NEWMARKET raider Inchpast (4.00) makes plenty of appeal in the longest race on the card at Catterick today, the mile-and-six-furlong goracing.co.uk Handicap.

Mark Tompkins has his progressive three-year-old in excellent fettle, winning two of his last three starts in game fashion.

Inchpast's most recent triumph at Beveley was achieved in particularly courageous style because he battled on very bravely having looked well and truly cooked when Peter Chapple-Hyam's Jolizero came upsides with a lethal looking challenge.

The main danger to the selection's superiority will almost certainly emerge from Can Can Flyer, who did precious little wrong when touched off by the bang in-form Bramantino recently.

In the preceding seven-furlong contest, Northern Games (4.00) is worth an each-way bet in a wide-open 18-runner race.

Kevin Ryan's stable is absolutely flying at present and Northern Games so nearly added to the yard's ever-increasing tally when narrowly failing to hold off a pulsating late charge by Magic Amour at Warwick in August.

Middleham handler Patrick Haslam hasn't had too much luck this season with a glut of frustrating seconds. One such example was Chicago Nights (2.40), who did everything right bar fending off Marcela Zabala in a driving finish at Yarmouth.

Haslam is by no means shooting for the stars with his juvenile in the Betting Exchange Selling Nursery, a contest well within the capabilities of Chicago Nights judged on previous performances.

Kieren Fallon's booking for Lynda Ramsden's Mount Vettore (3.10) is bound to raise a few eyebrows for the Terry O'Farrell Memorial Handicap.

Many moons ago Fallon used to ride the majority of the Ramsden's horses, however his rise to fame meant he was tempted away from the North to become number one jockey to the likes of Henry Cecil and latterly Sir Michael Stoute.

But Fallon has always been grateful to Ramsden for the help she gave him to become established in the top flight and when she snaps up his services for the likes of Mount Vettore, backers can generally be assured of a good run for their money.

Infidelity (5.10), near the foot of the weights in the closing ten-furlong Apprentice Handicap, is certainly worth a small interest.

Alan Bailey's three-year-old failed to cut the mustard in the earlier part of the season, resulting in 68-day lay-off in order to freshen up the filly. She'll be all the better for that break, which could hopefully mark a turning point for her thus far fruitless campaign.

Finally to Lingfield where He's A Diamond (2.50) is strongly fancied to take advantage of his highly promising draw in stall 20.

The fastest strip of ground appears to be against the near side fence at the Surrey venue, and since He's A Diamond is perfectly placed to bag the stands' rail, he's in with a great shout for the £5,000 SIS Nursery over seven-furlongs.