What A Shout is back for another preview of the weekend's most significant races and, ahead of some stellar action at Newbury and Newcastle on Saturday afternoon, we've chosen a few of the very best bits to delight in.
On this week's episode, host Dave Orton is signed up with by Racing Post Weekender editor Tom Park, bet365's Pat Cooney and unique guest Lucinda Russell, who discusses her stable stars and her imagine winning the 2023 Cheltenham Gold Cup.
The team also provide us their best choices of the weekend, consisting of selections from Newbury and Newcastle, with all the action available on our Sports Live Streaming platform.
Russell states Corach Rambler in with a big possibility
Scottish-based trainer Russell has among the leading contenders for the Gold Cup Handicap Chase at Newbury on Saturday with Corach Rambler.
The eight-year-old gelding is 8/1 to offer his fitness instructor a first success in among the most important chase handicaps of the season.
Russell is extremely delighted to be saddling the horse in the 3m contest at Newbury and she thinks he goes there with a big opportunity.
She stated: "We like having big-race winners, it is extremely essential for all trainers. This race is one of the greatest handicap races of the season. The horse is in terrific type. We scoped him the other day and his tests came back clear.
"He has begun a lot for his last race at Carlisle. That was over a much shorter range than he chooses. We have targeted this race for a long time and he has strong form on good ground. As long as it is safe ground, which I expect it to be, he will absolutely run.
"My horse has a lot of experience in these big fields now and he seems to enjoy them. He is an impressive horse because you can view him in your home and he looks like he is doing definitely nothing.
"That's exactly how he appears in a race, as he can be cantering at the back of the field and appearing like he has never ever leapt a fence previously, then suddenly, he removes, simply like he did at Cheltenham in the Ultima Handicap Chase."
Oscar Elite attracts Park's attention
Meanwhile, Park believes this race could go the method of the Tizzard group with Oscar Elite. Colin won this race twice as a fitness instructor and his son Joe is now aiming to dominate with the licence.
He said: "I am extremely crazy about Oscar Elite. He is an extremely sophisticated horse. The Ultima Handicap Chase form is looking extremely strong. He bled after the race, whether that made a difference is difficult to state.
"He has had a wind-op over the summer so hopefully he is over any concerns he had. I expect him to come on from his run at Wetherby."
Cheltenham Gold Cup the dream with Ahoy Senor
Russell also spoke about her dream of winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup one day and she is wanting to get Ahoy Senor back on track for the Blue Riband event at the Cheltenham Festival in March.
Last season's Grade One winning beginner chaser is expected to return to action at Aintree next week and is presently a 25/1 shot for the 2023 Cheltenham Gold Cup. Russell describes that it did not go to prepare for him at Wetherby last time out.
She stated: "He did not behave effectively last time out at Wetherby. They hassled him in advance and he did not delight in that. Looking forward, we are going to go to Aintree where there will be a smaller sized field.
"He is a great horse. We have done plenty of deal with him in your home. I believe he will be in the right location by next week. It would be good to get him back on track. We all like to have a dream and ours is the Cheltenham Gold Cup with this horse."
Park thinks it's hard to oppose Constitution Hill
Supreme Novices' Hurdle winner Constitution Hill is set to make his seasonal reappearance at Newcastle on Saturday in the Grade One Fighting Fifth Hurdle.
He will handle his stablemate Epatante, the horse which won this race in 2020 and 2021, albeit the latter was a dead-heat.
Constitution Hill is 1/4 to prevail and keep up his 100% start under Rules and while Park believes it might not be a 22-length success, he expects last season's leading beginner hurdler to make a winning return.
He stated: "Horses in some cases can amazing things, however they don't constantly reproduce it. I don't think Constitution Hill is going to win all his races by 22 lengths this season, nevertheless, it is hard to look previous him here.
"As far as odds-on shots go, he is rock-solid. Epatante is an excellent horse in her own right, however everything points to Constitution Hill winning well.