ALTHOUGH Thursday and Friday were both relatively dry days, Sandown Park is set for a very wet Saturday and that should turn the going back to testing at the Esher track, particularly on the more vulnerable hurdles course.

But for me the big betting race of the day is the Veterans Handicap Chase at 3.00 which has become a favourite of mine down through the years; a race I was sent to clean up massively three years ago until my mount fell at the second last when cruising.

I slightly made up for it 12 months ago when Adam Wedge gave Prime Venture a truly brilliant waiting ride to see off Final Nudge and company by nine lengths and more.