Captain Navarre can make it a hat-trick on the all-weather

● Five-year-old in top form for Lingfield

Captain Navarre is fancied to make it a hat-trick of wins with victory in the Betway Stayers Handicap at Lingfield.

The Charlie Fellowes-trained five-year-old is in rare old form and arrives on the back of success at Kempton and, most recently, Wolverhampton.

He does in fact go particularly well on an artificial surface, and the Excellent Art gelding did it well at Kempton, travelling nicely before being gathered up off the bend and always doing enough through the final furlong, without being given a hard time.

He has a 4lb higher mark to contend with, but it is very hard to see him not being heavily involved in the finish.

Richard Hannon can get on the scoresheet with Zalshah, fancied in the 32red.com Ebf Novice Stakes.

Having come home really well here last month, it was no surprise to see her go one place better at Chelmsford at the beginning of this month.

Tom Marquand popped the question just over a furlong out and his partner ran on strongly to beat Dance Emperor by a length.

While the handicapper has taken a dim view, there might be a bit more to come yet on just her fourth all-weather outing.

Joseph O’brien sending a runner to a meeting like this from his Irish base can only ever been seen as significant, and particularly so when engaging the services of top all-weather pilot Adam Kirby.

All of which makes Curragh winner Art Nouvelle worth a close look in the Betway Handicap.

Corazon Espinado looks capable of winning a race judged on a recent effort here and the 32Red Casino Nursery Handicap fits the bill. His second to Fire Orchid was a big step forward on his first try in handicap company.

Paradise Lake should go close on his first start for Ed Walker in the Play Slots At sunbets.co.uk/vegas Maiden Stakes.

The three-year-old was not without ability for Sir Michael Stoute, just being touched off at Windsor in October. He has been gelded since then.

The Dan Skelton team think a fair bit of Destrier, who can make it two from two over timber in the Tap ‘N’ Shower Novices’ Hurdle at Leicester.

He travelled particularly well in what was probably only an ordinary heat at this track last month, showing a nice attitude at the finish to score a narrow success.

Donald Mccain has his string in red-hot form and can add another winner courtesy of Middlebrow in the racinguk.com Chase at Catterick. The six-year-old look much improved in a course win last month.

The Leopardstown Christmas Chase looks a cracker, but it is still very hard to get away from the chance of Sizing John. Jessica Harrington’s stable star enjoyed the season of seasons last term, winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the Irish Gold Cup and the Punchestown equivalent in a remarkable few months.

His return in the John Durkan Memorial Chase was exemplary and it will take something pretty special to lower his colours on the road to his defence of the Cheltenham crown.

The Squared Financial Christmas Hurdle has been the target for Harrington’s evergreen Jezki, who was not disgraced when giving second best to the mighty Faugheen in the Morgiana Hurdle and will find this return to three miles much more to his liking at this stage of his career.

Meanwhile, Cyrname galloped his rivals into submission in the 32Red.com Wayward Lad Novices’ Chase at Kempton yesterday.

The Paul Nicholls-trained 7-4 chance was sent straight to the front by Sean Bowen and had the Grade Two prize at his mercy on the run to the final fence and winged it to seal an impressive seven-length victory.

Shantou Rock narrowly denied Nicholls a one-two, with the outpaced Tommy Silver rallying to the cause.