Tipping / Timeform / 18 April 2010 /

Having studied the three British cards, Timeform's Jimmy Cooper has found two he wants to be with and one he wants to be against...

Ascot takes centre stage on a relatively low key Sunday, and the novice chase at 2.35 promises to be a particularly informative affair. I Have Dreamed was well served by the emphasis on speed when beating King Edmund at Plumpton last week, but both have their work cut out against You're The Top back in novice company. You're The Top's jumping failed the test pitched into a competitive Cheltenham handicap last month, but he will surely find this less demanding here, and prior to that, the Nicky Henderson inmate had started to build an impressive strike rate. His third to Tazbar sandwiched between two victories looks strong form in the context of this, and with Cockney Trucker yet to fulfil his potential over fences, You're The Top is taken to resume winning ways.

Fresh Air And Fun enjoyed a productive campaign last season, and though things haven't gone to plan this time round, there are reasons to think he may sign off in style in the handicap chase at 3.45. Fresh Air And Fun wasted little time leaving his fair hurdling form behind switched to fences , scoring on two of his first three starts over the larger obstacles. Last month's third at Sandown was a forward step, and crucially he has now dropped to his last winning mark. He certainly isn't bombproof, but Fresh Air And Fun is worth chancing with the application of a tongue strap more likely than not to evoke more,

Painter Man was found a very weak race to open his account over fences at the second time of asking a fortnight ago, and there are reasons to oppose the eight-year-old in both the win and place markets in the 2.45 Wincanton. The David Pipe inmate hasn't always convinced with his finishing effort, but he has at least looked more willing with blinkers fitted of late. That said, he's unproven beyond three miles, and now has a career-high mark to contend with. Likely to go off prominent in the betting, there are enough negatives surrounding Painter Man to take him on here, with Might As Well and the potentially well handicapped Brenin
Cwmtudu just two who make more appeal than Painter Man.

Recommendations

Ascot 2.35 Back You're The Top
Wincanton 2.45 Lay Win and Place Painter Man
Ascot 3.45 Back Fresh Air And Fun

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