Newbury Gold Cup tips as Broadway Boy napped for glory by Garry Owen

BROADWAY BOY (3.00) can play the starring role in the prestigious Coral Gold Cup at Newbury.

Nigel Twiston-Davies' charge looks tailor-made for the demands of this demanding handicap chase. Impressive on his chasing debut at Worcester last year, he was on Flooring Porter's coat-tails at Cheltenham. The gelding boosted his reputation again with two emphatic wins in top company at the same track.

He wasn't disgraced again come January when third to the classy Grey Dawning in Grade Two company at Warwick. Forced to miss the Festival, he wasn't fully fit when a remote fifth to Inothewayurthinkin at Aintree in April. However, he took a huge step in the right direction when third at Cheltenham on his return and this front-runner should gallop his rivals into submission.

The Twister can also bag the Coral Handicap Hurdle with GUARD THE MOON (1.54) . The gelding built on some pleasing novice efforts when decisively defeating Boomslang at Hexham in May. He then took well to handicapping when brushing aside Long Draw on his return over 2m 4f at Warwick last month. The bay was unlucky to encounter the in-form Harbour Lake upped in trip and class at Aintree three weeks ago. The six-year-old is nicely unexposed so stands to fend off a strong field dropped four furlongs.

HIGHSTAKESPLAYER (12.40) should be the ace in the pack in the Sir Peter O'Sullevan Handicap Chase. Tom Lacey's horse relished three miles when chinning Iconic Muddle at Kempton in February. The gelding wasn't suited to the return to 2m 4f when pulled up in a better contest at this venue. He bounced back by defeating Fidux over a more suitable trip at Kempton in April and proved to be even better when chasing home Chianti Classico on his return at Ascot this month.