Trainer Mark Pitman, who suffered a huge blow yesterday when his principal patron Robert Hitchins took his 17 horses from Pitman's Lambourn yard, can enjoy some timely cheer at Sandown tomorrow.

Pitman saddles Monsignor in the £27,500 Sun 'King Of The Punters' Tolworth Hurdle and this exciting six-year-old can underline his burgeoning prowess by completing a hat-trick of wins.

Monsignor, winner of last season's Champion Bumper at Cheltenham, has been mightily impressive in his two outings over timber this season, both at Ascot.

A horse with a very bright future, Monsignor can take this step up in class in his stride - and remind his young trainer that this game is all about its ups and downs.

Lancastrian Jet can prove a cut above his rivals in the £32,000 Coral Mildmay Cazalet Memorial Showcase Handicap Chase.

Henry Daly's progressive gelding, a former point-to-pointer, scored at Towcester in October and made a solid return to action at Exeter last month when he was narrowly beaten by Kinahalla, to whom he was conceding the best part of two stones.

A thorough stayer, Lancastrian Jet is napped to get back on top tomorrow in the hands of Andrew Thornton.

Dines is not the most trustworthy of horses, but if he puts his best foot forward Paul Nicholls' gelding can lift the £14,000 Bizzness Handicap Chase.

A moody individual, who is sometimes reluctant to start, Dines is a pretty smart horse at his best as he proved when chasing home the useful Get Real at Ascot last time.

Richard Rowe has Sir Valentine in rude health and the six-year-old is fancied to record his third win from four outings in the Sun £2 Million Scoop6 Novices' Handicap Hurdle.

At Haydock, Bobby Grant can defy top weight in the Travelling The Turf Racecourse Guide Handicap Chase.

Winner of two of his three starts this season, Peter Beaumont's nine-year-old gaiuned a gritty success over The Last Fling over this course and distance last month. Although raised 10lb for that victory, Bobby Grant can follow-up tomorrow on his favourite soft ground.

With Norman Williamson on duty aboard Monsignor at Sandown, Tony McCoy has been snapped up by Venetia Williams for Bellator in the Oldham Novices' Chase.

This former high-class hurdler barely put a foot wrong when making a winning debut over fences at Newton Abbot.

McCoy looks poised to enjoy a profitable afternoon. He can also score on The French Furze (2.00), trained by his boss Martin Pipe, and Bellator's stable-mate Fourth In Line (3.00), a previous course and distance winner.

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