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  Clan Des Obeaux is set to be fitted with headgear for the first time in the Betway Bowl at Aintree. The dual King George VI Chase hero has finished third and second in the last two runnings of next week's Grade One contest - and will return to Merseyside in a bid to make it third time lucky on Thursday week. With connections deciding against a third tilt at the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Clan Des Obeaux will be making his first appearance since failing to reel in stablemate Secret Investor in last month's Denman Chase at Newbury.                                   Andrew Nelis Racing 

Nineohtwooneoh gave Paul Nicholls a flying start to the new National Hunt season with victory in the first race on the resumption of British jumps racing at Southwell. The 2-1 favourite scored emphatically on his fencing debut in the Sign Solutions Nottingham Novices’ Handicap Chase, as he and jockey Harry Cobden evaded drama around them in an eventful contest. For 11-time champion trainer Nicholls, it was the perfect start to a campaign delayed by two months following the interruption of jumps racing which began back in March during the shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Paul Nicholls hopes he can hit the ground running as the new British National Hunt season kicks off at Southwell on Wednesday. The 11-times champion trainer will send six runners to the Nottinghamshire track as jump racing returns for the first time since March 17 following the coronavirus shutdown, Although Flat racing returned on June 1, the Ditcheat handler believes it was the right decision by the British Horseracing Authority to give the National Hunt sphere additional time off ahead of its resumption. Nicholls said: “It is nice to get jump racing going again and it looks like there will be some competitive races at Southwell, which is good for fans of jump racing...                       Andrew Nelis Racing 

Topofthegame could try to emulate Denman by winning the Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury en route to a possible Cheltenham Gold Cup run. Denman famously shouldered top-weight to win the Newbury feature in 2007, before going on to beat fellow Paul Nicholls inmate Kauto Star in the Festival showpiece the following spring. Like Denman, Topofthegame won the RSA Chase at the 2019 Festival, but he missed the whole of the last campaign due to a leg injury.

Solo put in a dominating performance in the Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Adonis Juvenile Hurdle at Kempton on Saturday. Paul Nicholls introduced Zarkandar in the Adonis back in 2011 and that horse went onto win the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, a race Solo is now the 3-1 favourite for with Sky Bet (Non Runner No Bet). Solo travelled strongly on the front end and ran away from his rivals in the straight for a commanding 13-length success and Nicholls couldn't hide his excitement in the post-race briefing. He told Racing TV: "We've been really excited at home but until they do it on the track you don't believe it really. He's a very smart horse. "He's had plenty of time and he's a colt, he's a tank, he's thrived on work and he's like dealing with a different horse than when they are lean and light, we can train him. "That was magic. "He's got more scope than Zarkandar I'd say, h...

                Cyrname to face 3 rivals Ascot chase .                                  ANDREW NELIS RACING NEWS AND REVIEWS.                     Cyrname is to face three rivals this weekend the last before he heads to Cheltenham . He only will be the second horse ever to win back to back Ascot chases , only Riverside theatre has gone on to win back to back in 2011 and 2012 , also to win the Graded event is Monet's Garden and Cue Card . What can we say about this very adaptable and able horse , this is the guy that lowered Altiors 100%  record at the Christy 1965 chase in Ascot November . I believe he will win on Saturday before heading on to bigger things  in the Ryanair at Cheltenham come March at the festival .  Keep tuned to Andrew Nelis Racing            ...