RARE TALENT can win the Dorothy Laird Memorial Trophy for the second successive year at Beverley tomorrow.

Trainer Steve Gollings has booked the experienced Jane Allison for the mount on his gelding in a novel ladies' race, which is open to amateurs and professionals alike.

Rare Talent is coming into battle with the right credentials, having scored over this course and distance last week under a cheeky ride from Jamie Spencer.

A 5lb penalty for that success boosts his weight to a formidable 11st 2lb, but, in a race no better than selling-race standard, he is fancied to prevail.

The Touch Above Handicap, named after a former course specialist, could provide a winning opportunity for Kass Alhawa, trained at Stillington by David Chapman.

The seven-year-old landed the corresponding event 12 months ago and has an excellent chance of achieving an encore following his narrow defeat at Redcar on Saturday by his stablemate Redoubtable.

Love Thing gets the Nap vote in the Family Day Auction Fillies' Maiden Stakes.

Trained by Richard Fahey, the two-year-old shaped well on her debut at Haydock seven weeks ago and is entitled to improve a good deal from that outing.

A sister to celebrated stable-mate Superior Premium, a Royal Ascot winner this season, Love Thing can land the spoils under George Duffield.

Also worth watching out for at Beverley are the promising Wainak (2.30) and Khuchn (3.35), a consistent type who is overdue a winning turn.

The start of four days at Glorious Goodwood promises to benefit the championship claims of Kevin Darley.

The Sheriff Hutton jockey, who took the lead by two winners from Richard Quinn following a double at Ripon yesterday, can take the opening honours at Goodwood aboard Give Notice in the Moneyguru Handicap.

Trained by John Dunlop and campaigned with typical skill by the Arundel handler, Give Notice has won his last three races in pleasing fashion.

He faces his hardest task to date, taking on older horses in this tough event, but a bold bid is anticipated.

Darley can also clinch the £50,000 Bet Direct Summer Handicap on Pantar.

Ian Balding's charge failed by only a short-head to beat Free Options on his latest start at Kempton and deserves to find compensation.

Strumpet could be yet another winner for Darley in the Capel Cure Sharp Nursery Handicap.

A progressive type, who came good at the third time of asking at Salisbury last month, Strumpet, trained by Fulke Johnson Houghton, looks capable of better still.

Johnson Houghton's Sobriety, gutsy winner of the John Smith's Cup on Knavesmire earlier this month, has a fighting chance of successfully stepping up to Group 3 standard in the Peugeot Gordon Stakes. John Reid again has the mount.

Cassandra Go, runner-up to Hot Tin Roof at York earlier this month, can go one better in the Group 3 King George Stakes.