Today on Sky Sports Racing: Five horses to follow on Monday in Plumpton and Wolves!

Sky Sports Racing’s Elliot David gives us his five runners worth considering during Monday afternoon’s double-header at Wolves and Plumpton.

The Kathal Don

2.00 Plumpton – Handicap chase with a high stakes of elemental people

In Shaw’s Cross and Doyannie we have two runners in form renewing their recent rivalry on the course and distance, with the former comfortably coming out on top last month. While ground will be a little faster at the Sussex venue on Monday, that form looks likely to be maintained, with a 2-pound swing in the weights unlikely to stop 11-year-old Paul Henderson.

My interest, however, is in seven-year-old The Cathal Don, who is making his debut for Richard Bandey. While this is one that may require you to squint a bit to see the case given 36PP4P’s UK form, any positive market signals would be noteworthy on a stable debut.

After joining former trainer Seamus Mullins from Henry de Bromhead’s yard, he was assigned a mark of 137, which seemed harsh even on Irish form. It was no surprise that he found Class 2 and 3 company a step too far in his first three British starts, and longer trips he attempted in March and April seemed to stretch him.

Since sending a first runner in 2013, Bandey has particularly excelled with chasers, running 21 percent over fences compared to a lesser 11 percent over hurdles, characterized by the bold and precise jumping of his chase, something The Cathal Don was struggling when he was last seen in April.

This horse started life with Bandey at a rating of 105, now 32 pounds below his UK opening mark. Conditions on Monday look good, with one of his two career wins coming on good terms, and the tongue tie worn for both wins being retained. If the stable change works, he can certainly find this a winnable race as he remains lightly raced and has room for improvement as a half-brother to useful performer The Mighty Don.

Abingworth

2.30 Plumpton – Handicaphorde Coral Racing Club

This 13-runner handicap hurdle looks like a typical open race for the rank, but after seemingly appreciating the switch to good ground at Fontwell earlier this month, Gary Moore’s Abingworth may be off target on his second handicap start.

Ridden by parole jockey Rob Hargreaves, the five-year-old midfielder was last in a muddy midfield race, well restrained away from an early battle for prominence.

Heading into their last circuit, Hargreaves had his mount moving forward into a prominent position, widest on the track and smooth-riding, but after nearly following Joe Tizzard’s West Orchard as he left two of them behind home, he looked left on to stay on the job. straight on and just lost in a bundled finish, perhaps lacking that bit of experience in a fight.

Despite not being able to quite get the job done, it was a notable improvement, increased to 2m5½f and switched to faster ground.

He steps further into trip to 3m1f here, under similar conditions, and seems to have a little more room for improvement than most of his rivals. The excellent Jamie Moore takes over the saddle and everything looks ready for another big run.

Fortuna Ligna

3.35 Plumpton – Tim Vaughan Racing Supports Jamie’s Farm Mares’ Handicap Hurdle

Just three winners for the stable in December and January would tell you Anthony Honeyball’s string went through a meager patch, but they’ve been in great shape since early February, operating at 28 percent (9-32) this month and enjoying a clear twist in fate.

Although still a virgin after five career starts, his six-year-old mare shows off good form in both bumpers and starting hurdles, and certainly enough to make her worthy of strong consideration from an opening mark of 103. After a promising hurdle debut at the peak of that aforementioned quiet period, her Wincanton run earlier this month showed promise in a race that didn’t look like it as the 1-2 remained prominent throughout and those behind it struggled to really compete.

She can therefore be better judged on her track and distance hurdle debut, in a race that seems to be turning out well. The front quartet ran clear that day, with Nick Gifford’s winner Churchills Boy following in Fontwell to achieve a rating of 119, while Paul Henderson’s Our Champ could do even more for form in the first hurdle (1.30) earlier in the race. card.

She will encounter considerably faster conditions here, with good ground prediction, but with a registered bumper shape going well behind smart mares in Queens Gamble and Bonttay, she seems to be able to handle it just fine.

Rabah

6.30 Wolverhampton – Scu selects expert tips by BetUK Novice Stakes

A quiet Monday evening ticket in Dunstall Park could be lit up by this race for the third consecutive season, with past winners including Group 1 performer Dragon Symbol and Richard Hannon’s 102-rated Witch Hunter.

Six runners take to the post led by Charles Hills’ Dubawi colt Rabaah, who made an outstanding impression last month when he returned from a 223-day injury layoff to compete in a Lingfield novice competition.

Hills unleashes thrilling Rabaah at Wolves

Despite being clearly green, he clearly came into the final furlong in the style of an above-average performer, and Hills could not hide his admiration for the colt, saying “I’ve always liked him”.

That performance built on his hugely promising Leicester debut in May when he caught the eye behind the subsequent Group 2 July Stakes runner-up Show Respect. In the later form (see table below) of that race, the eight competitors recorded eight wins from 32 starts between them, the sure sign of an above-average competition, and I think Rabaah can develop into a top-notch sprint handicapper on the turf. .

The skipper of the Thames

7.00 Wolverhampton – talkSPORT Powered By Fans Handicap

Richard Hughes broke a frustrating run of places as Kimngrace flew home to land the Listed Hever Sprint at Lingfield on Saturday. I hope the turnaround in fortunes continues into Monday evening where The Thames Boatman has a good pull on this handicap on the minimum trip.

Apart from his runs in novice competitions, he’s been thrown in the deep end in the valuable Tattersalls Auction race at Newmarket and a tough race against his elders at Nottingham. Havana Gray’s son has found the soft ground against him and returns from a gelding operation and is back at the scene of his best run to date.

That run saw him make everything from a big draw in box 8 to comfortably take on the challenge of Kevin Philippart de Foy’s Clipsham La Habana, who has since won two of his three starts to earn an 82 rating. Although that run came over 6f , the early speed shown there suggests no worries about falling back to 5f from a 76 mark.

His trainer boasts a great record at Wolverhampton during the all-weather winter season. Over the last five years, between September and March, Hughes scores 27% here, but if we ignore his riders at the lowest Class 6 level, that improves to 33 per cent (20 of 61 riders), with a healthy gain of £35 .33 for a £1 bet.