NEGUS DE BEAUMONT holds major claims in the three-mile Parklands Golf Course Handicap Chase at Newcastle.

He finished a creditable second at this track earlier in the month and given that he is still on the comeback trail following a lengthy lay-off, further improvement is expected here.

David Simcock has started 2011 in good nick with his team of all-weather runners and he can add another to the pot with Dare It And Smile at Lingfield.

The filly has been handed a mark of 69 for her handicap debut which could easily be more than fair given the authority with which she triumphed on her latest run.

That was at Wolverhampton, where Martin Lane gave her a confident ride just in behind the leaders and was able to ease his mount near the finish.

Simcock’s three-year-old has progressed with every run and does look the type to win a couple more before the assessor catches up with her.

Bow River Arch can strike for Jeremy Noseda in the Crowhurst Maiden Fillies’ Stakes.

The three-year-old cost connections 190,000 and has run almost two identical races so far in her career, finishing to really good effect on both occasions.

She attracted market support on the first of those, so will have been showing something at home, with her latest run came against colts strongly suggesting Noseda’s charge will be hard to stop back against her own sex.

Third first time up at Kempton, she went one place better at Wolverhampton when three lengths behind odds-on winner Crimson China in a reasonable maiden for the track.

In rear early doors for both runs, the penny is likely to have dropped now and if the money speaks in her favour she should take all the beating.

Mark Johnston can be relied upon for winners at any point in the year, it seems, and Materialism fits the bill in the Place Only Betting At bluesq.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes.

The Librettist colt’s third at Wolverhampton in September showed he has ability and although unlikely to be anything special, a race of this nature should be well within his compass.

Pittodrie Star is well worth another chance in the Racing Post Chase Day February 26th Handicap at Kempton.

Although by crack sprinter Choisir, Andrew Balding’s fouryear- old gets a trip well and was stepped up to two miles on his latest outing, going down by just half a length.

However, his passage was not the smoothest and with a clearer run he may have won.

As such, while not quite a winner without a penalty, he remains on the same mark of 75 and has the ideal opportunity for compensation at a track where he was has been successful twice in the past.

There will be plenty of long faces in the Nicky Henderson camp if Finian’s Rainbow does not oblige in the Zenergi Novices’ Chase at Newbury.

Already favourite for the Arkle Trophy at Cheltenham, the former high-class novice hurdler won in a canter on his fencing debut at this Berkshire track in November.

While that was just a threerunner affair, the form looks rock solid after 11-length second Hell’s Bay came out to win the Grade Two Dipper Chase at Cheltenham.

Henderson has his team in scorching form and he cannot be opposed.