Monday Racing Tips: Supreme to shine for Nicholls

There are a trio of meetings across Britain on Monday, with National Hunt fare in the afternoon before evening entertainment on the all-weather.

Here are my Monday racing tips, including a hurdling newcomer for Paul Nicholls at his local track of Wincanton.

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15:00 Kempton - Rukaana @ 6/4

The Jonjo & AJ O'Neill team can get on the scoreboard at Kempton with RUKAANA.

The five-year-old showed some good form last spring over hurdles without getting his head in front after joining this yard from the Charlie Hills team where he had been a dual winner on the Flat.

He opened his account over timber at Windsor (2m, good) on New Year's Day and did so in clear-cut fashion.

He went up 9lb for that and has since finished a good second at Catterick over a similar trip on ground perhaps softer than ideal.

He was only collared late in the piece by Vampire Slayer in that contest, and the winner has won and twice placed in three runs since from increased marks.

Rukaana is rated 4lb higher himself now but finds a thin enough race here and can get his second success over timber.

15:15 Wincanton - Kilnew Supreme @ 13/8

The Class 4 Molson Coors 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle could be a duel between Stanners Glen for Harry Fry and the Paul Nicholls-trained KILNEW SUPREME.

The former has hurdles experience having placed third at Taunton and then run second at Doncaster last month, but he may be denied going one spot better again by the Ditcheat newcomer.

Kilnew Supreme is a son of Derby winner Harzand and he was second-best in a bumper at this course in November on his Rules bow. He made most of the running and was just overhauled late by No Way Jay from the Joe Tizzard yard.

He was second in his only point to point start last April and there should be significant improvement to come now sent jumping.

16:57 Wincanton - Valadon @ 5/1

Fry and Bryan Carver may be denied by the Nicholls newcomer earlier on in the afternoon, but they could score with VALADON in the Jim Morgan And Ronnie Stevens Memorial Handicap Hurdle, the penultimate contest on the Wincanton card.

The six-year-old gained his fourth success over hurdles at the 10th attempt when scoring at Plumpton (2m4½f, good to soft) earlier this month.

The application of a first-time tongue tie appeared to aid him and he fended off market rival Oakley's Way with more to spare than the three-quarters-of-a-length winning margin suggested after the pair cleared away for their own private squabble.

A 4lb rise for that win looks manageable and he's fancied to go in once more.

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