DESPITE a heady home reputation, Musselburgh-bound Khan Kicker (1.50) has yet to deliver the goods on the racecourse.

Trainer Ferdy Murdy has always thought plenty of Khan Kicker and no-one was more disappointed when the six-year-old threw away a winning chance at Ayr with a careless leap at the third from home.

Maybe the heavy ground didn't suit last time out at Carlisle, where Khan Kicker was simply outstayed on the long and arduous uphill climb to the winning post by Mary Reveley's Man Murphy.

The money was down on the selection at Carlisle and his supporters will have to bite the bullet and go in again if they are to attempt to retrieve previous losses in the Gifford Novices' Hurdle.

Two of the north's leading chasers, Rising Generation and Batswing, clash in the following two-mile Inversk Novices' Chase.

Although Batswing was a more-than-impressive winner on his fencing debut over track and trip this month, preference is still for Rising Generation (2.20).

The latter won five times in France prior to crossing the Channel and collecting in a common canter on his British bow at Hereford.

Nicky Richards hasn't had a great deal to get excited about this season and another victory for Rising Generation would provide a much-needed shot in the arm for the Greystoke handler.

According to the normally reliable ratings of the Shoreham-based company Superform, Taunton raider Tosawi (4.10) is on an upward curve.

He certainly demonstrated an affinity for the course when narrowly beaten by Mark Equal 12 days ago with the winner in receipt of 5lb.

If Tosawi is to maintain his progress he now has to shoulder top-weight to success in the Racecourse Exhibition Centre Handicap Hurdle, a task probably not beyond him.

The experiment to switch Sandoran (4.40) to fences has brought place money only, so the decision to go back to hurdles is not hard to understand.

Sandoran's not on a bad mark for the Wedding Licence Handicap Hurdle considering he's the only horse in the field to have won at the course.

Richard Mullen remains one of the most underrated jockeys in the county but at least for his fans it means the odds on the horses he rides are fractionally longer than they should be.

I am hoping this be will the case for Mullen's mount, Billie H (2.00), in the Littlewoods Fillies Handicap at Southwell.

The cards haven't really fallen for Billie H on her last couple of outings, most notably at Wolverhampton recently, where she lost several lengths by having to drop back then switch to the wide outside.