YOUR ROYAL APPOINTMENT

Royal Line may be meeting a couple of his rivals wrong at the weights, but he can get his season off to a winning start in the Unibet Supporting Owlerton Greyhound Stadium Sheffield Conditions Stakes at Doncaster tomorrow.

He achieved an awful lot in a short space of time last year and could make up into a very useful middledistance performer this season.

Trainer John Gosden pitched him into the November Handicap last time out and, while a beaten favourite in seventh, he was just over four lengths in arrears and, for one so inexperienced, that was a big run.

No doubt he will be placed to achieve his maximum potential this season by his excellent handler.

Paul Midgley has revitalised the career of many a decent sprinter and the latest to find himself in Westow, near York, is Captain Colby.

Now a six-year-old, he lost his way badly for Ed Walker but had previously shown a liking for Doncaster, winning the valuable Portland in 2016 and chasing home Tupi first time out in the Cammidge Trophy last term. He can take the 32Red Handicap.

David O’Meara’s Pacific Fleet can be forgiven his latest defeat at Southwell and he looks the one to beat in the Unibet Novice Stakes.

Paul Nicholls had several entered in the Geotech Soil Stabilisation Novices’ Chase at Ascot and has plumped for Adrien Du Pont.

Aye Right has the potential to be a real flag bearer for Harriet Graham and can confirm that promise in the Geotech Soil Stabilisation Novices’ Chase at Carlisle.