Best bets for today’s racing from our Starform expert Jon Lees

PERCY SHELLEY (2.40, nap) can add a new verse to his racing career by successfully transitioning to hurdling at Uttoxeter today.

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In nine starts for James Owen, he has finished runner-up in the last five, rising to a mark of 85 in long-distance Flat handicaps.

On the face of it, that form is vastly superior to what his rivals can offer from their jumping form, as long as he takes to obstacles.

Fitness should not be an issue, having run just 17 days ago, and going by his trainer’s 29 per cent strike rate in hurdles this season, neither should his jumping.