3 jumps meetings today

N.H. fans have plenty to look forward to today, as there is jumps racing this afternoon at Newton Abbot and this evening at Wetherby and Wincanton. There are generally good fields, but with the ground firming up at all 3 tracks, punters are advised to watch out for non-runners. At Wetherby, where the steeplchase course is still unfit for racing, there is an all-hurdles card, and conditional jockey Brian Hughes may have good rason to be cheerful. Not only does he ride a horse for that name for Alan Swinbank, the likely favourite in the bunper at 21.30 CET but he has three other good rides, Little Luu in tre maiden hurdle at 19.00, Doris´ Gift in the handicap hurdle at 21.00, both for Swinbank, and possibly his most interesting mount, smart flat handicapper Bolodenka making his hurdles debut at 19.30 for Richard Fahey. Best race at Newton Abbot is the class 3 handicap hurdle at 17.20, which looks very tricky, especially as Paul Nicholls saddles three and Philip Hobbs two runners. On jockey bookings, it would appear that Templer (Richard Johnson) and King Caine (Sam Thomas) respectively are their main hopes, but ex-German Glad Big (Richard Phillips/ Sean Quinlan) also looks dangerous. He flopped last time on soft going but had won two of his three previous races in good style. Wincanton´s man feature this evening is the 3 mile 1 furlong handicAp chase at 19.50. 13yo Even More (Sally Alner/ Daryl Jacob) is still a class act and can take this despite top weight. Consistent Mister Apple´s (Jason Maguire), whose trainer Ian Williams landed the biggest win of his career in yesterday´s Chester Cup, is the danger, while both Alam (Dr. Newland/ Sam Jones) and Dickensbury Lad (Nigel Twston-Davis/ Paddy Brennan) are possibles on a going day.