Beau looks fine and dandy at Lingfield

Beau Jardine can continue to prosper in the Witheford Barrier Trials At Lingfield Park Novice Stakes at Lingfield tomorrow.

Roger Varian’s colt must concede his winner’s penalty to a clutch of unraced rivals with potential among an 11-strong field.

He was convincing on his successful debut last November, however, beating a previous winner into third and a useful stablemate into fifth.

Beau Jardine faces a significantly different task here, switching up a furlong on the Polytrack after his initial victory on heavy ground at Newmarket. The extra yardage makes sense on pedigree, though, and it is not difficult to see Andrea Atzeni making full use of his mount’s racecourse experience to dominate the opposition at this nascent stage of their respective careers.

Tom Marquand is another hugely reassuring presence in the saddle, and he has fine prospects with Flying West in the Read Hollie Doyle’s Column On attheraces.com Handicap.

Flying West ran as if her return from a near six-month break was needed when a close sixth at Kempton three weeks ago. She can be expected to be much straighter here and ran with great consistency on a variety of surfaces last year – including a course-anddistance victory on debut – to suggest she could be well up to this task.

Marquand was on board for two autumn wins in handicaps, and it is encouraging that he renews the partnership. At Wolverhampton, it may be worth an early plunge on Sky Lake in the opening New Betting Sites At bellbet. com Handicap. The four-yearold outran her odds on stable debut for Kevin Philippart De Foy when a highly-encouraging second over this course and distance a month ago.

The winner that day did not uphold the form next time but was previously successful here, and there was much to like about the way Sky Lake finished her race on return from a two-and-a-half-month break. She has been given a sensible short rest since, is up just 2lb and has a good opportunity for a first victory since striking on her second career start as a juvenile back in October 2019.

Cathayensis represents the in-form partnership of trainer Grant Tuer and jockey Sam James in the New Free Bets At bellbet.com Handicap. She did so to great effect when breaking her duck at the fourth attempt at Newcastle just under a month ago.

That was over seven furlongs but over a much stiffer track, so the extended mile here ought to suit fine.

Cathayensis was nicely on top in the end at Gosforth

Park, and the runner-up has again gone close since, so she may well be able to cope with her 6lb rise.