Smiling Getaway was a comfortable winner at Ludlow on her first outing for Nigel Twiston-Davies and can double up at Warwick on Monday, where she goes in division two of the Welcombe Hills Vineyard Mares' Novices' Hurdle.
A point-to-point winner, she began life with Dan Skelton under rules and finished fourth in a Southwell bumper, but then had almost a year off before reappearing for her new yard.
Between Waters was a hot favourite in that Ludlow race, but she had no answer to Smiling Getaway after the last, with the selection doing it comfortably on what was her hurdling debut.
Tom Lacey's Tea Clipper stands out by some way in the Willoughby De Broke Open Hunters' Chase.
Only nine, he has run with credit in the last two versions of the Ultima at Cheltenham, finishing fourth and sixth from marks in the mid-140s.
He is without a win since October 2021 but has been keeping good company and the last time he was seen a month ago, he ran right up to his mark.
There was plenty of talk before the William Haggas-trained Waleefy made his debut at Lingfield in December but he failed to live up to it, only finishing third.
However, given this half-brother to Baaeed and Hukum was slowly away before finishing off well, he can certainly be given another chance in the Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Novice Stakes at Newcastle.
It is always a thankless task for horses related to the greats of the game, as the odds are they will never match the exploits of their siblings, but it is too early to give up on Waleefy. Expect a much better display on this occasion.
A switch to the all-weather worked the oracle for Bonito Cavalo earlier in the month and now he has got his head in front, he can strike again in the Bet £10 Get £40 At BetMGM Handicap.
Perhaps it was no surprise an artificial surface would suit Jim Goldie's five-year-old, as his trainer knows the family exceptionally well and many of them are all-weather scorers.
Steadied and squeezed just a touch leaving the stalls, he spotted the leaders a fair start but made very nice progress through the final 400m to win cosily.
He is 6 points higher for that but could have more to come, so that is not too off-putting and nor is the move to 1400m.
At Kempton, Charlatan is worth a look in the racingtv.com Handicap, after what was a promising return at Chelmsford following 237 days off. - Press Association
TAB is betting on 4 UK meetings on Monday. Here are the tips.
KEMPTON: Race 1: 15.00 Fiddler's Elbow, Race 2: 15.30 Post Rider, Race 3: 16.00 Charlatan, Race 4: 16.30 Doves Of Peace, Race 5: 17.00 Cloud Cover, Race 6: 17.35 Enpassant, Race 7: 18.10 Unleash Hell.
WARWICK: Race 1: 15.05 Orchestra, Race 2: 15.35 Lightening Mahler, Race 3: 16.05 SMILING GETAWAY (NAP), Race 4: 16.35 Margaret's Legacy, Race 5: 17.05 Seefin, Race 6: 17.40 Pilot Show, Race 7: 18.15 Tea Clipper.
PLUMPTON: Race 1: 15.15 By The Grace, Race 2: 15.45 Extraordinary Man, Race 3: 16.15 Idy Wood, Race 4: 16.45 Fidux, Race 5: 17.20 Lanspark, Race 6: 17.55 Birdman Bob.
NEWCASTLE: Race 1: 17.50 Show No Fear, Race 2: 18.25 Bonito Cavalo, Race 3: 19.00 Waleefy, Race 4: 19.30 Wee Fat Mac, Race 5: 20.00 Hyrcanian, Race 6: 20.30 Panama City, Race 7: 21.00 Swiss Ace.
ALL TO COME: Smiling Getaway (Warwick, Race 3) and Waleefy (Newcastle, Race 3).