The Sky Sports Racing cameras head to Southwell, Hereford and Wolverhampton on Tuesday, with every race LIVE from 1.45pm. Unexposed duo Bella Angelina and Soft Landing clash in the Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novice Stakes. The Harry Charlton-trained Juddmonte filly Bella Angelina has run to a fair level on both of her starts thus far.
She ran behind two promising three-year-olds to finish third at Doncaster on debut, before being edged out by the progressive Wootton Bassett filly Wid, after travelling strongly into the race without the hood. Related to promising two-year-old, Sierra Belle, she holds a great chance of progressing and breaking her maiden tag with the aid of a wind operation. Her main danger could be in the form of Saeed bin Suroor trained Soft Landing, who is coming off the back of a very encouraging debut where she tired late to finish second after looking sure to have the race won.
Bin Suroor tends to have his horses ready to go but at least a small bit of improvement can be expected given the way she shaped on her last start. Missmisfortune reopposes Soft Landing here and has run to a fair standard in two starts but was well beaten with the advantage of experience at Wolverhampton. Perhaps Mr Keble is the most intriguing of the rest, making his first start for Oli Rix having been transferred from the Gosden yard.
He was hampered in the final furlong when fifth at Kempton in September and so was better than the bare result, with the subsequent St James's Palace fifth ahead of him. He can run respectably if fit after over a year off the track. Blue Point Gold is the only runner making their debut and contains an interesting pedigree, being a half-brother to the once potentially-useful Movie Maker.
Progressive hurdler Cheesy Icon makes his chasing debut in the HEB Group "The Power Behind Everyday" Novices' Handicap Chase. Cheesy Icon could not quite get off the mark over hurdles, but was steadily progressive and an opening mark of 116 over fences does seem fair. However, he does not seem like the obvious type to take a massive step forward for going over a fence and is very much a free going type who has been hard to settle.
As such, the forecasted weak pace could therefore put him at a disadvantage. Never miss a story with all the latest racing news, interviews and features on your phone. Find out more The Ben Pauling-trained Four Springs is the most unexposed in the field and began his career very promisingly, mixing with horses that have since featured in top-end handicaps and graded races - most notably Sinnatra.
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