Racing by Tom O'Ryan

Gay Breeze, winner of both his races this season, can complete a notable hat-trick at Haydock tomorrow.

Paul Felgate's five-year-old goes for the Dean Moor Handicap over five furlongs and is strongly fancied to show his rivals a clean pair of heels.

Gay Breeze got off the mark this season at Nottingham and followed up at Doncaster last month when beating Brecongill Lad by half a length.

Still progressing, Gay Breeze, who has yet to be headed this season, can gain another pillar to post victory tomorrow.

Felgate, who does so well with the small string of horses he trains at Melton Mowbray, can also capture the Lodge Lane Conditions Stakes with Double Splendour.

This evergreen eight-year-old has proved a wonderful servant to his trainer and although in the twilight of his racing career is still a very useful performer.

Successful on his reappearance at Newmarket this season, Double Splendour was a creditable fourth to World Premier in a hot handicap at York three weeks ago. He can get back in the winning groove here.

Fantail, trained by the in-form Mark Tompkins, is napped to land the 49's Botany Bay Handicap.

A progressive performer last season when he won four times, Fantail made his reappearance at Beverley last month and, considerately handled, ran a blinder to finish fourth to Supreme Sound after being set a lot to do in a slowly-run race.

The type of horse who will win a major handicap this season, Fantail makes plenty of appeal tomorrow. Darren Biggs has the mount.

Pat Eddery, who will be on 2,000 Guineas winner King of Kings in Saturday's Derby, takes the ride on Spanish Fern in the Tapster's Moss Maiden Stakes and looks set for a winning ride.

Trainer Roger Charlton has a high opinion of this three-year-old, who finished a close-up third at Newmarket on her only juvenile start and also ran creditably on her recent reappearance at Kempton when she was beaten a neck by Cyber World. Spanish Fern can make it third-time-lucky.

At Yarmouth, Frankie Dettori and John Gosden look the jockey-trainer partnership to follow. The Newmarket duo can lift the Panxworth Maiden Stakes with the promising Louis Philippe who showed plenty of potential in his two starts this season and follow-up with the reputedly smart newcomer Meneer in the Breckland Maiden Stakes.

Mark Tompkins, trainer of Nap selection Fantail, can also land the Heydon Hall Apprentices' Handicap with Blowing Away, who gave notice when finishing third at Redcar last week that her winning turn is near.

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