probably a little too slow when Peeyoutwo was beaten at Bangor, but conditions are now back in his favour and provided the rain stays away overnight then a return to the winners' enclosure is fully expected.

Peter Bowen is boasting a near £30 profit to a level £1 stake over jumps this term, boding nicely for the prospects of Dragon King (3.50) in Towcester's GG.com Handicap Chase

Dragon King is not exactly Speedy Gonzalez, but he has an excellent completion rate and with the stable in superb form looks bound to go close in what promises to be a good old-fashioned slogging match over the testing trip of three-miles-and-one-furlong.

Following Michael Jarvis's runners on all three all-weather tracks generally pays handsome dividends and further success beckons with his progressive young sprinter Autumn Pearl (2.00) in the NE Computing Conditions Stakes at Lingfield.

Autumn Pearl showed tremendous dash to win on her debut at Sandown and there was also plenty to like about the filly's subsequent fifth placing in a slightly stronger event at Doncaster

Mark Tompkins wastes no time returning to the well with St Petersburg (3.30), who won with a ton in hand at Redcar 48 hours ago.

St Petersburg already has one track and trip victory to his name, which combined with the brilliance of Joe Fanning in the saddle adds up to a potentially decent priced winning nap selection in the most valuable race of the day, the £15,000 Ladbrokes-sponsored Showcase Handicap.

* Albuhera cruised to an effortless win at Cheltenham yesterday to land a 100-30 winning nap for Janus (Colin Woods).

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