SPADE'S AN ACE!

NICKY Henderson sent out a very exciting novice hurdler called Fire Warning to bolt up at Newbury on Wednesday, which bodes well for the chances of OLD PARK STAR (1.25) at Haydock.

- By Mark Winstanley

Unbeaten in two starts over timber at Cheltenham and Kempton, this ex-Paul Nicholls beast looks a good thing.

On her last trip to the belts and braces at Newbury in late November, LA CONQUIERE (1.40) showed a smart turn of foot to score over today’s trip, having earlier obliged at Uttoxeter.

Jamie Snowdon' lady can land her hat-trick in the Bet MGM Warefield Mares’ Hurdle over two miles at Ascot.

At the Cheltenham Festival in March, MYRETOWN (2.00) hacked up by 11 lengths in the Ultima Handicap when rated 127.

That went down as well as a bad pint with the assessor, who raised Lucinda Russell's front-runner to a mark of 142.