It's Betfair Imperial Cup day at Sandown on Saturday and our columnist has two runners on the card at big prices to consider. 1pt e.w. Aviation in 1.50 Sandown at 33/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5 ...

The Wiltshire trainer has sent out 16 winners from just 60 runners since January 1 and both Silver Thorn and George’s Lad (Sandown, 1.50) look live contenders for the valuable novices’ handicap.

The EBF Final often turns out to be one of the best of the season at Sandown and this year’s race has attracted another strong field of promising novice hurdlers. The one to be on could be The ...