Ryedale jockey Russ Garritty, who broke a seven-year losing run at Musselburgh last month, returns there tomorrow with a good chance of further success.
Garritty, who is based at Great Habton near Malton, teams-up with Doe Nal Rua, trained by Tim Easterby, in the Radio Forth 30th Birthday Handicap Chase.
The eight-year-old was one of Garritty's two winners on the East Lothian track last month, a victory which was due as Doe Nal Rua had previously been performing consistently well in defeat.
Garritty can also score tomorrow on Aleron in the Weatherbys Bank Novices' Hurdle. John Quinn's charge has done little wrong over hurdles, winning once and finishing second in his other two starts.
Graham Lee has good prospects of winning on Beauchamp Gigi in the Rabbie Burns Tribute Mares' Only Novices' Hurdle.
The Howard Johnson-trained seven-year-old won a similar race over this course-and-distance in fine style last month. It is unlikely that a 6lb penalty will anchor her tomorrow.
Norton trainer James Hetherton has booked Tony Dobbin to partner Own Line in the 'Enjoy Your Retirement, Cosmic Case' Handicap Hurdle.
The six-year-old chased home Count Fosco at Musselburgh last month, being beaten less than two lengths at the line, and six lengths clear of the rest.
That race was over two-and-a-half miles and tomorrow's extra four furlongs should suit Own Line, a thorough stayer, even better.
My Nap vote goes to Keith Reveley's Bayside, a good winner at Catterick last week, who can take the Racing UK National Hunt Flat Race.
Wolverhampton's Flat fixture offers Norton trainer Brian Ellison and his daughter Lorraine, an amateur-rider, the chance of success.
Colemanstown represents the pair in the opening race and the five-year-old would not need to step-up much on his latest two placed efforts to clinch this modest handicap.
Tomorrow's Tips:
Musselburgh
12.50 Beauchamp Gigi, 1.20 Goblin, 1.50 Place Above, 2.25 Own Line, 3.00 Aleron, 3.35 Doe Nal Rua, 4.05 Bayside (Nap).
Wolverhampton
1.00 Colemanstown, 1.30 Blake Hall Lad, 2.00 Mobo-Baco, 2.35 Rasid, 3.10 Soba Jones, 3.45 Royal Wedding, 4.15 Dan Di Canio, 4.45 Typhoon Tilly.
Tomorrow's other meeting is at Chepstow.
Updated: 10:40 Thursday, January 20, 2005
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