SGT Schultz can exploit his lower turf rating with victory in the newmarketracecourses.co.uk Handicap at Newmarket.

Stan Moore’s charge is rated 94 on the all-weather, but he races off a mark of just 76 as he tackles this mile-and-a-half event.

While he has done all his winning on an artificial surface, the six-yearold is not without ability on the grass – a point admirably demonstrated by his most recent run.

He found only the smart Falcativ too good at Yarmouth and given that winner has a possible Royal Ascot date, the form of that lengthand- a-half defeat reads all the better.

Talayeb made a satisfactory return after a long lay-off when third at Ascot, and he looks the right type for the Peters Elworthy & Moore Chartered Accountants Handicap.

The four-year-old blew away the cobwebs with a promising effort when beaten five and a quarter lengths by Trafalgar Bay last month. Talayeb was not allowed to set the pace that day and given that he posted a career-best effort when trying to make all, similar tactics could be reinstated here.

Maidtorun showed plenty of guts to open her account at Beverley and she can deal with a step up in class at Pontefract.

Beaten into fifth by the useful Fratellino on her racecourse bow, Maidtorun defied an unfavourable draw on the Westwood to hold off The Hermitage by a head.

The Rakti filly certainly looks able to stay six furlongs judged on her run up the stiff Beverley hill, so the move up in trip should be to her advantage in the Drury PSM Youngsters Conditions Stakes.

Metroland has hit the bar on his two most recent starts, but he is taken to get it right this time in the Dressing Room 33 School Lane Handicap at Haydock.

David Nicholls’ charge was only denied by a head over six furlongs at this venue last time, while just a length stood between him and the winner over the minimum trip on his previous visit to the track.

He has paid for his consistency with a slight rise up the weights, but it is surely only a matter of time before he hits the target.

The reapplication of blinkers seemed to aid Island Chief at Musselburgh earlier in the month and he is the choice in Newcastle’s Deloitte National Handicap.

Still to get his head in front in nine starts, Kevin Ryan’s runner made a bold bid from the front in Scotland before going down by a halflength to Legal Legacy at the line.

That was the second time he has worn blinkers and will sport the headgear once again.