The Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle looks well named, as the race sponsored by the civil-engineering firm looks a good one for punters to pile into handicap snip Acey Milan.

Two winners and a push for Mark Stinchcombe last week as he continues his strong finish to the season.

Mark O’Haire looks to continue his recent hot streak with two angles of interest from Europe this weekend

Minella Indo seemed to me to beat Commander of Fleet and Allaho strictly on merit at Cheltenham, and Henry de Bromhead’s charge has improved notably from start to start, so it makes sense that he should confirm form in similar conditions. So why’s he not favourite? Beats me.

Min is a hot favourite for the Champion Chase on day one of the Punchestown Festival, but his best effort came when allowed to dictate over further at Aintree, and he could find himself tactically snookered by his own stablemates today.

Adam Chernoff has a tasty goals bet for week 9 of the MLS season.

Mark Stinchcombe returns with Three Premier League Bets for the weekend

Mark O’Haire looks to continue his recent hot streak with two angles of interest from Europe this weekend

Mark O’Haire looks to continue his recent hot streak with a selection from Wednesday night’s crucial Premier League action.

"Given the mid-tier nature of this fixture, there are no outstanding performers, but Cause Toujours has the remarkable record of trading odds-on in every race he has contested except one, and the exception was the Grade 1 Champion Bumper in 2017. Even then he started favourite"