The Grade 1 Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (1420) is the feature race at Sandown on Saturday afternoon.
But over in Leopardstown it's Irish Gold Cup day (1505) at the Dublin Racing Festival, which will keep those Cheltenham Festival notepads busy.
We start by rattling through our selections for Saturday, and you can find some more detail on our highlighted horses further down the page.
Don't forget to check out the racecards, results and live odds in the Planet Sport racing live centre.
Selections:
13:10 (Sandown) I Shut That D'or
13:28 (Musselburgh) Drumbear
13:45 (Sandown) Fast Buck
14:03 (Musselburgh) Slipway
14:20 (Sandown) Thunder Rock
14:40 (Wetherby) Ballygrifincottage
14:55 (Sandown) Storm Nelson
15:05 (Leopardstown) Galopin Des Champs
15:16 (Musselburgh) Nayati
15:30 (Sandown) Eva's Oskar
13:10 (Sandown) I Shut That D'or
Twinjets beat the reopposing Twin Power (second) by nine lengths when the pair met in novice company at Plumpton last month, but the latter gets an 8lb pull at the weights now in handicap company, and that could see him close the gap.
Preference, however, is for I Shut That D'Or.
Joe Tizzard's charge appeared to relish the step up in trip when scoring over an extended 2m5f at Wincanton last time out, and he might have more to offer off an opening mark of 120.
13:45 (Sandown) Fast Buck
Having won three of the previous four renewals of this contest, Dolos is fancied to mount another serious challenge as he bids to record yet another success in a race now named after him.
However, a chance is taken on Fast Buck. He exploited a significant drop in the weights when thumping a subsequent winner at Lingfield in December, and an 8lb rise looks manageable if he arrives in a similar vein of form.
Eclair D'Ainay is another to take seriously.
14:03 (Musselburgh) Slipway
Ben Pauling's Slipway looks the one to concentrate on in the Bet365 Edinburgh National at Musselburgh.
He had struggled to put good runs together until winning his last two races, admittedly 205 days apart.
Winner of the Southern National at Fontwell in November, he has had a long enough break since to be fresh for his latest assignment and he certainly looks like an out-and-out stayer.
14:20 (Sandown) Thunder Rock
Thunder Rock disappointed slightly last time out but can bounce back to winning ways in the Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices' Chase at Sandown.
Olly Murphy has very high hopes for the seven-year-old, who won four of his six outings over hurdles.
Connections always viewed him as a potential chaser, though, so rather than go to last season's Cheltenham Festival, he instead headed to Sandown for the EBF Final where the combination of soft ground and a red-hot race found him out.
He did end his season on a winning note at the Scottish Grand National meeting, meaning he went for a summer at grass with his confidence raised.
He began life over fences in a tidy novice handicap at Uttoxeter, winning easily, with the second scoring next time out.
Thunder Rock then beat a solid yardstick in Solo with consummate ease at Ascot before being stepped up in class for the Dipper at Cheltenham on New Year's Day, where he was beaten three and a half lengths by the impressive The Real Whacker having always been on the back foot, possibly due to the prevailing soft ground again.
Conditions will not be anywhere near as testing at Sandown and he can provide Murphy with a second win in the Grade One contest following Itchy Feet's triumph in 2020.
14:40 (Wetherby) Ballygrifincottage
The Dan Skelton-trained Ballygrifincottage gets the vote in the Grade Two William Hill Towton Novices' Chase at Wetherby.
The eight-year-old has missed a couple of engagements since winning impressively on his chasing debut at Haydock.
The form does not look as strong as it did at the time, with the runner-up failing to progress as once looked likely, but he was never out of second gear and we know Skelton's charge possesses considerable ability given he finished fourth in the Albert Bartlett last term.
14:55 (Sandown) Storm Nelson
Storm Nelson can make the long trip from Sandy Thomson's yard pay by winning the £100,000 Virgin Bet Heroes Handicap Hurdle.
Lightly raced, the 10-year-old has proved a very shrewd private purchase out of Lucy Normile's yard.
Only rated 100 when switching stables, he won his first three races for new connections, seeing his mark rise to 128, but did not run again for eight months.
He was beaten on his next two starts, after which he underwent wind surgery and had another lengthy break before returning this season with two more victories.
He does not fit the usual profile of a winner of this race, but his is not a normal career path and he is far less exposed than his age might suggest.
15:05 (Leopardstown) Galopin Des Champs
Already a short-priced favourite for the Cheltenham Gold Cup, anything other than a win for Galopin Des Champs will come as a surprise.
By far the highest rated runner in the line-up, he easily beat Fakir D'oudairies into second in the John Durkan at Punchestown, with that one since giving the form a boost by scoring on his next start at Thurles.
The selection was an easy winner on his only previous try over three miles and it's difficult to find any chinks in his armour.
The only slight concern is the recent record of favourites in this Grade 1 contest, with Quel Espirit the last market leader to triumph back in 2012.
Stattler rates as the biggest danger to Galopin Des Champs.
He had a flawless campaign last season and went down narrowly on his return to action at Tramore on New Year's Day. Likely to come on plenty for that effort, he should give a good account of himself.
15:30 (Sandown) Eva's Oskar
A case can be made for several of these, including the hat-trick seeking Bangers And Cash, who steps up in class following a comfortable win in the Lincolnshire National on Boxing Day.
However, the grade-dropping Eva's Oskar kept on well to land a Grade 3 over 3m2f at Cheltenham in December and could be worth sticking with off a 3lb raised mark.
Emir Sacree is entitled to improve for his seasonal debut effort and warrants a market check.
