Mick Easterby, on the mark at Catterick on Tuesday with Minster Glory and at Wetherby yesterday with Dee Pee Tee Cee, can continue his excellent run at Doncaster tomorrow.

The Sheriff Hutton trainer, enjoying his best jumps campaign for many a year, saddles Supreme Lad in the Wadworth 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle, and this potentially high-class performer is napped to take the honours.

The six-year-old, runaway of a point-to-point last year, has progressed nicely under Rules this season and ran out a workmanlike winner of a novices' hurdle at Wetherby on his latest outing seven weeks ago.

Good ground is a necessity for Supreme Lad, who has conditions in his favour tomorrow. With Russ Garritty in the saddle, he is expected to take the world of beating.

Norman Mason, the country's leading permit-holder, is heading for a best-ever campaign, and the County Durham handler can take the John Bootle Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase with Jokers Charm.

Richard Guest's mount has run consistently well all season and looks capable of making a bold bid in this fairly modest affair.

Get The Point, who bounced back to form with a 25-1 success at Doncaster recently, returns to bid for a course and distance encore in the South Yorkshire Handicap Hurdle.

The Steve Gollings-trained gelding had five lengths to spare over Renzo on his latest outing and a 6lb penalty is unlikely to cause him too many problems tomorrow. Dean Gallagher again has the mount.

Mistletoe, runner-up in both her races so far, will appreciate the underfoot conditions tomorrow and can break her duck in the Doncaster Mares Only National Hunt Flat Race, Mick Fitzgerald takes the mount on Nicky Henderson's six-year-old.

The richest race of the day tomorrow takes place at Kelso where the £20,000 Bank Of Scotland Premier Hurdle offers Mixsterthetrixster the chance to bag a major prize.

Tim Easterby's classy gelding has proved himself an above-average recruit to hurdles and hammered home that point over this course and distance when winning by six lengths from the useful Pertino, who has since scored at Musselburgh.

A free-running horse, who stays well, Mixsterthetrixster will be difficult to contain here in the hands of Lorcan Wyer.

The Grey Monk is capable of defying 12st in the Kings Arms Handicap Chase.

A one-time top-notch performer, The Grey Monk has suffered more than his share of training problems and now a 12-year-old, is in the twilight of his career.

He has, however, showed himself to be in good nick over hurdles this season and, now back over fences, can give a reminder of his talent. Victory here would go a long way to cementing his Grand National entry.

Ferdy Murphy has a whole host of runners with good chances at Kelso and can score with Wynbury Flyer (2.50) and The Tollah (4.50).

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