Turner's Earners - Play the River card

Last season's gallant Northumberland Plate runner-up is sure to be targeted at the Newcastle marathon again next month, but today's prize is a healthy one to secure and the five-year-old caught the eye with a promising comeback effort at Newmarket.

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He was doing his best work in the final two furlongs that day and looks primed to run a big race at the north west venue.

Luca Cumani is a brilliant trainer of middle-distance handicappers and the fact he boasts so much strength in that sphere this season means SANBUCH (Haydock, nap, 2.05) is worth considering.

Make no mistake this is a tough handicap with a host of unexposed three-year-olds in opposition.

However, Cumani has the likes of Mad Rush, Filios, Wing Express, Lion Sands and Monte Alto — all winners this season — under his tutelage and his decision to allow the Tobougg colt to take his chance could be worth heeding.

Sanbuch was unlucky last time at Goodwood when bumped at the start before meeting trouble in running and a galloping track like Haydock, where his handler has a cracking strike rate, should suit ideally.

ALFIE FLITS (Musselburgh, next best, 3.15) is another example of Alan Swinbank's superbly versatile Yorkshire operation.

The former bumper winner has made the career switch to become a Listed Flat horse seamlessly and he was far from disgraced at Goodwood last week when fifth to Ivy Creek returning from a two-month absence.

MATTEROFACT (Lingfield, 8.25) has been kept busy of late and trainer Malcolm Saunders appears to have found a good opportunity for his filly tonight.

The daughter of Bold Fact ran well in defeat at Thirsk on Monday and she has the favourable near-side rail and the considerable presence of championship leader Seb Sanders in her favour.

Today's lay vote goes the way of Lemonette (Windsor, 3.00) who seems to prefer accompanying the winner, rather than passing it.

ROBIN GOODFELLOW'S PRINCIPAL BETS:

SANBUCH (Haydock, nap, 2.05)

RIVER ALHAARTH (Haydock, 2.35)

ALFIE FLITS (Musselburgh, nb, 3.15)

MATTEROFACT (Lingfield, 8.25)

TAKE THIS ON - LEMONETTE (Windsor, 3.00)

REST OF THE TOP TIPS

GIMCRACK'S DOUBLE: Army of Angels (Goodwood, 3.25) and Gulf Express (Windsor, nap, 4.05)

CAPTAIN HEATH'S NAP: I Dont Do Walkin (Newbury, 7.00)

FORMCAST SPECIAL BET: Sawwaah (Newbury, 6.30)

THE WIZARD: Cape (Goodwood, 2.20)

WORK WHISPER: Stubbs Art (Windsor, 5.15)

BURNT FINGERS: Festivale (Lingfield, 7.20)

GOODWOOD

Robin Goodfellow

2.20 Bentong

2.50 Munsef

3.25 Army of Angels

3.55 Sofia's Star

4.30 Drifting Gold

5.05 Jafaru

5.40 Ordnance Row

6.10 L'Art du Silence

Gimcrack

2.20 Green Park

2.50 Munsef

3.25 Army of Angels (nb)

3.55 Wave Hill

4.30 Ioweyou

5.05 Jafaru

5.40 Ordnance Row

6.10 Miss Firefly

WINDSOR

Robin Goodfellow

2.30 Crystal Reign

3.00 Fantoche

3.35 Algarade

4.05 Wavertree Warrior

4.40 Gongidas

5.15 Stubbs Art

5.45 Bahamian Ballet

Gimcrack

2.30 Determind Stand

3.00 Very Agreeable

3.35 House Maiden

4.05 GULF EXPRESS (nap)

4.40 Gongidas

5.15 Seeking Star

5.45 Bahamian Ballet

MUSSELBURGH

Robin Goodfellow

2.15 Do As I Say

2.45 How's She Cuttin'

3.15 Alfie Flits (nb)

3.45 Fantasy Believer

4.20 Stark Contrast

4.55 Alfonso

5.25 Royal Dignitary

Gimcrack

2.15 Angle of Attack

2.45 How's She Cuttin'

3.15 Balkan Knight

3.45 Bond City

4.20 Arena's Dream

4.55 Alfonso

5.25 Blue Tomato

HAYDOCK

Robin Goodfellow

2.05 SANBUCH (nap)

2.35 River Alhaarth

3.10 Paradise Isle

3.40 Captain Gerrard

4.10 Genari

4.45 Snow Dancer

Gimcrack

2.05 Eradicate

2.35 River Alhaarth

3.10 Alderney

3.40 Wolgan Valley

4.10 Genari

4.45 Perfect Courtesy

LINGFIELD

Robin Goodfellow

5.50 Gold Response

6.20 Valrhona

6.50 My Mentor

7.20 Relinquished

7.50 Everygrainofsand

8.25 Matterofact

Gimcrack

5.50 Right Option

6.20 Valrhona

6.50 Black Mogul

7.20 Relinquished

7.50 Ivory Lace

8.25 Matterofact

NEWBURY

Robin Goodfellow

6.30 Sawwaah

7.00 I Dont Do Walkin

7.30 Gaelic Princess

8.00 Shadow The Wind

8.35 Annambo

9.05 Reeling N' Rocking

Gimcrack

6.30 Royal Flynn

7.00 Lowry's Art

7.30 Cross The Line

8.00 Land Ahoy

8.35 Apache Fort

9.05 Extravagance

GOODFELLOW'S SUNDAY BEST

RAINBOW BAY (Bath, nap, 5.10) did us a good turn when winning at Catterick yesterday and, if fully over those exertions, David Evans's sprinter may be able to strike while the iron is hot and score again tomorrow.

Having defied a penalty yesterday, his trainer will be keen to bring his four-year-old gelding out again before the handicapper can reassess him and burden him with even more weight.

BATH:

2.10 Midnight Fling

2.40 Private Peachey

3.10 Our Kes

3.40 Helen Wood

4.10 The Gaikwar

4.40 Ronsard (nb)

5.10 RAINBOW BAY (nap)

PERTH

2.20 Last Pioneer

2.50 The Wicketkeeper

3.20 Tuscany Rose

3.50 Ballycassidy

4.20 Freeloader

4.50 Like A Lord

5.20 Mr Woods

STRATFORD

2.00 Green Day Packer

2.30 Share My Dream

3.00 Lord Henry

3.30 Bob Mountain

4.00 Silverhay

4.30 Tessanoor

5.00 Chilbury Hill