Dave1962

Last season The Famous Five ran in five races over the larger obstacles, winning one, finishing second twice, third once and finally fifth. He rounded off last season by finishing runner-up in each of his last two races, which were both class three contests. Today he takes a step up in class to a class two race and receives weight from all his rivals. Charlie Deutsch clearly gets on well with this horse, and provided he doesn't need the run he could start the season with a win, especially if any more rain falls.

Nicky Henderson sends two into this race, looking to do what Champ did for him in 2021. This season Impose Toi has taken a step up in distance, with the two races he has contested being a shade over three miles. He has won them both, each time with Nico de Boinville in the saddle, with Nico once again in the plate to take him to a hat-trick.

Ascot clearly brings out the best in Victtorino. He has won four races in his career in this country, and all of them have come at Ascot. He has won this race for the last two seasons and is tipped to complete a hat-trick of wins.

Middlesbrough are second in the table and have won their last two away games. Bristol City are twelve points behind Middlesbrough and have only taken one point from their last two home games.

This season Manchester City have won seven of their eight home Premiership games. In their last ten trips to Manchester City's ground, West Ham have left with zero points. League table positions suggest they will once again leave empty-handed.

Bottom of the table, Wolves take on Brentford, who are fifteenth. The last five away games played by Brentford have all ended in defeat. Four were in the Premiership and one was an EFL game. Wolves have been very poor this season and have taken just two points from the sixteen games they have played. What gives them hope today is the way they played against top-of-the-table Arsenal in their last game. In that game they scored once and conceded twice with own goals.

Alexei couldn't have been more impressive when winning the Greatwood Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham last month. The handicapper has given him a stiff task after raising him thirteen pounds. However, he has won his last two races, so I'm sticking with him to complete the hat-trick.

In the Premiership table both teams have played sixteen games. Liverpool are seventh on twenty-six points, with Tottenham down in eleventh on twenty-two points. The last two home games played by Tottenham were in the Champions League and Premiership. They won both games and also kept a clean sheet. Liverpool have scored in each of their last three away games, winning two and drawing one. At home, Tottenham have won two of the last three meetings between these two sides.