ORVAR FITS GOSFORTH BILL

Orvar can give trainer Paul Midgley back-to-back victories in the Stobart Energy Gosforth Park Cup at Newcastle tomorrow.

The five-year-old has not had the rub of the green since moving to the North Yorkshire handler from Robert Cowell’s stable in Newmarket.

He may have won first time out for Midgley at Wolverhampton in February, but he has been unlucky not to add to that success with a series of good efforts.

His latest run at Musselburgh is best ignored as he was out wide and could never get competitive.

Magnolia Springs can give in-form Eve Johnson Houghton another bigrace triumph by taking the Group Three honours in the Stobart Energy Hoppings Fillies’ Stakes.

The Johnson Houghton stable will still be on a high from the exploits of Accidental Agent in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot and in Magnolia Spring they have a second potential headline-grabber.

The daughter of Shamardal stepped up on previous efforts to take the Listed Height of Fashion Stakes at Goodwood on her first try at a mile and a quarter.

That was only her fourth start, so it is fair to assume there will be more improvement to come.

Sharja Silk has been getting better when tackling longer distances and the extended mile and three-quarters for the Britvic Handicap at Doncaster looks right up his street.

Mazzini, second over seven furlongs at Doncaster last time out, can go one better in the Moughton Engineering Handicap at Yarmouth.

Chester Cup-winning trainer Ian Williams can taste more success on the Roodee with Gossip Column in the Caldwell Construction Handicap.