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TEMPLEGATE takes on Aintree's big race on Saturday confident of finding the winner. Read on for our man's complete runner-by-runner guide (where he rates each horse out of five stars) and find his pick for the 2.11 below. TWO FOR GOLD 4 GOLD run. He led the Grand National at the second Canal Turn before his stamina gave out. His other spin over…

TWO FOR GOLD: Took well to these fences for a long way in the Randox Grand National before the petrol tank gradually emptied from the second Canal Turn. This is a more suitable trip and he's no forlorn hope despite top weight. LIFETIME AMBITION: Useful novice last season and chased home Capodanno in Grade One at Punchestown on final start. 151…

It's finally here… the eagerly awaited jumps season! We have plenty of fantastic racing to get stuck into between now and Christmas and then it is full steam ahead towards those Spring Festivals that we all love. To kick us off, we have the two-day Jumps Season Opener at Chepstow and here are my selections for the first day. Let's hope we can get…

The six-year-old Knappers Hill, who won as a novice hurdler at this meeting 12 months ago, is Nicholls' sole entrant in the race which could be a sign that he is a likely runner for Ditcheat. Allmankind is another horse with previous winning form at Chepstow. He has been entered by Dan Skelton (follow link for in-depth Stable Tour) along with…