Today's Racing Tips: Sam Turner 's best bets for Newbury and Newcastle including 25/1 selection

• Monty's can prove a Gold Cup Star

• Cruz can find another gear for Stan the man

• Hill's Newbury rivals may have a mountain to climb

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Newbury, 14.55 - Back Monty's Star each-way @ 25/126.00

Trying to capture a Coral Gold Cup under the welterburden of 12st may seem a hopeless task for Monty's Star, but the Irish raider looks overpriced at 25/126.00 with the Sportsbook offering six places so I can't resist supporting the classy eight-year-old to outrun his odds.

Any horse which can finish within four lengths of Fact To File off level weights or run Galopin Des Champs to eight lengths at Grade 1 level has to be of interest tackling handicap company and the presence of last season's Gold Cup fourth sprinkles some stardust on what appears a terrific renewal of one of the season's marquee events.

I'm sure Monty's Star would be a general 14 or 16/1 chance if he was set to carry 11-11, but for some reason, folk see a '12' next to his age and automatically dismiss his chance despite the fine body of work he accrued during a second-season chasing campaign where he ran just four times.

This race looks a lovely starting point for the selection who has appeared as though time and patience have been his greatest allies to date.

He makes just his ninth chase start here and the booking of Johnny Burke also catches the eye for a horse whose jumping has looked his biggest attribute and remains under the radar in handicaps.

I would also question how close the likes of Resplendent Grey would finish to Fact To File if they were to ever meet in a Grade 1 over three miles yet the selection only has to concede the well-fancied grey 6lbs so maybe 159 isn't so bad after all. 

Newcastle, 15.15 - Back Cruz Control @ 7/24.50

There is a case for saying that Cruz Control finds top gear in the spring - two victories in Aintree's Freebooter Handicap certainly endorses that view as does a record of four wins from six starts during March and April.

However, the eight-year-old isn't too shabby before Christmas either (2-6 in November and December) and he could well make a winning return to action in this renewal of the Rehearsal Chase.

The Tom Lacey-trained gelding has only been beaten once in four starts at Gosforth Park and has won following a 261-day absence from the track so should be sharp enough to do himself justice, especially as he enjoyed a nice spin at the Newbury gallops morning recently.

Skelton representative, Deafening Silence could well make a big noise on his return, while there is also a threat posed by Konfusion who returns after an unfortunate departure at the 11th fence at Haydock last Saturday.

However, Cruz Control is the pick at the prices and can vindicate his trainer's choice of this race ahead of the Coral Gold Cup as a comeback target.

Newbury, 15.35 - Back Rath Gaul Hill each-way @ 11/26.50

Given he has Grand National winner Ballabriggs in his pedigree, it was unsurprising that connections tried Rath Gaul Hill over two-and-a-half and three miles over fences last term.

Neither experiment particularly paid off, albeit the son of Doyen did manage to finish a creditable runner-up over the shorter trip at Doncaster last February.

However, dropping the selection back to the minimum distance was the catalyst to his season igniting last spring when he smoothly landed back-to-back handicaps off an attractive mark at this venue and Ayr.

The seven-year-old defied a 315-day absence to collect a second course win at the end of February, before posting a solid effort in defeat in the Red Rum Chase at Aintree after which the handicapper was kind enough to drop him to a mark of 123.

There have been 240 days since we last saw Rath Gaul Hill, but his handler can get him ready first time out as we saw earlier this year and I like the booking of the in-form Brendan Powell.

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