The best jumps racing on Wednesday is at Ayr.
Astarador scored on his hurdles debut at Wetherby in the soft and stands a good chance of following up under a penalty in the 1.30.
The novice chase at 2.30 is a fascinating contest even though there are only 4 runners. Harmony Brig is one of our list to follow. He won three times over hurdles last term. He may well be ridden from the front here. Both Percussionist and King Revo were on last season’s list so I have a strong interest in them too. Percussionist was classy on the flat as evidenced by his 4th in the 2004 Derby. He didn’t seem to take to hurdling but won on his chase debut at Wetherby. King Revo has recorded 8 wins on the flat and over hurdles. He won at Cheltenham in December 2004 and that set a record for his trainer, as it meant he had trained a winner at each of the 59 British courses. Tony McCoy has said he thinks King Revo will make a good chaser. Needs to defy a long absence here.
I am not totally convinced about Percussionist’s jumping while King Revo must have some fitness doubts so I will go with Harmony Brig.
At Catterick in the 3.25 Alan Swinbank runs the highly rated Sir Boreas Hawk. I do not really like supporting horses running in bumpers with a penalty so I won’t say too much about him. I feel he will make up into a useful hurdler though, regardless of the result tomorrow.
Orange Touch makes his hurdles debut in the 12.30 at Plumpton. The trainer has a good strike rate at the track.
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