Little Glenshee would be an utterly deserving winner of the Play Casino At BetVictor.com Handicap Chase at Ayr.

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Nick Alexander's prized asset seldom falters on a racetrack, with eight placed finishes from 10 starts over fences a testament to her consistency.

The mare only has one chase victory to her name, though, so connections will be keen to bolster the statistics at the Scottish circuit.

Little Glenshee must carry top weight for this race over an extended two and a half miles, but that should not put anyone off as she is a strong horse with a decent sized engine.

The nine-year-old mare is also in fine order, with a fast-finishing third at Haydock, when she a little out of her depth, backed up by a close second at Newcastle towards the end of January.

Alexander's grey turned in a typically robust effort at Gosforth Park, where she succumbed by just half a length to the well-handicapped Beeves over three miles.

Though she has done well in the past over that sort of distance, a pretty convincing argument can be made that this shorter trip is more her thing.

It would be a surprise if Little Glenshee did not remain competitive off a long-standing mark of 120 in what is arguably her weakest test for quite some time.

Nicky Richards will be hoping Duke Of Navan has a nice confidence booster in the Back Of The Net At BetVictor Novices' Chase.

He took a crashing fall when he last ran at Cheltenham at Cheltenham in November.

On his chasing debut he had looked set to be one of the north's leading novices, though, and given plenty of time to get over his mishap, Richards will be keen to get another win under his belt.

Westend Theatre could surprise a few in the BetVictor Handicap Hurdle.

Trained in Northumberland by Jane Walton, the six-year-old defied big odds and a lengthy break to finish a close fourth at Wetherby on his handicap debut over hurdles.

Westend Theatre was only beaten just over five lengths by Rayadour, which has to go down as a sound effort as he had been sidelined since last March.

Be that as it may, Walton's representative faltered a little late on, so the decision to revert to two miles at Ayr is probably a good piece of business.

The handicapper has also shown surprising clemency be taking off 2lb, while Alistair Findlays' handy 7lb claim adds further fuel to the optimism.

Conditions at Plumpton will be highly beneficial for Sandynow, who runs in the At The Races Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle.

Heavy ground looks a given in East Sussex, which will please trainer Peter Bowen no end.

Sandynow has not won for an age, but he usually saves his best form for when there is a ruck in the muck - as demonstrated by his gutsy Uttoxeter triumph in January 2012.

The 10-year-old chestnut is clearly in a happy place right now, too, as he did particularly well at Ffos Las earlier this month on his first start since December 2013.

Sandynow looked at one stage like he might win a three-mile handicap hurdle, but he flattened out late on and finished third.

That was hardly a shock after such a lengthy hiatus and he should be much fitter for this off a mark which is 8lb lower than when he was last successful.

Dream Child is very difficult to pass over in the 32Red Fillies' Handicap at Wolverhampton.

Charlie Appleby's four-year-old did not blitz the opposition on her last three victories at Dunstall Park, but she nonetheless has the look of an upwardly mobile animal.

Indeed, her most recent success at Wolverhampton was arguably her most convincing when she coolly struck by three-quarters of a length on her first try over a mile and a half.

Dream Child must give away a lot of weight, but the daughter of Pivotal is head and shoulders above her rivals on the ratings and will have no problem reverting to just over nine furlongs.

SELECTIONS

AYR: 2.20 Spoils Of War, 2.50 Duke Of Navan, 3.20 Everaard, 3.50 Westend Theatre, 4.20 Bobs Lady Tamure, 4.50 LITTLE GLENSHEE (NAP).

PLUMPTON: 2.05 Keys, 2.35 Mr Muddle, 3.10 Sudden Wish, 3.40 Ringa Bay, 4.10 Sandynow, 4.40 Golden Games, 5.10 Triggitas.

WOLVERHAMPTON: 3.00 Tom Sawyer, 3.30 Captain Future, 4.00 Red Tycoon, 4.30 Den Maschine, 5.00 Dream Child, 5.30 Antiquarium, 6.00 Happydoingnothing.

DOUBLE: Little Glenshee and Sandynow.