TIGER Feet looks set to show his rivals a clean set of hooves at Newcastle tomorrow.
The son of Petong, closely-related to a bundle of speedy youngsters, led for most of the way on his debut at Pontefract earlier this month before lack of previous racecourse experience told and he started to back-pedal, eventually finishing third.
Tiger Feet was not knocked around once his winning chance had gone and Alan Berry's charge is sure to have come on in leaps and bounds for the outing.
The bare form of his debut run also stands up to scrutiny with the winner Princess Sofie highly regarded by trainer Tim Easterby and runner-up Pentecost having run respectably at Royal Ascot last week.
There is nothing of the calibre of those rivals in the field for the Thoroughbred Websites At The Creative Cake Median Auction Maiden Stakes and Tiger Feet should be able to break his duck at the second time of asking.
The Tote Credit Club Cumberland Plate, a £20,000-added contest salvaged from Carlisle's abandoned card, can fall to Hugs Dancer.
Since setting up as a trainer James Given has slowly and steadily increased his tally and profile, much in the same way as his former mentor and boss Mark Johnston did when he started out in the 1980s.
Given has a couple of nice youngsters in his yard this year who could help to put him more firmly on the map but this good prize looks up for the taking.
As is often the case the best-laid plans can go to waste and an intended outing in the Wimpey Homes Gold Cup at Musselburgh had to be aborted.
He uncharacteristically refused to enter the stalls at York for a lady amateurs' contest and had to pass a stalls test the day after the Scottish contest before being allowed to race again.
However Given looks to have found another decent opportunity for Hugs Dancer, whose Newcastle success over Pennys Pride has been fully franked since, and who should be suited by the likely fast pace.
It's A Secret found things too tough last time but has an easier task in the EBF Fillies Handicap.
William Haggas doesn't send them north for nothing and this three-year-old filly can floor her older rivals.
Down at Salisbury, some exciting youngsters go to post for the Champagne Auction Stakes.
Prism was sent off a 20-1 chance for his debut at Leicester but certainly didn't run like one, being awarded the 18-runner contest in the stewards' room after he was badly bumped inside the final yards and going down by a short-head.
Marcus Tregoning rarely has his horses too wound up first time and with more improvement almost certainly still to come, Prism can maintain his unbeaten record.
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