Tim Easterby, who had four winners over jumps last week, can be on the mark at Catterick this afternoon with King's Bounty in the Document Express Limited Anniversary Chase over three miles and one furlong.

A dual winner over fences last year, the seven-year-old shaped as though retaining most of his ability on a recent spin over the larger obstacles at Wetherby after a seven-month break last month.

He should be all the better for that outing and, now he's slipped back to a decent-looking mark, is taken to get the better of Weaver George and Benrajah, both of whom may not be suited by any further rain.

Assuming there is no more rain, Garritty can also be on the mark aboard Peter Beaumont's Sharpastrizam in the North Yorkshire Handicap Chase over two miles.

Although well beaten over two and a half miles last time, the drop back to this trip will be in his favour and he certainly figures on a decent mark, being 10lb below his last winning rating. Patrick Haslam is a trainer in good form and his King Revo is an interesting runner in the Ellerton Juvenile Novices Hurdle over two miles.

The son of Revoque is rated 79 on the Flat and ran right up to his best when returned to the all-weather last time when fourth to the bang- in-form Cold Turkey on the Polytrack at Lingfield.

Haslam has a 25 per cent strike rate with his jumpers in the last six years so his three-year-old, the mount of Andrew Thornton, is likely to be very well prepared for this hurdles debut.

At Southwell, Haslam can be on the mark with Mr Mischief in the mile and three furlongs claimer and with Middleham Park, who looks to have solid claims in the littlewoodscasino.com Maiden over a mile.

David Barron's Penwell Hill takes the eye after an absence in the Littlewoods Bet Direct Showcase Handicap over a mile and is preferred to Cardinal Venture, whose recent improvement has been at Wolverhampton.

The four-year-old was a most progressive performer over this course and distance last winter and notched the third of his wins at the Nottinghamshire course from a 7lb lower mark in February.

He's just the sort physically to have done well with another summer on his back and, although he has an absence to defy, his trainer is likely to have him ready to do himself justice.

Peter Bowen's jumpers have been in tremendous form, but he can be on the mark on the Flat with Rebelle in the littlewoodspoker.com Handicap over two miles.

This course and distance winner has changed yards since his last win and is taken to get the better of recent wide-margin winner Snow's Ride, who is up considerably in the weights and has to show he can reproduce that form at this course.

Gay Kellaway's Digger ran well when returned to a mile and a half at this course last week when chasing home the in-form Mi Odds (has since run well) and he can get the better of some ordinary rivals in the mile and a half apprentice handicap.

* Mark Johnston, who made British Flat racing history by saddling more than 100 winners in a season for the tenth successive year, yesterday received the 'Go Racing in Yorkshire' Award, writes TATTENHAM.

The Middleham trainer sent out 139 winners, accruing over £2m in prize money, to earn second place behind Sir Michael Stoute in the British trainers' championship.

Of Johnston's winners, 52 were in Yorkshire, and he was handed a Waterford Crystal trophy as leading trainer on the Flat in the county at the annual 'Go Racing in Yorkshire' lunch at Ripon.

Kevin Darley, who rode 47 winners on Yorkshire tracks, was presented with a similar trophy.

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