Willie Supple, making great strides since returning from Dubai last month with his second championship title in his pocket, can add to his growing tally of winners at Carlisle tomorrow.

Supple, based near Dishforth with his jump-jockey brother Robbie, teams up with Ellens Academy in the J Noble's Promotions Car Boot Fair Handicap, and can steer the four-year-old to victory.

Trained at Preston by Eric Alston, for whom Supple rides as number one jockey, Ellens Academy ran a blinder at Nottingham last month to finish fourth of 20 runners to Agent Mulder over tomorrow's distance of six furlongs.

The ground that day was soft, whereas tomorrow it is firm, so it remains to be seen whether Ellens Academy can cope just as well. If he can, he will surely take all the beating.

Bunnies Own has excellent prospects of lifting the (John) Lenny Penford 40th Birthday Handicap.

Jimmy Harri's four-year-old belied her long odds by finishing a good second to Imani at Beverley two weeks ago.

Iona Wands, in the saddle that day, takes the mount again tomorrow and Bunnies Own is napped to show her rivals the way home.

Persian Fayre got his name back on the scoresheet at Redcar last week and should follow-up in the Broombys Claiming Stakes.

Jack Berry's front-runner finds it hard these days conceding weight in handicaps, but is well suited to the sort of company he meets in claimers. John Carroll again has the mount.

Supreme Salutation has shown a glimmer of ability in two of his three starts and it would be unwise to overlook the chances of David Barron's charges as he makes his handicap debut in the Jim Summers & Party Handicap.

Niagara, who showed plenty of promise on his debut at Kempton, can chalk up his first success in the EBP Caldew Maiden Stakes.

A staying-on fourth to the well-regarded Ma Yoram on his Kempton debut smacked of a certain future winner. Mark Tom Tompkins' juvenile gets the chance to find opportunity knocking here.

At Lingfield, Salty Jack should not be opposed in the Durtnell Classified Stakes.

A smart handicapper at this best, Vic Soane's gelding found the ground too soft at Ascot recently when unplaced in the Victoria Cup. He can gain compensation here in the hands of Darryll Holland.

China Red should not be underestimated in the Tote Placepot Showcase Handicap.

The five-year-old, trained by John Hills, made much of the running on the unfavoured stands side of the course in the Lincoln Handicap before weakening in the final two furlongs.

He should strip fitter tomorrow and will get a better chance to adopt his favourite front-running tactics without being hassled for the lead.

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