Jumps racing returns to Newbury on Thursday with a typically strong card featuring a competitive Pertemps Qualifier, all live on Sky Sports Racing. 2.52 Newbury - Monmiral & Major Fortune meet in qualifier The 2024 Pertemps winner Monmiral returns with seemingly a defence of his title in mind as he heads a five-runner field in the Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (2.
52) under Harry Cobden. Paul Nicholls' runner, who is part-owned by Sir Alex Ferguson, followed that Cheltenham Festival success with another good effort to be fifth at Aintree and sets the standard here. Major Fortune arrives in fine form having landed a sixth hurdles success in emphatic fashion at Newton Abbot last week, but he will need to improve further as he heads up in class under this 7lb penalty.
Ben Pauling's Henry's Friend reverts to hurdling having landed the Reynoldstown Novices' Chase last season, while Emitom has nearly eight lengths to find with Monmiral on their Festival run in March. David Pipe's American Sniper completes the field. Trending Elsewhere at Newbury, Destroytheevidence and Collectors Item meet in an intriguing renewal of the BetVictor's Weekend Winners Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (1.
40), while the Skeltons send out impressive Market Rasen winner Listentoyourheart in the CSP Mares' Novices' Hurdle (2.17) . 3.
10 Southwell - Progressive pair Race The Wind & Lady Of Spain clash Fresh from his trip to Del Mar, where Rebel's Romance was a Breeders' Cup winner, trainer Charlie Appleby s.