POMFRET LAD, who is overdue a winning turn, is fancied to find opportunity knocking in the Griffiths & Armour Classified Stakes over six furlongs AT .

The seven-year-old finished a close-up third to Sir Nod at York last Saturday and the evidence of that form gives him an obvious chance here from the in-form John Quinn stable.

The Settrington trainer sent out Jake Black to gain a 10-1 success in the final race on Knavesmire yesterday and is fancied to follow-up with nap selection Pomfret Lad, the mount of Micky Fenton.

John Gosden is promised a lucrative afternoon at Haydock. The Manton trainer has good prospects with Mt Desert, a course winner earlier in the season.

The three-year-old, who will be having only his third start of the campaign, will be partnered by Sheriff Hutton jockey Kevin Darley in the NIG Racing Challenge Handicap.

Newmarket trainer William Haggas, who sent out a useful-looking juvenile in Charlie Cool to win at York yesterday, has every chance with El Chaparral in the Quickaddress Amateur Riders' Handicap.

The five-year-old, who finished third in a similar race at Newmarket last time, had previously looked an unlucky loser at Chester and has rock-solid claims here.

At Newmarket, Kieren Fallon, yesterday's Knavesmire king after riding three winners, can carry on the good work aboard Royal Proposal in the European Breeders' Fund Conditions Stakes.

Luca Cumani's highly-regarded filly scored handsomely on her debut at Nottingham and is expected to follow-up here. She holds Group 1 entries later this season and is plainly considered to be a potential star.

Friday's tips:

Haydock

2-30 Out The Ordinary, 3-00 Pomfret Lad (NAP), 3-35 Greenwich Village, 4-05 Hawks Home, 4-40 Along The Nile, 5-10 Mt Desert, 5.40 El Chaparral.

Newmarket

2-10 Everest, 2-40 Dawn Quest, 3-15 Wasseema, 3-45 Ouninpohja, 4-20 Royal Proposal, 4-50 Argtentum

Tomorrow's other race meeting is at Chepstow (afternoon, Flat).

Updated: 14:21 Thursday, September 01, 2005