Weds 23rd January

I am interested in the chases at Huntingdon today.

The novices chase includes a few I'd have doubts about. Flying Falcon hasn't looked to be getting home; Antonius Ceasar beat nothing last time after looking a bit of a dog before that; and La Briar Soul is probably worth taking on under a penalty. Stoway may improve for the step up in trip but will need to. All in all a trappy race. Sherwoods Folly keeps catching the eye, despite having run down the field behind a couple of these. He was much better last time, and Daly targets this race. I remember Jaunty Times coming into this in similar vein. In particular I'm taken by the fact he has a decent handicap mark to exploit but has chosen to re-oppose some of these here. I priced at 9/2. 7/1 has gone. 6/1 still looks fair.

The handicap chase is full of horses to discard. Georges Boy at the bottom looks the only one with any obvious potential. I'll wait on prices, espcially with the dead eight.

For the challenge though, and with some trepidation, we are going to tiptoe over to golf for the first time in ages. Like the Racing Post tipsters I feel the favourites this weekend look slight value, given their respective course records and the lack of contenders with obvious similar course form.

£500 Challenge

Woods £10 win Buick at 5/4

Henson £4.50ew Qatar 11/1

£1 win double at around 25/1