Sunflower standing tall at Lingfield

LITTLE SUNFLOWER makes plenty of appeal in the Get Your Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost Handicap at Lingfield, with Hollie Doyle again on board after the pair recorded a course and distance success last month.

Coming back to six furlongs, William Stone’s filly made all and stuck at it well when strongly pressed in the closing stages.

She has gone up 3lb for her winning effort, but had also run well prior to that when in front of a subsequent scorer when second at Chelmsford, and a look back on her victory suggests she was always doing enough to come out on top.

Clearly in great heart, she might take a bit of stopping.

Maxine should give her supporters a run for their money in the Play Ladbrokes 5-A-Side On Football Handicap.

The Harry Dunlop-trained filly is still a maiden after five tries, but there has been promise in defeat along the way.

That was again evident at Wolverhampton before Christmas, where she put up quite a determined effort to stick her guns in third, having raced on the outside of runners and led from some way out.

She was returning from a mini break, too, so should be spot on now and is a pound lower into the bargain.

Blue Moonrise is expected to shine in the Betway Novice Stakes at Wolverhampton.

Trained by David Evans, she made a perfectly respectable start first time out over six furlongs at Newcastle and confirmed that impression when dropping to the minimum trip to win here next time out, travelling well and staying on powerfully. There should be more to come.

Ballyare can follow up his recent Wolverhampton win in the Play Ladbrokes 5-A-Side On Football Handicap.

Trained by Grand National-winning handler Lucinda Russell, he was sharp enough to triumph over five furlongs and a 4lb rise might not be insurmountable.