Saturday tips: Martin Dixon's best bets at Sandown

Best odds: 7-1 (William Hill).

Quite a few of the 11-strong field for this handicap hurdle arrive with a bit to prove, so I don't think it's the most competitive race for the grade, and Bourbali looks to have plenty in his favour. 

He arrives in good form after a fine second behind an unexposed rival when reverting back to hurdles at Plumpton last time out, and after a 2lb rise for that still leaves him on a winning mark. 

He boasts a win and two seconds from just three starts at Sandown, so the track clearly suits well, and I also think there's a chance he gets a relatively easy lead here, with plenty of hold-up contenders in opposition.

Best odds: 7-2 (general).

A disappointing campaign last season saw Triple Trade's mark plummet, but he's started this season in much better form, winning a competitive Cheltenham handicap before finishing third behind the progressive David's Well there last time. 

I actually think this intermediate distance is his optimum trip, and surely he will find this Unibet Middle Distance Veterans' Handicap Chase a little easier than the open handicaps he's been contesting, having only just tipped into the qualifying age for these races on January 1.

Best odds: 7-2 (general).

It was a quite remarkable effort by All In You to be beaten just a head by Dance And Glance at Ascot last time as he came from a long way off the pace plus blundered at the last, which halted his momentum. 

That was his stable debut for Warren Greatrex and, as a lightly-raced six-year-old, he remains open to plenty of improvement. The high cruising speed and sharp turn of foot he displayed at Ascot should also serve him well on ground that isn't going to be testing. 

I'm confident a 4lb rise for that effort leaves him a fair way ahead of his mark, and hopefully the likes of Continuance and Nardaran set a strong enough pace for him to be seen to good effect.