BRIAN ELLISON, who recently recorded a notable 500th career win as a trainer, can make his presence felt at both Newcastle tomorrow afternoon and at Pontefract’s evening meeting.

The Norton trainer, whose landmark victory came with Odin’s Raven at Sedgefield last week, is fancied to score with Boy The Bell at Gosforth Park and with nap selection Global at Pontefract’s evening stint.

The step back up to six furlongs should suit Boy The Bell in the Waterstons Handicap.

A winner over the same distance at Southwell two outings ago, he finished a creditable second to Ridley Didley at Catterick last weekend over the minimum distance, which he seemed to find on the sharp side.

Boy The Bell is clearly in good form and has every chance of resuming winning ways over his ideal trip.

Global enters calculations in the St John Ambulance Handicap – Pontefract’s opening event – as a winner without a penalty.

He won at Musselburgh last Friday and, as that was an apprentices’ race, he goes into his contest unpenalised and able to race off the same handicap rating.

Recent Thirsk winner Mount Ras should go well for the in-form David O’Meara, but Global may have too many guns for him when the chips are down.

The £10,000 Youngsters Stakes has been chosen as a starting point by Norton trainer John Quinn for Red Duke, a son of Hard Spun, who topped the Doncaster Breeze-Up Sales last month when attracting a bid of £140,000.

On paper, this looks a tough assignment for a newcomer, taking on winners at his first attempt, but Quinn plainly thinks highly of Red Duke and Freddie Tylicki has been given the ride. He looks an interesting runner.

Leader Of The Land, trained at Newmarket by David Lanigan, shaped really well to finish fourth to the useful Bourne at Haydock three weeks ago.

That outing should have brought him to concert pitch for the Constant Security Serving Yorkshire Racecourses Handicap.

Back at Newcastle, a note should be made of two runners from the William Haggas stable at Newmarket, Flying Phoenix and Watneya, both of whom appear to have strong claims in their chosen assignments.

Flying Phoenix was a six lengths winner at Wolverhampton last time and is now set to line-up for the Deloitte Classified Stakes, a race which appears to fit the bill for this lightly-raced three-year-old.

Watneya has had just two outings to date. A winner at Redcar on her sole juvenile start, she figured prominently on her recent reappearance at Kempton to finish third.

Open to further improvement, she should go well in the Newcastle International Airport Fillies’ Handicap.

Sir Mark Prescott is yet another Newmarket trainer expected to get among the winners at Newcastle, courtesy of Captain Brown in the Mitie Maiden Stakes.

Fourth at Brighton and second at Redcar in his two runs last year over six and seven furlongs, Captain Brown looks the type to come into his own this season and the step up to a mile and a half tomorrow should suit him well. Seb Sanders has the mount.

Racing selections

Newcastle (tomorrow)

2.10 Maastricht, 2.45 Captain Brown, 3.20 Falcun, 3.55 Flying Phoenix, 4.30 Boy The Bell, 5.05 Byron Bear, 5.40 Watneya.

Pontefract (tomorrow)

6.25 Global (NAP), 6.55 Leader Of The Land, 7.30 Red Duke, 8.05 Chosen Character, 8.35 Sail Home, 9.05 Redvers.

Tomorrow’s other meetings

Brighton, Haydock, Stratford, Newmarket.

Today’s meetings

Ayr, Brighton, Folkestone, Newcastle, Sandown, Wetherby.