NOEL WILSON sends Lady Suesanne (1.10) to Wolverhampton with every chance of continuing the stable's recent revival.

Wilson's wife, Nicki, was badly injured in a racecourse spill at Ripon during the summer, but all is now well and with the Malton yard back on song the winners are starting to flow.

Lady Suesanne doesn't have an exacting task for the lowly Betdirect Handicap.

It's an event in which she's fully entitled to play a leading role judging by her turf win at Leicester in August.

Despite the fact that African Sahara (3.10) appears well held by Mi Odds on the evidence of their latest clash, the former might get his revenge given more positive tactics.

Although the selection could only finish in eighth place behind Mi Odds at Southwell, the gelding was only three lengths in arrears at the line, having taken a very circuitous route.

Jockey Chris Cavanagh opted to drop African Sahara in rear on that occasion, giving his horse a mountain to climb as the rest of the field established a clear advantage.

Cavanagh then met interference and was forced to steer wide on the home turn, forfeiting even more ground to his rivals and losing lengths the combination could never hope to make up.

Having reviewed the VT, it doesn't take rocket science to calculate that if African Mountain had stuck closer to the pace he would have gone very close to winning.

Eddie Creighton is one of the brightest young riders around and his presence aboard Captain Darling (4.40) spells danger for the opposition.

The enigmatic Captain Darling can never be relied upon implicitly, but his second placing 20 days ago signals that the Richard Price-trained gelding is finally ready and willing to supply a festive boost.

Fans of the great Roberta Flack might be tempted to have an interest in Killing Me Softly, the racehorse named after the great American soul singer's biggest hit.

Plumpton's closing Handicap Hurdle is the target for Killing Me Softly, who humped top-weight in a similar standard contest on a successful visit to Leicester.

The four-year-old has been shunted up 7lbs in the weights as a result of the victory.

But connections have reduced some of the difference by booking Robert Stephens, who is able to take 5lbs off Killing Me Softly's back by virtue of his conditional jockey's allowance.

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