ITSTIMEFORAPINT may sound like a suggestion for this evening, but a note should be made of a horse of the same name at Wetherby this afternoon.

Trained by Scotland-based Lucinda Russell, whose string are in tremendous form, Itstimeforapint has course-winning form to his credit and his latest comeback effort at this venue was most encouraging.

The seven-year-old finished fourth to Blue Kascade, doing all his best work late on and leaving the impression that he will be all the better with that race under his belt.

Itstimeforapint lines up for the racinguk.com/free trial Handicap Chase, which concludes the Wetherby card. He is well worth waiting for and carries the nap vote.

One of the feature races on the card is the £12,000 totepoolliveinfo.com Handicap Hurdle, in which KAYF BLANCO makes particular appeal.

Like Itstimeforapint, he had his most recent outing on this course last month and finished an encouraging third to Cooper.

A Kempton winner last February, Kayf Blanco is a tough and consistent campaigner. He is expected to go well for trainer Graeme McPherson.

HARRY HUNT, a stablemate of Kayf Blanco, may prove the answer to the Dransfields CIU Charity Raceday Handicap Hurdle.

He finished a promising third at Bangor late last month on his first outing after his summer break and Harry Hunt can be expected to strip fitter this time.

Bingley trainer Sue Smith has a fine record on this course and she can add to her winning tally with DE VOUS A MOI in the totescoop6 Handicap Chase, the other feature race on the card.

A winner at Catterick and Uttoxeter last season, the six-year-old chased home Back To Bracka at Ayr a fortnight ago on his return to action.

The signature race of the day takes place at Cheltenham in the shape of the £160,000 Paddy Power Gold Cup.

North Yorkshire hopes rest on the chances of Oscar Rock, trained by Malcolm Jefferson and a good winner of a valuable race at Market Rasen on his reappearance seven weeks ago.

Oscar Rock has useful chances but the prospect of plenty of rainfall last night and tonight tempers optimism and preference is for BUYWISE, trained by Evan Williams and a horse with course-winning form.

The eight-year-old has bundles of talent but he can be prone to making jumping errors, which he can not afford to do in a field of this quality.

Buywise did, however, run a fine race to finish third to Sound Investment in the Old Roan Chase at Aintree on his reappearance last month.

He meets that winner, now set to carry the welter burden of 11st 12lb, on 3lb better terms here and is fancied to turn the tables – granted a clean round of jumping.

TWELVE ROSES makes appeal in the mallardjewllers.com Novices' Chase.

Kim Bailey's charge made a fine seasonal debut when overcoming a lengthy absence to win at Wetherby last month. That form has worked out incredibly well with the second, third and fourth having scored since. Twelve Roses is plainly not one to underestimate under David Bass.

SPRING HEELED, a course winner at the Festival meeting last year, makes a return trip from Jim Cullotty's stable in Ireland to contest the Murphy Group Handicap Chase.

The eight-year-old looked in good shape when finishing second in the Munster National at Limerick last time out. He is entitled to go well.

There could be another Irish winner in LEAVE AT DAWN in the Martin & Co Jewellers Intermediate Handicap Hurdle.

Trained by the astute Charles Byrne, Leave At Dawn finished a respectable fourth at Galway three weeks after making a winning reappearance at Killarney. The five-year-old figures at the right end of the weights here.