Jimmy Bond, successful at Wetherby's Christmas meeting, returns to the 'A1' course tomorrow with excellent prospects of completing a quick double.

The Micky Hammond-trained seven-year-old turns out in the Woodcock Novices' Handicap Chase and is fancied to oblige again under Neil Mulholland.

A good second on his seasonal reappearance on this course after spending a lengthy time on the sidelines, Jimmy Bond fulfilled that promise with a solid winning effort last week.

He is burdened with a 7lb penalty tomorrow but it may not be enough to anchor the Middleham gelding.

The £12,500 Rocom Siemens Handicap Hurdle offers Kentucky Blue the chance of resuming ways over a course and distance where he has triumphed in the past.

Tim Easterby's gelding ran a decent race in defeat at this track on his latest outing, going down by a length and a half to Bob Justice. He deserves to go one better under Russ Garritty.

Tony Dobbin, who rode a couple of winners at Ayr yesterday, can follow up aboard Ossmoses in the £15,000 Snipe Handicap Chase.

The nine-year-old came good at the third time of asking this season at Kelso last month when beating Undeniable by a whisker in a thrilling finish.

York-based Robert Winston, who rode two winners at Southwell on New Year's Day, could repeat that feat at Wolverhampton tomorrow with Kensington in division one of the Betdirect Freephone Handicap, and Cookie Cutter, a good second on Monday, in the Hotel & Conferencing At Dunstall Park Maiden Stakes.

Nap selection Mystic Man gives Hambleton trainer Kevin Ryan a fine chance of winning the opening race. Neil Callan rides Mystic Man, a course and distance winner with solid form.

Thursday's tips:

Wetherby

12.15 Supreme's Legacy, 12.45 Sabreflight, 1.20 Jimmy Bond, 1.55 Kentucky Blue, 2.30 Planters Punch, 3.05 Ossmoses, 3.40 She's Humble.

Wolverhampton

12.35 Mystic Man (Nap), 1.10 Cookie Cutter, 1.45 Why Harry, 2.15 Kensington, 2.50 Danelor, 3.25 Reveur, 4.00 Deeper In Debt, 4.30 Wainwright.

Tomorrow's other meeting is at Hereford.

Updated: 11:28 Wednesday, January 04, 2006