Sunday Racing Tips: Timeform's three to back including a Dan Skelton nap in the Old Roan Chase

13:50, Aintree - Un Sens A La Vie an exciting prospect for fences

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Un Sens A La Vie (Fr)

• J: Sam Twiston-Davies
• T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
• F: 1/172142-1

• SBK 7/2
• EXC 4.2

Un Sens A La Vie was a good winner of a bumper and made good progress over hurdles last season, winning a couple of times and making the frame in the historic formally named Betfair Hurdle at Newbury.

He was well found in the market on his reappearance back in handicap company at Market Rasen last month, making his class tell while also leaving the impression he'd come on for the run.

That form is working out well, too, and he looks very interesting switched to fences from a 5lb higher mark. Un Sens A La Vie is all over a chaser on looks and demeanour and isn't at all slow despite that physique.

14:41, Market Rasen - Paper Mill will appreciate this test

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Paper Mill

• J: Charlie Hammond
• T: Stuart Edmunds
• F: 6/431P-241

• SBK 9/4
• EXC 3.4

Paper Mill is a horse who stays very well, and he built on the promise of his previous two starts since returning from a break when resuming winning ways at Southwell at the beginning of this month.

The change of headgear (first-time visor) perhaps adding an edge, the eventual third setting the race alight when he did allowing Paper Mill's stamina to come to the fore.

He's always appealed as the type who will be suited by marathon trips and this step up to the furthest distance he will have been can only help him. The more galloping nature of this track will also be in his favour and he makes most appeal now going in first-time blinkers.

15:00, Aintree - Boombawn looks particularly well handicapped

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Boombawn (Ire)

• J: Harry Skelton
• T: Dan Skelton
• F: 4438098-6

• SBK 10/3
• EXC 4.9

It looks a competitive renewal of the Old Roan Chase, Britain's first big chase of the autumn, and Dan Skelton is well represented with four runners.

The pick of the weights and also Harry Skelton is Boombawn, though, and he caught the eye on his return over hurdles at Chepstow a fortnight ago, starting at 50/151.00 and leaving the firm impression the run was being used as a pipe-opener.

His losing run is mounting up, but he finished fourth in this race on his reappearance from a 10lb higher mark 12 months ago and, he has seemingly been aimed at this.

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