Deal on No Deal

LUCINDA RUSSELL has plenty of decent prospects in her Borders yard and No Deal looks to be among them ahead of his outing in the Follow Us On Twitter At Bet Victor Racing Maiden Hurdle at Ayr.

The seven-year-old made a winning debut for his new connections when keeping on stoutly to claim a Carlisle bumper in gruelling conditions in November, and has the size and scope to make a proper staying chaser in time.

For now he starts off over hurdles and looks guaranteed to relish every yard of this extended three-mile test.

Ability to handle the conditions will be crucial and Tipsy Dara is another to fit the bill in the catchily-titled Bet Victor Cheltenham Festival Antepost Pioneers Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase.

Hollo laDies has surely dropped to a winning mark and with that in mind is worth a moderate interest in the Bet Victor. com Handicap Hurdle with conditions to suit.

sporTiNg golD can make it fifth-time lucky and break his duck in the lingfieldpark.co.uk Median Auction Maiden Stakes.

The Shirocco four-year-old stepped up a fair bit on what we had previously seen from him when second to Whitby Jet at Kempton last month, his first start for 204 days and since being gelded.

It is reasonable to assume there is a bit more to come and the decision of trainer Roger Varian to engage Jamie Spencer could be a hint as to their expectations.

Harry The Buckle should be followed in the Blue Square Bet Handicap.

Although he was shedding his maiden tag at the 14th attempt he could hardly have been more impressive and he had more than a fair few bits of form to suggest he was capable of something like that.