Tim Etherington is aiming to strike while the iron is hot at Lingfield tomorrow.

The Norton trainer, successful on the Surrey course on Saturday with Karminskey Park, saddles the sprinter again in the betdirect.co.uk Handicap over the same distance of five furlongs.

Having scored in fluent style at the weekend, Karminskey Park may not be anchored by her 6lb penalty and is worth supporting in her follow-up bid. Joe Fanning again takes the mount on tomorrow's Nap selection.

Middleham-based Fanning can also win on Lithuanian in the Bet Direct Maiden Stakes over six furlongs.

Trained by William Haggas, the five-year-old has had only one race so far, and was a beaten favourite. But his second-placed effort last month left the impression that better things were to come and he will not get many better opportunities than this.

Andrew Balding, having taken over from his father Ian on January 1, has good prospects of landing a double with Kelpie and Easter Ogil.

The latter provided the new master of Kingsclere with his first winner when scoring here 11 days ago. I would not be surprised to see him oblige again in the Littlewoods Bet Direct AW Jockeys' Championship Claiming Stakes.

Kelpie goes for the first division of the Bet Direct Handicap over 10 furlongs and is aiming to repeat the course and distance success he gained last month.

A creditable second here last week, he is fancied to go one better with Martin Dwyer in the saddle.

Newmarket trainer Gay Kelleway, who has her horses in good form, can land the opening race with Te Quiero (12.15), while the promising And Toto Too (4.05) can ensure punters go home happy by taking the concluding race.

Hopes are high that Fakenham will escape the worst of the rain and provide some much-needed jumping action tomorrow.

El Cordobes has been in excellent form this winter and this veteran front-runner could be hard to catch in the Li Firth-Patrick Firth Memorial Showcase Handicap Chase over two miles. Ollie McPhail, as usual, takes the mount.

Lady Laureate takes a drop in class in the South Creake Amateur Riders' Maiden Hurdle and should capitalize in the hands of the accomplished Alan O'Keefe.

Wednesday's tips:

Lingfield

12.15 Te Quiero, 12.45 Kelpie, 1.20 Easter Ogil, 1.55 Francport, 2.30 Lithuanian, 3.05 Karminskey Park (Nap), 3.35 Distant Sky, 4.05 And Toto Too.

Fakenham

1.10 Lady Laureate, 1.40 Benefit, 2.15 El Cordobes, 2.50 Dunraven, 3.20 Regal Holly, 3.50 Solid Land.

- Tomorrow's other scheduled meeting, at Hexham, was abandoned yesterday because the course is waterlogged.

Updated: 12:48 Tuesday, January 21, 2003