DAAWEITZA (4.50) heads to Musselburgh this afternoon in a bid to recoup losses after a failing to land a huge gamble at Sandown last Saturday.

Brian Ellison's chestnut was backed off the boards on that occasion, however despite flying inside the final furlong, he'd given himself too much to do and simply couldn't catch the first two.

At least each-way punters came out level and if Daaweitza starts his surge just a little earlier in the Forth One Handicap, the big bucks may this time be banked.

Darryll Holland, a rare visitor to the Scottish venue, has picked up a cracking ride aboard The Tatling (3.50), a leading contender for the feature event on the card, the £20,000 DM Hall Conditions Stakes.

Milton Bradley's evergreen ten-year-old sprinter has a few pounds in hand on his rivals, which combined with a good reappearance Newbury run, gives Holland's mount a major chance

Tim Easterby's three-year-old, Windjammer (2.20), came good with a bang when slaughtering his rivals with an awesome pillar-to-post victory on a lucrative visit to Catterick late last month.

Quite where the gelding found the extra gears is the $64,000 question, nonetheless the answer probably has something to do with thriving physically during this unusually warm and pleasant spring.

The next thing we know trainers will be putting forward climate change or global warming when asked by the stewards for an explanation of improvement, but in the meantime, Windjammer should complete a double.

The Bank of Scotland Handicap over a mile-and-a-three-quarters could have been framed specifically for Danzatrice (4.20).

Chris Thornton's mare won twice over course and distance in 2006, plus shaped very nicely when staying on in the closing stages to finish a close-up seventh on his Newcastle comeback.

The genial Middleham handler doesn't normally rev his horses up first time out, therefore it's fairly safe to assume Danzatrice will strip a far fitter individual this time round.

The recently published ten-to-follow list got off to a dream start when the first runner, Peppertree Lane, won at Ripon.

Let's hope the momentum can now be maintained by runner number two, Best Prospect (4.00), who trails down to Lingfield for the mile-and-a-quarter Handicap,

Michael Dods' stable has hit form since Best Prospect made his return at Pontefract, so provided the five-year-old is not inconvenienced by the polytack, an each-way bet could pay dividends.