Jimmy FitzGerald, whose Norton string have bounced back to form in the last couple of months, can make his presence felt 200 miles from home tomorrow.

The canny Ryedale trainer sends Old Feathers to Musselburgh for the Forth AM Handicap over two miles, and the three-year-old is fancied to follow-up his recent Catterick success.

It was only a moderate race Old Feathers landed on his latest outing, but he completed his task in willing fashion and left the impression that another success could come his way before his attentions are turned to hurdling.

Owned by the Marquesa de Moratella, FitzGerald's principal patron, Old Feathers can make his journey to Scotland well worthwhile in the hands of George Duffield.

Chinaberry can clinch division two of the Miners Day Handicap.

Trained at Warthill, near York by Mel Brittain, Chinaberry is long overdue a winning turn, but the six-year-old has shown enough to suggest that a race of this nature is within his grasp.

Opportunity can come knocking for Chinaberry tomorrow.

Jamie Osborne, who sent out Vendome to win at Beverley on Sunday, saddles the two-year-old again in the Capel Cure Sharp Nursery.

A speedy individual, Vendome will be even better suited to this sharp track than he was to Beverley and a 6lb penalty is not expected to cause him too many problems. Jason Weaver again has the mount on the nap selection.

Former jump-jockey Osborne, in his first season as a trainer, can also win the Tattersalls Maiden Auction Stakes with Emma Clare, the mount of Tyrone Williams.

Kevin Darley forfeits the delights of Musselburgh to travel south to Salisbury from Sheriff Hutton.

The leading championship contender has some useful-looking mounts, including Effervescent in the Lochsong Fillies' Showcase Handicap.

Tough and consistent, Effervescent is trained by Ian Balding, who also handled Lochsong, the brilliant sprinter, after whom this race is named.

It goes without saying that Balding will be keener than ever to clinch the honours.

Lightning Arrow, trained by John Dunlop, looked an unlucky loser at Chester last time out and the £10,000 Salisbury Festival Conditions Stakes offers him some compensation. He can provide Darley with another winner.

Flight Of Fancy takes the eye in the Quidhampton Maiden Fillies' Stakes. Sir Michael Stoute's two-year-old failed by just a head to beat Summer Symphony on her debut at Newmarket last month.

The winner of that race has since only narrowly been beaten in a Listed race, so the form looks rock-solid. Flight Of Fancy can go one better tomorrow in the hands of Willie Ryan.

Alshadiyah looks a useful filly in the making and Richard Hills' mount can prove it by winning the £15,000 Dick Poole Fillies' Conditions Stakes.

Tomorrow's tips

MUSSELBURGH

2-10 Emma Clare

2-40 Little John

3-10 Old Feathers

3-40 Vendome (NAP)

4-10 Jabuka

4-40 Mystic Ridge

5.10 Chinaberry

Salisbury

2-20 American Cousin 2-50 Flight Of Fancy

3-20 Alshadiyah

3-50 Effervescent

4-20 Lightning Arrow

4.50 Head In The Clouds

5.20 With A Will