Cressida Wildes has done plenty to recommend her in the Unibet Supports Safer Gambling Novice Stakes at Kempton on Wednesday.
The daughter of Showcasing put in a series of solid efforts on turf for Charlie Fellowes last year, including a close fifth in Listed company at Newbury, a Chester second to It Ain't Two and a Yarmouth third with Ryan Moore on board.
Following a switch to Phil McEntee, she made her all-weather debut at Southwell and led early on before being brushed aside by the smart-looking Nazuki over 1200m at Southwell.
Dropped back to the minimum trip at Newcastle, Cressida Wildes recovered well from fluffing her start to finish a very respectable fourth at 20-1 in what appeared a hot nursery.
Luke Morris was in the saddle that day and has been booked again as the three-year-old moves back up in distance in a more winnable contest.
William Haggas and Tom Marquand team up with royal runner Purple Rainbow in the first division of the Free Bet With Unibet's Betbuilder Rebound Maiden Fillies' Stakes.
Haggas claimed four wins with her dam Daphne for the late Queen Elizabeth II and this Night Of Thunder filly made a good impression when second to experienced favourite Enacting at Wolverhampton on her racecourse bow.
The Horse Watchers syndicate team have enjoyed plenty of success of late and are proving really shrewd at picking up fairly-priced recruits capable of making good progress.
Dash Gordon was snapped up after scoring at Newcastle in October and caught the eye when third on his first start for new connections at the same track on Saturday.
With a move to Mick Appleby's yard taken into account, he may just have needed that outing after a 102-day break and is now worth support in Southwell's Weekly £5 Free Bet With BetUK Classified Stakes.
French raider Kloth Of Utopia disappointed when odds-on at Ascot in November but has been given plenty of time to regroup and can now show his true worth in Newbury's Grosvenor Sport Cash Back Offers Novices' Hurdle.
The JP McManus-owned gelding had previously powered to an impressive 12-length triumph at Auteuil for Noel George and Amanda Zetterholm and is a half-brother to multiple Grade One victor Theleme.
Fantastic Lady and Apple Away head the ratings for the Charlie Nugent Memorial Mares' Chase but both have been unconvincing so far this season, which gives Lady Balko a chance to challenge for Listed-class honours.
This represents a step up in grade for David Pipe's charge but she has looked a very progressive six-year-old in landing a handicap hat-trick and will set out to make this a proper test in tough conditions.
Buckna has been costly to follow since joining Warren Greatrex but is given another chance to justify his huge price tag in the Dragonbet Oncourse Values Online Novices' Hurdle at Hereford.
The five-year-old changed hands for £350,000 after winning an Irish point-to-point last March but has twice been a beaten favourite under rules.
However, his Ffos Las second to Admiral Stewart was a fair effort and the fact that he has been given a month off since a distant fourth behind Captain Bellamy at Newbury suggests that run was too bad to be true. - Press Association
TAB is betting on 4 UK meetings on Wednesday. Here are the tips.
SOUTHWELL: Race 1: 14.08 Street LifHe, Race 2: 14.38 Dash Gordon, Race 3: 15.08 Path To Glory, Race 4: 15.38 Our Havana, Race 5: 16.08 Monsieur Fantaisie, Race 6: 16.40 Frightening, Race 7: 17.15 Sunshine Soul, Race 8: 17.50 Bellagio Man.
HEREFORD: Race 1: 15.15 Palacio, Race 2: 15.45 Intimate, Race 3: 16.15 Buckna, Race 4: 16.48 Lemoncello, Race 5: 17.23 I Shut That d'Or, Race 6: 17.58 Double Dragon.
NEWBURY: Race 1: 15.25 Kloth Of Utopia, Race 2: 15.55 Laughing John, Race 3: 16.25 Jasmin De Grugy, Race 4: 17.00 Norn Iron, Race 5: 17.35 Lady Balko, Race 6: 18.08 Keable.
KEMPTON: Race 1: 18.25 Don't Fight It, Race 2: 19.00 CRESSIDA WILDES (NAP), Race 3: 19.30 Purple Rainbow, Race 4: 20.00 Azaniya, Race 5: 20.30 Stella Hogan, Race 6: 21.00 Help Me Rhonda, Race 7: 21.30 Sweet Fantastic, Race 8: 22.00 No Release.
ALL TO COME: Dash Gordon (Southwell Race 2) and Cressida Wildes (Kempton Race 2).