Sometimes the way to get ahead from a punting perspective in racing is to steer away from the obvious.

At first glance Sir Mark Prescott's pair, Chivalry and Blue Mantle, look to hold outstanding claims at the weights in their respective races at Hamilton.

However, both will be very short prices and, as the pair have both looked tricky rides, they could be worth opposing in favour of better-priced rivals.

Escalade has been running well of late in defeat and he's taken to beat the progressive Chivalry in the Tote Bookmakers Series Handicap over a mile and one furlong.

Mark Brisbourne's runner looks better than ever this year and he's a fair bit better than the bare form of his recent York run would imply.

Blue Mantle will also be short in the classified stakes over the extended mile but she's also to prove herself on easy ground and the vote goes to Santiburi Lad.

Nigel Tinkler's runner is much more exposed than the Prescott horse but he loves this ground and has been running well enough of late to suggest he can go close this time.

The classified claimer over one mile and one furlong will take little winning but, at big odds, a chance is taken with Lincoln Dean, who is a sporting nap.

True, he's not the most consistent but he's gone well at this course before and he showed up well for a long way over further here last week.

He's likely to get the run of the race and he's taken to beat Kingsdon, who ran well from an unfavourable draw at Ripon last time.

At Leicester, Geraldine Rees can be in double form with Young Rosein in the seven-furlong handicap and with Piccolo Cativo, who goes well fresh, in the six-furlong handicap.

At Doncaster's evening meeting, Double Oscar takes the eye in the Beachcomber Apprentice Handicap over five furlongs.

From the bang in-form stable of David Nicholls, the sprinter looked to be on his way back when second in a fairly competitive affair at Newcastle on his penultimate start.

He had no chance from the draw at Beverley last time but is much better berthed this evening.

Polish Corridor is in good form and he can make it two wins from his last three outings in the Porcelanoso Handicap over a mile and a half.

Michael Dods' runner did well to finish as close as he did in a steadily-run race at Redcar last time and, with Jamaican Flight in the line-up, is likely to get the race run to suit.

The composition of the British racing review committee has been announced by the British Horseracing Board.

The review is set to last nine months and, along with Lord Savill, its members will be National Trainers' Federation chief Rupert Arnold, respected owner-breeder Chris Deuters, Levy Board chairman Rob Hughes, Newbury's Mark Kershaw, and BHB directors Rhydian Morgan-Jones, David Oldrey and Julian Richmond-Watson, along with chief executive Greg Nichols.

Priority will be given to those issues which could be introduced as early as 2003 and an interim report on these matters will be made to the board by November.

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