Andre Fabre's runners deserve the utmost respect when he sends them across the Channel and he has another likely winner in the shape of Linda's Lad, who is the strong fancy in the totesport.com Derby Trial Stakes over a mile-and-a-half at Lingfield this afternoon.

Linda's Lad quickly made up into a smart performer last year and turned in his best effort when landing the Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud over a mile and a quarter on heavy ground in November.

He was done for foot in a muddling event at Longchamps on his reappearance and, given he showed a tendency to lug to his left that day, the switch to this left-handed course will suit.

Sir Michael Stoute has his team in good form and his Sindirana, who is open to a good deal of improvement this term, can successfully negotiate a step up in grade by taking the totescoop6 Oaks Trail over the same distance.

Stoute can also be on the mark with Echelon, who won two Listed events last year and is the fancy in the Group 3 totepool Chartwell Fillies' Stakes on her reappearance.

At Newmarket, a chance is taken in the competitive-looking 32Red Online Casino Suffolk Stakes with the progressive Akona Matata, who is well worth a try over the mile-and-one-furlong trip.

Clive Brittain's runner, a winner over a mile at Kempton on his reappearance, is another capable of better as the season progresses.

Another all-weather winner, Fajr, is a very interesting runner back on turf in the 32Red.com Handicap over a mile.

Gay Kellaway's four-year-old has won with more in hand than the margin suggests on his last couple of starts and should give a good account.

At Beverley, a high draw is essential in big fields over five furlongs and Holbeck Ghyll makes plenty of appeal from stall 17 in the Leisure Furnishings Sprint Handicap.

Andrew Balding's gelding racked up three consecutive turf wins last autumn and was anything but disgraced after a break of over six months on Polytrack at Lingfield when last seen at the end of March.

Corridor Creeper is a consistent sort and despite putting in a rare below-par effort in an ultra-competitive Newmarket handicap last time, makes much more appeal in the ten-runner Coachman Caravans Conditions Stakes over the same trip.

At Thirsk's evening fixture, David Nicholls, on the mark at Chester this week with his sprinters, can score with Circuit Dancer in the Dick Peacock Sprint Handicap over six furlongs.

The six-year-old returned to winning ways at Catterick on his penultimate start and was anything but disgraced on sand at Kempton last time. A high draw looks to be very much in his favour.

George Moore's consistent Numero Due has conditions in his favour and looks sure to give a good account in the Calverts Carpets Handicap over two miles.

At Hexham, the best bet looks to be Ferdy Murphy's Sir Rowland Hill in the Roger Ince 30th Birthday Maiden Hurdle.

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