BANK ON Cariboo Gold to complete a hat-trick under top-weight in the Cloy Novices' Handicap Chase at Bangor today. The eight-year-old is one of Kim Bailey's entries for the Royal Sun Alliance Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, but is deemed below three-mile. novice championship class by connections.

However, he is proving a useful tool in novice handicap company and as a result he now finds himself at the top of the handicap.

Both of Cariboo Gold's successes have come over three miles at Huntingdon, on the former occasion leading two out to beat Goldenswift by three and a half lengths.

Next time he had to shoulder top-weight of 12st but that didn't prove a problem as he sauntered to the front on the bridle running to the last and was eased down to hold Bolshie Baron by three lengths.

Cariboo Gold was value for five times that distance and a 6lb penalty today looks most unlikely to stop him.

Vallingale can win her first race in the concluding Sandy Lane Handicap Hurdle.

Henrietta Knight's six-year-old mare showed ability in two bumpers last season and, after three runs in novice hurdles, made her debut in handicap company over this course and distance last time.

She ran a fine race, finishing second to Milling Brook.

Held up early on, she responded generously to pressure approaching two out and sustained her run after the last to go under by just a head.

A reproduction of that effort would see her go very close here.

At Catterick, Bold Account can defy top-weight in the Robert Fleming Novices' Handicap Chase.

George Moore's seven-year-old has run with commendable consistency all season and gained due reward when beating Coqui Lane by a neck over two and a half miles at Newcastle last time out.

The return to three miles here will not trouble the bay, who is taken to follow up.

At Wolverhampton, Roger Charlton and Tim Sprake should team up to take the Tempest Maiden Stakes with Sword Arm.