4.20pm Newton Abbot Tips & Betting Preview 06/08/2018

Billy My Boy looked an unlucky loser here last time out, saddle slipped two out leaving his rider with little chance of staying aboard. A two pounds rise in the weights and a drop-in trip both ask questions of him today, however, and he is coming up against a fast-improving rival in CELESTIAL PATH. This six-year-old has really found his form over hurdles recently and even though he has been raised nine pounds for his latest win, he should be difficult to stop in his bid for a hat-trick.