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FLOSSY FIT FOR YORK

Flossy should be approaching peak fitness after her two outings so far this season and is fancied for the Cuisine de France Rated Handicap at York tomorrow.

Chris Thornton's highly-progressive mare shaped well at Newmarket last time out and came good this time last year.

In fact, she won six races in all culminating with a brave effort to win the Tote November Handicap from Carlys Quest having come from well off the pace.

She goes well on both fast and soft surfaces and the booking of Pat Eddery looks highly significant.

When David Nicholls' sprinters start winning, they sometimes find it hard to stop.

And Anthony Mon Amour can keep up the Thirsk trainer's fine record by taking the opening Mr Kipling Exceedingly Good Stakes.

Nicholls runs four in the contest but John Egan looks a positive jockey booking for the selection.

Like so many of the other sprinters with whom he has farmed similar contests, the selection came from another stable having failed to show much form for a while and was bought for just 12,000 guineas before his seasonal reappearance.

But having shaped well on his third start at Catterick, he bolted up on his return to the course last time out, winning by five lengths and clocking a good time in the process.

That was a decent enough contest and although this is tougher, with just a 7lb penalty for his success, he looks potentially thrown-in at the foot of the weights and can wrap up another quick success.

Hot Tin Roof found everything happening too quick for her last time out when stepped up in grade on good to firm going.

But back at the level where she has already won twice this season, she can take the Listed Stanley Racing Summer Stakes.

In fact, the filly is a testament to the training skills of Tim Easterby.

Having inherited her upon the retirement of Jack Banks, she started the season off on too high a mark to place her in handicaps and Easterby was not sure how he would be able to find a race for her.

But she has won two Listed races, been placed in two more, and earned plenty of prize-money and black type.

Frilly Front takes a massive drop in grade in the Bet Direct On 0800 211 222 Claiming Stakes at Lingfield and, having gone well at this course before, must be fancied to provide Yorkshire trainer David Barron with a long-distance winner.

Foist has been out of form for years and has conclusively proved to be most frustrating to follow.

But a prolific winner some time ago, his handicap mark has now tumbled to that of a selling plater.

And though beaten eight lengths at Southwell last time, he hinted at retaining that old ability and could just be returning to some sort of form.

Always best with cut in the ground, conditions should suit in the Chard Construction Handicap at Hamilton Park and should the market speak in his favour, Foist is worth your consideration.