Neil Morrice shares all of his best bets and tips for Sunday’s racing coming your way from Uttoxeter and Kelso on 6 October 2024.
UTTOXETER
Race 3 No7 TRAVELLING SOLDIER
Trainer: Ollie Murphy – Jockey: Sean Bowen
TRAVELLING SOLDIER shaped with a deal of promise when second on his first run over hurdles at Perth. He will have learned plenty from it and can open his account, although one to consider at a whopping price is DON’T ASK FITZ.
Race 4 No1 L’EAU DU SUD (Nap)
Trainer: Dan Skelton – Jockey: Harry Skelton
Not far out of the money on his final hurdling outing in the Scottish Champion Hurdle, L’EAU DU SUD has been perfectly prepared for this switch to fences and if starting north of even money rates a solid professional bet.
KELSO
Race 1 No3 JUMPING SUSIE
Trainer: John McConnell – Jockey: Harry Cobden
JUMPING SUSIE has picked up place money in a couple of races on English soil and become a regular visitor from Ireland. She’s a mare for whom success beckons under the champion jockey in this novices’ hurdle.
Race 6 No6 YOKKELL
Trainer: John McConnell – Jockey: Harry Cobden
The same combination should collect with YOKKELL, who scored at Down Royal in August and ran well in defeat at Warwick last month. She’s transferred her good Flat form to this new code, and looks the one to beat.
Race 5 No1 TOMMY’S OSCAR (Nap)
Trainer: Ann Hamilton – Jockey: Danny McMenamin
TOMMY’S OSCAR is a classy operator in good handicaps and can come out on top in this fascinating feature. He’s giving away upwards of 11lbs to his foes, but has scored first time back in each of the last two seasons, including here in 2023, and that make him a bet to look forward to.
