DARLINGTON owner David Metcalfe, on the mark on Knavesmire yesterday with runaway winner Mecca's Mate, can continue his purple patch at Haydock's big footballing day tomorrow.

Metcalfe's red-and-white hooped colours will be carried by nap selection Sierra Vista, a winner at Newcastle on Wednesday, in the paddypower.com Handicap, one of six races on the charity card, which is tied-in with Premiership teams with ten runners-per-race, each jockey representing a selected-at-random Premiership club, which then take part in a league table, based on points, to decide an outright winner.

Sierra Vista is in the form of her life. Her latest success at Newmarket saw her run out a pretty fluent winner in a victory which followed close on the heels of her success at Newcastle on Northumberland Plate day.

A 6lb penalty tomorrow may not be enought to prevent a follow-up by Sierra Vista, who will again be partnered by Robert Winston as he bids to provide Metcalfe, who has only two horses in training, with yet another winner.

Richard Fahey, who was on the mark with Ski Jump at York yesterday, can land the paddypowercasino. com Handicap with Whitethorne.

The progressive three-year-old has won her last two starts at Carlisle, her latest victory suggesting that she remains on the upgrade. This step up to one mile should suit her.

Norton trainer Julie Camacho has good prospects of victory with Estepona in the paddypower.com Handicap over an exended ten furlongs.

A good winner at Nottingham, Estepona has since suffered two narrow defeats at Beverley. Plainly in good form, he looks capable of resuming winning ways here under regular rider David McCabe.

Ann Duffield, wife of former jockey George, has her horses in good form and Prince Namid should give the North Yorkshire trainer a good chance of victory in the Paddy Power Supports NSPCC Handicap.

A winning juvenile last season, Prince Namid made an encouraging start to the campaign when finishing third to Out After Dark at Beverley recently. The fact that the winner went on to land the Gosforth Park Cup a few days later, franks that form and highlights the chances of Prince Namid.

Over the sticks at Perth, Kid'z'play will be hard to beat in his hat-trick bid in the Sunday Mail Novices' Chase.

A winner on the Flat and over hurdles, Kid'z'play has taken to fences like the proverbial duck to water and has notched two impressive victories on this course.

Stepping up in distance this time shouldn't be a problem for this bold front-runner, who will again have the assistance of Richard McGrath.

Norton trainer Malcolm Jefferson can make his long journey to Britain's most northerly course worthwhile by winning the Famous Grouse Novices' Hurdle with Brooklyn Brownie.

Runner-up at Wetherby and Market Rasen on his last two starts, his latest effort coming just a week ago, Brooklyn Brownie deseves to go one better. Graham Lee has the mount.

Also worth noting at Perth are the potentially useful Lahib The Fifth (2-20) and the consistent Nowator (4-20).

Sunday's tips

Haydock

2-10 Prince Namid, 2-40 Sierra Vista (NAP),

3-10 Alchemist Master, 3-40 Whitethorne, 4-10 Estepona, 4-40 Merrymaker

Perth

2-20 Lahib The Fifth, 2-50 Kid'z'play, 3-20 Brooklyn Brownie, 3-50 Super Dolphin, 4-20 Nowator, 4-50 Cheery Martyr, 5-20 Ground Breaker

Tomorrow's other meeting is at Stratford (afternoon, National Hunt).

Updated: 10:25 Saturday, July 09, 2005