Wednesday tips: Dave Nevison's three best bets

Sam Twiston-Davies gets on well with Regal Renaissance and is back on board this seven-year-old who disappointed last time out.

The pair have combined well and won a handicap at Warwick a couple of starts ago. The selection went well in a truly run race on that occasion, and there looks set to be a decent gallop on here, so a return to winning form looks very possible. 

She is only 4lb above her last winning mark now, and the trip and ground look ideal.

Moon Chime won on his racecourse debut and has subsequently won after a significant absence, so I don’t have any concerns about him reappearing in this competitive handicap after a break following a wind op, especially with his stable now going well. 

The seven-year-old appeared to run well, even if he was a little too fresh, on his only start this season, and did not give the impression that a wind op was necessary. 

If it has worked, then I think he could prove a very well handicapped horse. He is a handicapper with a winning habit having won four races already, but is still running off 116, which might well be very low. 

He has an entry in Kelso’s bet365 Morebattle Hurdle, and would have been bottom weight by 3lb in that last year, so a rise from a good run here might help him. I certainly think he could be one to follow this spring.

There are several reasons Jamesieconn catches the eye here in what appears a modest staying handicap chase. 

There are not many horses who make their chasing debuts over a distance in excess of three miles, but it looks just the ticket for this former winning point-to-pointer who has looked very slow in three novice hurdle starts so far.

Sam England’s six-year-old has had a wind operation since his last run and, being a fan of the trainer, I am taking the view that applying the tongue tie for the first time is a positive, and that he is not having a run to get fully fit. 

The market will very likely be a guide to Jamesieconn’s readiness for this contest, but off a rating of 87, he has certainly been given a chance to win a race.