Novelista can prove a fitting winner of the EBF 'Double Trigger' Novice Stakes at Redcar on Monday.
The race's namesake was a staying superstar for trainer Mark Johnston in the 1990s and it is his son Charlie who saddles Novelista in this 1800m affair.
Sent to Goodwood for his racecourse bow, this E65,000 purchase was not disgraced in finishing third behind a couple of runners with previous experience on deep ground.
He again encountered testing conditions on his second start, when he proved no match for the well-regarded Sir Dinadan, with both outings coming over 2000m.
Edged back slightly in trip, Novelista has shown enough to suggest he can make his presence felt.
No Retreat can make amends for a controversial defeat last time out in the Empentis - Supporting Equine Staff Novice Stakes.
A narrow third on debut back in February, he was expected to get off the mark at the second time of asking in August and it looked as though victory was in the bag.
However, he drifted a little in the finish and was slightly eased before eventually being beaten a short head.
Equion can secure a second successive victory in the Happy Birthday Hamish Handicap at Leicester.
He endured a blank spell of just over a year before striking gold over the same 1600m that he faces here just under two weeks ago.
Equion had dropped back to a mark of 63 when victorious for Tony Carroll and given he could be called the winner from a fair way out, a 5-point rise does not look unreasonable.
Maissara's starting mark of 73 makes plenty of appeal in the Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Nursery Handicap at Newcastle.
She has been thereabouts in each of her three starts to date, taking fourth spot on the first two occasions and third last time out at Kempton.
Beaten just a length on that last start, she has shown enough to suggest a race like this from her current perch is within her remit.
Rock Diva can take top honours in Southwell's Win £1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Fillies' Novice Stakes.
Ollie Sangster's charge made a promising start when third at Wolverhampton in August, but two subsequent runs have been scuppered, firstly by unsuitable ground and then by the filly getting upset in the stalls.
Home Free has won one of his two starts over fences ahead of the Livescore Bet Handicap Chase at Ayr.
He got off the mark at Uttoxeter at the second time of asking and while the official margin was only a neck, the distance probably did not quite do justice to the manner of his victory.
The handicapper was obviously reasonably impressed with his cosy triumph, raising him 4-points, but Home Free still has plenty in his favour here. - Press Association
TAB is betting on 5 UK meetings on Monday. Here are the tips.
AYR: Race 1: 14.47 Hostile Hotelier, Race 2: 15.17 Country Mile, Race 3: 15.47 Not In Kansas, Race 4: 16.20 Pateen, Race 5: 16.55 Be The Difference, Race 6: 17.28 Home Free, Race 7: 17.03 Dalston Lad.
REDCAR: Race 1: 14.55 Kranjcar, Race 2: 15.25 Native Instinct, Race 3: 15.55 NOVELISTA (NAP), Race 4: 16.30 Two B Tanned, Race 5: 17.05 No Retreat, Race 6: 17.40 Debora's Dream, Race 7: 17.15 Stormy Pearl.
LEICESTER: Race 1: 15.05 Red Derek, Race 2: 15.35 Be An Angel, Race 3: 16.05 Laurens Dream, Race 4: 16.40 Lexington Rocket, Race 5: 17.15 Blufferonthebus, Race 6: 17.50 Equion, Race 7: 17.25 Brooklyn Nine Nine.
NEWCASTLE: Race 1: 17.35 Unique Spirit, Race 2: 18.10 Laudable, Race 3: 18.40 Space Trooper, Race 4: 19.15 Maissara, Race 5: 19.45 Water Of Leith, Race 6: 20.15 Cotai Vision, Race 7: 20.45 Tomorrow Day, Race 8: 21.15 Volenti, Race 9: 21.45 Spartan Fighter.
SOUTHWELL: Race 1: 18.55 Liosa, Race 2: 19.30 Dopamine, Race 3: 20.00 Rock Diva, Race 4: 20.30 Force And Valour, Race 5: 21.00 State Of Madness, Race 6: 21.30 Spantik, Race 7: 22.00 Beat The Clock, Race 8: 22.30 Dr Rio.
ALL TO COME: Novelista (Redcar, Race 3) and Equion (Leicester, Race 6) .