GRAHAM LEE could do those punters prepared to back a big outsider a seriously good turn by booting home Faraway Echo (1.00) at Warwick.

The Grand National-winning jockey, arguably Ingleby Barwick's most famous resident, is riding as well as ever this season and it's of great interest that trainer Jimmy Moffat has secured Lee's services for the Annual Membership Handicap Hurdle.

When last seen on the track, 170 days ago, Faraway Echo ran deplorably, though she at least had a valid excuse as connections subsequently reported the filly had bled from the nose.

For reasons even the veterinary profession cannot fully explain horses suffering from such afflictions are often best caught following a long absence, in other words, today could be the day for Faraway Echo.

Lee also partners Pearson Glen (3.35) for the same yard in the closing Betfred Handicap Hurdle.

In common with Faraway Echo, Pearson Glen should be supported on an each-way basis in the certain knowledge that both of the selections are going to start at odds of 10-1 or better.

Pearson Glen is not the most consistent of performers but a reproduction of his respectable third-placing at Bangor in May should ensure he's involved at the finish of the two-miler.

Charlie Mann's horses are in great nick at present, boding well for the prospects of a Uttoxeter double via Hoh Viss and Another Native.

Hoh Viss (12.40) has solid credentials for the opening Novices' Hurdle after losing nothing in defeat when second to Jonjo O'Neill's highly thought of novice Don't Push It at Haydock last time out.

Previously Hoh Viss had come away from Market Rasen with the scalp of Howard Johnson's Lennon, who has since staked a claim as a viable contender for next year's Cheltenham Festival.

The manner with which stable-companion Another Native (3,20) powered to victory on his latest outing could not have been more impressive.

Mann's up-and-coming seven-year-old was waited with by jockey Noel Fehily, but when he did ask the gelding to go about his business the response was nothing short of electric, mowing down Itsonlyharry with an irresistible late surge.

If, like me, you've been patiently waiting for Always Waining to show signs of renewed vigour, then it's best not to view the horror show of his most recent spin when tailed off on a visit to Cheltenham.

Always Waining (2.45) appeared to be running with the choke out and not surprisingly had shot his bolt by the second last flight, a hurdle he hit sufficiently hard to bring himself to a near standstill.

I can't see similarly aggressive tactics being adopted in the Betfredcasino Handicap Hurdle, an event well within the remit of the four-year-old, who showed a liking for the Midlands venue with a cosy course-and-distance triumph last term.

Finally to Lingfield, where Claymore (2.20) can make his featherweight count by claiming the £30,000 ladbrokes.com Handicap Chase.

Oliver Sherwood's inmate is rated 10lbs higher over hurdles, a point his canny handler is trying to exploit by tackling the bigger obstacles in a relatively small field given the lucrative prize money on offer.

Claymore wasn't knocked about on his Newbury reappearance when allowed to coast in, having clipped a couple of fences at the top of the straight.

He'll have come on a ton for the run and won't be handed the luxury of such an easy passage this time round.

l Lingfield and Uttoxeter must pass early-morning inspections before racing is given the green light.