Il Est Francais can get the better of Saint Segal during an intriguing midweek battle in the Faucets Handicap Chase at Ffos Las.
The former Kauto Star Novices’ Chase winner and King George VI Chase runner-up switched from Tom George to champion trainer Dan Skelton over the summer and will make his stable debut in Wales.
He failed to finish in any of his three starts last season, but the Lodge Hill handler eases the highly talented gelding – who is still only an eight-year-old – in grade and trip as he aims to get his career back on track.
Jane Williams’ stable star Saint Segal, who also pulled up on his last two starts at the Cheltenham and Aintree Festivals, provides stern opposition on his seasonal reappearance.
But Skelton is a master of his craft and appears confident ahead of what could be an exciting campaign for Il Est Francais.
Tutti Quanti is the eyecatching name in the Listed Adept Grp Cabinets Novices’ Chase as Paul Nicholls continues to hunt down Martin Pipe’s all-time National Hunt record for most victories by a UK trainer.
Winner of the Gerry Feilden Hurdle and William Hill Hurdle last term, the six-year-old goes over fences for the first time for the Ditcheat-based trainer.
Nicholls is within single digits of Pipe’s 3,930 British jump racing winners, but he will be wary of a familiar face in Captain Teague, who moved from Manor Farm to his former assistant Skelton this summer.
Fitness could be the key for the King Roly in the Adept GRP Cabinets Native River Handicap Chase.
Trained by Joe Tizzard, who will have extra motivation to land this race following his father Colin’s success with Native River, the seven-year-old has had another busy campaign in what will be his ninth start of 2026.
King Roly has been in terrific form, winning twice and a second in his most recent three appearances, and arrives at Ffos Las on the back of a handy success at Worcester last week.
He runs under 7lb penalty for that victory, but there seems to be room for further improvement.
Fast Track Harry can live up to his name for Clive Cox in the valuable Unibet London Sprint Series Final Handicap at Kempton.
The Harry Angel gelding began the calendar year with successive triumphs on the synthetics at Lingfield and Newcastle before defeat over this course and distance saw him return to turf in the spring.
That resulted in a career-high mark of 99, which saw him seldom in the mix in the following six races on grass.
This move back to the Polytrack seems a shrewd move by Cox to regain his confidence, while Fast Track Harry has slipped back to the same 92 rating as his first all-weather success when he beat Ferrous by a neck in February.
At Nottingham, Believitanducan can defy top weight for Alan King as he aims to continue his rich vein of form in the Colwick Cup Handicap.
With the positive booking of William Buick in the saddle, the five-year-old could make it four victories in five appearances in 2026 with success at Colwick Park.
Over obstacles at Wetherby, Josh The Boss can get his campaign up and running in the Bobby Renton Handicap Chase.
Nigel and Willy Twiston-Davies’ seven-year-old had plenty of experience over fences last season and the return to a more natural trip in a small field could be just the tonic to notch a reappearance triumph. – Press Association
TAB is betting on 4 UK meetings on Wednesday. Here are the tips.
NOTTINGHAM: Race 1: 14.19 Blake’s Lass, Race 2: 14.54 Lone Warrior, Race 3: 15.29 Space Bob, Race 4: 16.04 Knights Charge, Race 5: 16.39 Believitanducan, Race 6: 17.14 Mr Tony, Race 7: 17.47 Vega’s Virtue, Race 8: 18.22 Call Time.
WETHERBY: Race 1: 14.25 In the Trenches, Race 2: 15.00 Royal Sapphire, Race 3: 15.35 Evaluation, Race 4: 16.10 Sir Tivo, Race 5: 16.45 Josh The Boss, Race 6: 17.20 Seeyainthesuninn, Race 7: 17.52 Centurion’s Sister.
FFOS LAS: Race 1: 14.45 My Own Lovely Lee, Race 2: 15.20 Sinnatra, Race 3: 15.55 Iron Bridge, Race 4: 16.30 TUTTI QUANTI (NAP), Race 5: 17.05 King Roly, Race 6: 17.38 Il Est Francais, Race 7: 18.13 Yes Day.
KEMPTON: Race 1: 17.25 Hayate, Race 2: 18.00 Arctic Tsar, Race 3: 18.30 Warning Symbol, Race 4: 19.00 Protectrix, Race 5: 19.30 Iris Olivia, Race 6: 20.00 Rogue Messiah, Race 7: 20.30 Fast Track Harry, Race 8: 21.00 Charmaine, Race 9: 21.30 Thunder Goddess.
ALL TO COME: Tutti Quanti (Ffos Lass, Race 4) and Josh The Boss (Wetherby, Race 5).
