Bill can make it a perfect open six from six on return to Oxford
BALLINABOLA BILL made an early exit from the Winter Derby at Monmore but normal service should be resumed back at happy hunting ground Oxford in tonight's 9.18 over 450m.
Oxford is the principal UK Saturday SIS meeting but there is also full coverage of the Tote Gold Cup final card from Shelbourne Park with a link to Ian Fortune's race-by-race preview below.
Trained by Kevin Hutton, Ballinabola Bill is unbeaten in five opens here, his only reverses at the track coming in top grade company, and he should soon assume complete control.
Hutton also has strong claims on the card with Dreamin Porcha (7.14) and Dreamin Reggie (8.43), while Matt Dartnall can bookend the evening's opens courtesy of Whizzing Mia (6.39) and Lively Lauren (9.34) in 650m contests.
Jonathan Kay
Doncaster's evening card features four opens with Barry Denby's Leighas Dream (8.52) expected to follow up last week's comeback victory in the 483m finale.
Other open picks there are Phil Milner's Droopys Glam (7.04) and Denby's Bellmore Cricket (8.16).
There is also a morning meeting at Donny at which Ricky Overton's Romantic Star appeals in the 1.12 finale, with Laurence Tuffin's Fabulous Livia (12.46) the pick at Towcester's early fixture.
The afternoon action comes from Star Pelaw and Youghal with Peter Richardson's Noahs The Boss (4.07) and Bernadatte Connolly's Carefree Gold (5.14) the respective picks.
Whizzing Mia (nap)
T3 Oxford 6.39