Flambe, a previous four-time winner at Southwell, is back at his favourite venue in division two of the Bet Direct Through Attheraces Amateur Riders' Handicap over a mile this afternoon.

Patrick Haslam has his team in good form and, although the five-year-old hasn't been at his best this year on turf, the return to this surface for the first time since April of last year will suit and he's capable of going well from this mark.

Today's rider Ben Halsam has looked good value for his 5lb claim already this term and it will be a surprise if he can't go well from his favourable draw in this company.

Division one looks more competitive but a chance is taken with Disabuse, who has shown ability on his last two turf starts and won't have to improve too much to make an impact here.

Although he's unraced on sand, he's certainly bred to go on this surface as he's a half-brother to fibresand winners Cool Tune and Only If I Laugh.

Macaroni Gold, a fluent winner over two miles at this course last week, should make a bold bid to follow up under a penalty in the Bet Direct In Running Sky Text 293 Handicap over a mile and six furlongs.

William Jarvis' son of Rock Hopper turned in a much-improved display to beat Ambitious Annie eased down by three lengths and he's taken to get the better of Vin Du Pays.

The seven-furlong Bet Direct In Running Selling Stakes looks a very ordinary event, but a chance at double figure odds is taken with Jimmy Blues, who ran well on his debut at Ayr in September.

David Nicholls' juvenile has been well beaten since on firm ground but, as a son of top all-weather sire Efisio, he should be much more at home under these conditions.

Wasted Talent can finally get off the mark at the 21st attempt in the Littlewoods Bet Direct Maiden over a mile and a half.

Despite that losing run, the filly is a most consistent sort who has no problems with the ground or trip and she looks the likeliest winner in a very ordinary event.

Countrywide Flyer can successfully negotiate a step-up in grade by taking the betdirect.co.uk Novice Stakes over a mile.

The juvenile turned in an improved performance when spreadeagling some modest rivals over this course and distance last time and a reproduction of that effort on this first start for his top stable should be good enough.

Newcastle's jumping fixture is touch and go following several nights of frost but, if the course does pass the early morning inspection, the best bet on an ordinary card looks to be Bodfari Signet in the BBC Radio Newcastle Handicap Hurdle over two and a half miles.

Sue Bradburne's runner has been in good heart of late, will relish the conditions and is taken to get the better of Ideal du Bois Beury, who is switched back to hurdles.

* Colin Tizzard enjoyed a day in his training career which he will not forget as he sent out his first treble in monsoon conditions at Plumpton yesterday.

The West Country handler, father of jockey Joe, struck with Easibrook Jane, Garolsa and Jeremy Spider at odds of 1,286-1.

Easibrook Jane (12-1) appeared to relish the mud as she galloped home under Andrew Thornton in the first division of the 'Anthony Has Finally Found A Winner' Novices' Hurdle.

Punters who followed the in-form trainer were rewarded again in the Abergavenny Challenge Cup (Novices' Chase) when Garolsa, backed down from 12-1 to 8-1, led close home under Tizzard jnr to beat El Hombre Del Rio.

But the biggest success for the stable came when 10-1 chance Jeremy Spider made every yard to win the Tote Bookmakers Sussex National under Seamus Durack.

The gelding made a major error at the second-last fence when clear and looked in danger of forfeiting his advantage in the £30,000 contest. But he was much more fluent at the final fence.

Despite being out on his feet at the end of the gruelling three-mile-five-furlong test, Durack's mount finished five lengths clear of Fasgo with two and a half back to Coole Spirit.