CHAMPAGNE CELEBRATIONS IN STORE AT SOUTHWELL

By Anita Chambers

Champagne Prince can maintain his perfect all-weather record with victory in the Stay In Control With BetUK Handicap at Southwell.

While Jane Chapple-Hyam’s charge is without a win in five turf starts, he is a different proposition altogether on a synthetic surface, having triumphed at this track as well as Chelmsford and Newcastle.

Those last two runs were in 2023, when he hacked up in two novice heats, prompting connections to entertain Classic dreams, trying him in the Craven Stakes on his first run this term.

Last of seven on that occasion, he did finish second at Ascot’s Shergar Cup meeting in August and that was by far his best effort in five tries on the grass.

Back on Tapeta at Southwell last month, Champagne Prince found the winning groove again with a cosy two-length verdict over the same 12-furlong distance he faces here.

Raised 5lb for the win, Champagne Prince’s three-year-old allowance still puts him ahead of the game here and while it is a step up in class, this Lope De Vega colt is still in the ascendancy.

Pride Of Donegal is worth noting in the second division of the Gamble Responsibly At Betmgm Novice Stakes.

A son of New Bay out of the exceptional racemare Pride, he looked in need of the run on debut at Newcastle when beaten three lengths in fourth and should take a leap forward for the experience.

Kitty Furnival can bring up her hat-trick in the Safer Gambling Tools At BetUK Handicap at Wolverhampton.

A Kempton maiden winner last month for Simon and Ed Crisford, she prevailed by neck on her first attempt in handicap company over this course and distance.

Boosted 3lb in the ratings for that success, she might still have something in the locker as that race was not run to suit.

Anglophile can make his experience pay in the Win £1m With BetMGM’s Golden Goals EBF Maiden Stakes at Lingfield.

Trained by John and Thady Gosden, he finished down the field on debut but learnt enough to go close when second at Redcar last time and he might not need to find too much more for a win.

The Skelton team are firing on all cylinders and Lady Jago can keep up the good work in the British NH Agents Supporting Breeders’ Day Mares’ Handicap Chase at Warwick.

Winner of one of her three hurdles runs so far this term, Dan Skelton wastes not time in sending her over fences and given she was a point-to-point winner in April 2023, fences provide little concern.

War Lord bumped into a useful type when second to Menaggio last month but compensation awaits in the Danny McNab Bookmakers Sponsors Wincanton Racecourse Handicap Hurdle at Wincanton.

Top tips for today’s UK meetings

TAB is betting on 5 UK meetings today. Here are the tips.

LINGFIELD: Race 1: 13.30 Sea Stream, Race 2: 14.00 Anglophile, Race 3: 14.30 Sonic Si, Race
4: 15.00 So Obsessed, Race 5: 15.30 Astral Sea, Race 6: 16.00 Lady Wingalong, Race 7: 16.35
Poetic Jack, Race 8: 17.08 Time Patrol, Race 9: 17.38 Crafter.

WARWICK: Race 1: 14.23 Tashan, Race 2: 14.53 Don't Mind If I Do, Race 3: 15.23 Briery Bee,
Race 4: 15.53 Masked Dance, Race 5: 16.25 Rapper, Race 6: 17.00 Lady Jago, Race 7: 17.31
Beauty In The Park.

WINCANTON: Race 1: 14.45 Imperial Jade, Race 2: 15.15 Cave Article, Race 3: 15.45 A
Perfect Day, Race 4: 16.15 Sunset Marquesa, Race 5: 16.50 War Lord, Race 6: 17.23 Hatos,
Race 7: 17.58 American Land.

WOLVERHAMPTON: Race 1: 18.10 Fancy Dancer, Race 2: 18.40 Falakeyah, Race 3: 19.10
Orionis, Race 4: 19.40 Harbour Vision, Race 5: 20.10 Port Noir, Race 6: 20.40 Kitty Furnival,
Race 7: 21.10 Darkened Edge, Race 8: 21.45 Zousca, Race 9: 22.15 The Resdev Way.

SOUTHWELL: Race 1: 18.30 Fast Bullet, Race 2: 19.00 Helm Rock, Race 3: 19.30 Gamrai, Race
4: 20.00 Pride Of Donegal, Race 5: 20.30 CHAMPAGNE PRINCE (NAP), Race 6: 21.00 Dashing
Harry, Race 7: 21.30 Swift Storm, Race 8: 22.00 Payment Plan, Race 9: 22.30 Call Time.

ALL TO COME: Champagne Prince (Southwell Race 5) and Lady Jago. (Warwick Race 6)

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