Yorkshire trainer Richard Whitaker has only had one winner this year, but several of his horses have run well in defeat and he looks the trainer to follow at Ayr's evening fixture.

Nevada Desert, who shaped with a degree of promise, despite getting tired late on at Haydock, looks well worth an interest from a favourable low draw in the Scottish Woman Handicap over a mile.

Given he has won on both soft ground and on a sound surface, he will be impervious to whatever the weather brings at the west coast venue and he is well drawn for one that races up with the pace in stall four.

Whitaker's gelding is back on the same mark as when successful at Wolverhampton at the end of last year and he is taken to get the better of Jim Goldie's Stellite, who did well to win at Thirsk last time.

Whitaker can also be on the mark with soft ground Steel Blue, also favourably drawn and a leading player under Tony Culhane in the Horseracing Breaks Handicap over seven furlongs.

A winner over this trip at Epsom last year, he shaped as though retaining ability on his reappearance at Redcar, where he was not knocked about when his chance had clearly gone. He should strip fitter here.

The Leeds handler has fair prospects of getting off the mark in the opening Ayr Racecourse Champagne & Seafood Bar Handicap with Mynd, but narrow preference is for his recent Pontefract conqueror Piccolo Prince.

Although Eric Alston's sprinter has a tendency to hang left, he is a capable sort in this grade when in the mood and showed a determined attitude to overtake Mynd in the closing stages.

These goodish conditions will suit better than the quick ground he encountered at Catterick last time, he looks very well drawn in stall 13 and should give a good account from his current mark.

Sir Mark Prescott won't be sending runners from his Newmarket base to the Scottish track just for the sea air and he can hit the target with Secret Liaison in the mile maiden and with Rivetting in the closing mile and a quarter handicap.

At Windsor's evening meeting Frankie Dettori can get straight among the winners with Three Decades in the Welcome To Monday Nights With vccasino.com Maiden Auction Fillies Stakes over five furlongs.

Dettori has already teamed up successfully with Charles Cyzer this season and the juvenile, who is bred to be speedy, showed more than enough on his debut at Kempton to suggest she should give a good account.

The Italian can also be on the mark with Free To Air, who got off the mark at Southwell last time and is fancied to follow up in the Play Blackjack At vccasino.com Handicap over the extended mile and three furlongs.

At Kempton's Banded afternoon fixture the booking of Jamie Spencer takes the eye for Ann Duffield's Dotty's Daughter, who shaped well when fourth at Wolverhampton on her debut and she is fancied to get off the mark at the second attempt.

At Wolverhampton Chater Knight, who returned to winning ways at this course last time on his first start for Ron Harris, can extend the winning sequence in the Name A Race To Enhance Your Brand Claimer over a mile and a half.

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