Huntingdon, 16:15 - Back Ikigai Star @ 15/28.50
There is little doubt Carlton is going to prove extremely difficult to beat in this modest handicap following his ten length rout at this track last Wednesday.
A 7lb penalty is reduced by 3lb thanks to Alex Chadwick's claim and, although the conditional rider has yet to win on the six-year-old in three starts, he'll probably never have a better chance.
It will be surprising if the layers don't install Carlton a warm favourite to follow up with his chance looking obvious, but if there is one horse which could cause a mini surprise it might be Ikigai Star.
The son of Sea The Stars returns from a lengthy absence at his favourite venue following a wind operation performed after a disappointing showing at Kempton back in October.
Unbeaten in two starts at today's venue, the selection sports the cheekpieces instead of the visor and, although we take his fitness on trust, trainer Charlie Longsdon has hit a rich vein of form in the last fortnight, sending out five winners while his form figures read 53122291013320206113.
A better metric would be Longsdon's form figures when the starting price for his runners would be 10/1 or less with those digits reading a highly encouraging 5122113322113.
Ikigai Star isn't guaranteed to be cherry ripe for his return, but it could be a chance worth taking at a track he loves with his regular rider on board.
Back Ikigai Star to win the 16:15 at Huntingdon
Kempton, 20:30 - Back Tortured Soul @ 17/29.50
Tony Carroll's March strike rate has dipped from the January and February highs where it felt like the Worcestershire handler sent out a winner a day.
By Carroll's standards, March has been a quieter period but Tortured Soul might make his presence felt in this 0-70 now that he has slipped to a mark in the 60s again.
The Zoffany gelding ran really well in a stronger handicap than this earlier this month, chasing home some unexposed and well-backed rivals in fifth.
The assessor saw fit to reduce his mark to 69 on that back of that effort and history tells us the selection is a potent force when that occurs.
Tortured Soul boasts a record of 6-13 from marks in the 60s, compared to a winless sequence of 0-14 when he is rated 70 or higher so, with Billy Loughnane booked, he could have an impact on this event.
Back Tortured Soul to win the 20:30 at Kempton