Diligent Harry ready to continue his good work at Lingfield

Diligent Harry rates as the best bet on the card in the Ladbrokes 3 Year Old All-weather Championships Conditions Stakes at Lingfield on Good Friday. by Clive Cox, Diligent Harry did not make his debut until January - but it is already clear that he is above average. A winning debut at Wolverhampton marked him down as one worth following - and while he was entitled to win next time out at Kempton, you still had to be impressed by the manner of his success.

Stepped up in class last time out for his handicap debut off a mark of 90, he lost his unbeaten record - but that was about all. The winner Rohaan, a far more experienced sprinter, got first run off the tight Lingfield bend and just held on as Adam Kirby and Diligent Harry closed to within a short head.

Kirby and his mount now know a bit more about each other to prevent a similar scenario - and Diligent Harry certainly looks the one in the field with the most scope to progress.

Indie Angel is another likely type for John and Thady Gosden in the Ladbrokes Fillies' And Mares' - but she can credtrained it her lofty rating to one outstanding run at the end of last season, and there is a chance she was flattered.

A more solid option could be James Tate's Shimmering Dawn, who won her only race over course and distance to date.

The Betway Easter Classic is short on runners, but the two that stand out are Bangkok and Forest Of Dean. Given the form of the Gosden string, preference is for the latter who has returned as good as ever, having missed the whole of 2020.

A length behind Felix on his first run for more than 500 days, he was then three-quarters of a length behind Bangkok in the Winter Derby Trial.

Since then Forest Of Dean has won the Winter Derby itself, beating Felix - who franked that form with a great run in Dubai - while Bangkok was down the field in the Saudi Cup.

The Ladbrokes Burradon Stakes is the main event on a quality card at Newcastle, where the Gosdens could be on themarkagainwithmegallan.

The Kingman colt was competitive at a decent level as a juvenile last season, but was ultimately a little disappointing on his final start of 2020 in the Vertem Futurity Trophy at Doncaster.

There was certainly far more promise in his recent return to action at Lingfield when beaten a short head by Apollo One.

With race-fitness on his side, Megallan is tough to oppose.