Newsboy is backing Herakles Westwood to win the Turners Handicap Chase at Cheltenham and he expects Courtland to deliver in the Veterans' Chase live on ITV

HERAKLES WESTWOOD is fancied to give in-form Warren Greatrex another winner by beating eight rivals for the Turners Handicap Chase (1.50) at Cheltenham on Friday. The sticking point is that Sean Bowen’s mount has to compete from 9lb out of the handicap proper, thanks to the presence of top weigh t L’Homme Presse .

But Herakles Westwood ran a fine second to Hung Jury here last month after 196 days on the sidelines and has plenty more to offer for a stable currently operating at a 50 per cent strike rate. The champion jockey could also be the man to follow in the Unibet Middle Distance Veterans’ Chase (2.25), in which COURTLAND ,

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