Will He Wish, who has done nothing but improve this term, is taken to successfully negotiate a step up in class in the Betfair.com Showcase Rated Handicap over seven furlongs at York this afternoon.

Steve Gollings' seven-year-old started life in handicaps on a 62 mark but he landed a competitive event in the hands of Frankie Dettori at Doncaster last month from a 17lb higher mark.

However, he ran his best race to date in defeat at Ayr last time, when faring the best of those that raced up with the strong pace when second to Ballyhurry.

He's likely to get a good tow with several in this line-up who can go from the front and Dettori is now back in the saddle.

He's taken to beat Mine, who is in good form but who may be better suited by a straight track.

Jim Goldie, the trainer of Ballyhurry, can be on the mark with Gargoyle Girl in the Constant Security Apprentice Handicap over a mile and a half.

A strongly-run race over this trip on quick ground are arguably her ideal requirements and she looked to be coming to hand at Ayr in an amateur riders race over a mile and three last month and has run well over hurdles since then.

This extra distance will be in her favour, she's back on a fair mark and this previous course-and-distance winner is preferred to Luca Cumani's likely favourite Loves Travelling.

Cumani, who has a 22 per cent strike rate this year, can be among the winners with Dileer in the Sesame And Scottish Equitable EBF Classified Stakes over the same mile-and-a-half trip.

A winner on easy ground, when beating a subsequent dual scorer at Ayr this year, the four-year-old ran as though the return to this longer trip would suit when fifth to Montmatre at Yarmouth last time.

And that form has been highlighted in no uncertain terms by the subsequent victories of the winner, third-placed Eastern Breeze and fourth-placed Tusk.

The Green Howards Cup Nursery over a mile looks an open event but it could be worth siding with Michael Bell's Vengerov, who looks sure to appreciate the step up to this trip.

This son of Piccolo was far from disgraced in a fair Folkestone maiden before running creditably from a poor draw at Chepstow.

The handicapper hasn't taken many chances with his 75 rating but he's worth sticking with over this trip for the first time.

Donna's Double isn't well drawn in the Old Gravel Pits Allerthorpe Claimer over a mile and a quarter but that should be factored into his price and he's still worth a small interest.

In a race where not too many can be seriously fancied, Don Eddy's runner has shaped as though coming back to form on his last couple of starts and he's narrowly preferred to likely favourite Forbearing.

Fast ground means small fields at the two jumping fixtures but it could pay to side with recent Flat winner Mexican Pete on his hurdles debut in the 10th October Boys Of 86 Day Juvenile Novices Hurdle at Huntingdon.

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