THOMAS Tompion lools the solution to the Sir Gerald Whent Memorial Nursery at Newbury.

An initial mark of 83 does not look too harsh for this son of Captain Rio, who has registered one win in three starts to date.

A half-brother to the classy Lady Springbank, Thomas Tompion caught the eye when fifth on debut but could not build on that when only third next time up.

However, everything fell right for him at Lingfield last month when he powered home by four lengths, without really being pushed.

A bit of late rain seemed to help him there and his breeding suggests he should be able to deal with the easy ground in Berkshire.

This is by no means an easy task, but Gary Moore’s charge can rise to the challenge.

Zahoo hails from an excellent family and she is worth another try in the Insure Wiser Fillies’ Handicap.

She just lost out on second place at Goodwood last month when perhaps not quite seeing out a mile and a half on soft ground.

John Dunlop drops back to 10 furlongs this time which should help her chances and Zahoo looks primed to add to her Haydock juvenile win in September.

Richard Hughes is maintaining his chase for the jockeys’ title and heads to Wolverhampton with an excellent chance in Elhamri.

The six-year-old will have to arrest a losing streak stretching back to September 2008 but he showed signs of his old sparkle when just edged out of it at Dunstall Park last time.

Despite being rated 10lb inferior to the winner, the race conditions meant he had to concede weight which doubtless proved decisive in a tight finish.

Rated 111 in his pomp, Sylvester Kirk’s charge now races off 69 which looks a very workable mark in the SIS Number 1 Industry Supplier Handicap.

This could be a really big season for Nicky Henderson and he seems to have readied his string a little earlier than usual.

His Owen Glendower looked a useful prospect in bumpers last term and makes his hurdling debut in the EBF ‘‘National Hunt’’ Novices’ Hurdle (Qualifier) at Worcester.

Le Commencement is the choice in the Globe Hotel Topsham Beginners’ Chase at Exeter.

The eight-year-old has not seen much action since winning a point-to-point in April 2007 but he still looked pretty decent when winning on his hurdles bow for Emma Lavelle last October.

He subsequently failed to shine in two appearances before drawing stumps early after being pulled up at Wincanton in January.

Le Commencement returned to action last month, finishing a distant fourth behind Frosted Grape, although the 20-length verdict probably does not reflect the promise in his staying-on performance.

His jockey did not give him a hard time that day and he should have made plenty of progress for the run and is worth a try dropped back to beginners’ level.