Monday's Southwell racing tips: Dan Skelton looking for double triumph
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Planet Sport tipsters provide you with the horses to back ahead of a full day of racing at Southwell on Monday, March 21.
Suffering from a Cheltenham hangover?
You're not the only one. Here at Planet Sport though, the work never stops and we have done our homework and are backing a tasty double at Southwell.
For all the latest information for Monday's races at Southwell, visit our live race centre. Here's a quick snapshot of what we are tipping today.
13:00 Southwell - Steel Wave
13:35 Southwell - Across the Line
14:10 Southwell - Horizon Dove
14:45 Southwell - Doyen La Lutte
15:20 Southwell - Boombawn
15:55 Southwell - Apple Rock
16:30 Southwell - Optimistic Bias
13:35 Southwell - Across the Line
Across The Line can benefit from a drop in class to land a second success over fences inthe Download The At The Races App Handicap Chase at Southwell.
Since Dan Skelton's seven-year-old got off the mark over the bigger obstacles at the third attempt on this course in November, he has bumped into some decent rivals.
Horses such as Numitor, Elixir De Nutz, Cornerstone Lad and Thyme White are pretty useful on their day and Across The Line ran creditably on each occasion.
He can regain the winning thread back over the same two miles that saw him triumphant earlier in the season.
15:20 Southwell - Boombawn
Skelton can also strike with Boombawn in the Cazoo Novices' Hurdle.
The five-year-old will be all the better for his first run for 98 days when he was turned over at odds on by Call Of The Wild at Doncaster earlier this month.
He had shown he is capable of winning races over jumps when a promising third to Jonbon in what has turned out to be a good race at Newbury in November.
David Pipe looks to have found a golden opportunity for Doyen La Lutte to open her account in the Jigsaw Sports Branding Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle.
Her form has been in and out but if she can repeat her latest effort when she was only beaten a length and a quarter by Wetanwindy at Wincanton earlier this month then she would have a big shout.
