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UP TO TEMPO LOOKS HARD TO BEAT

Up Tempo, third to the lightning-fast Superstar Leo in the Weatherbys Super Sprint, can gain compensation in the EBF thehorsesmouth.co.uk Novice Stakes at Ripon on Monday.

The Tim Easterby-trained colt dead-heated for minor honours with Threezedzz behind the mightily-impressive winner at Newbury to belie her odds of 33-1.

As his starting price suggests, he was ignored by most punters as he was the stable`s second string to the 10-11 favourite Romantic Myth.

Although the Queen Mary Stakes winner had an off-day, Up Tempo gave the performance of his life at the Berkshire track.

As he was putting in his best work in the closing stages of the minimum trip, he seems sure to appreciate this extra furlong.

He did win over five furlongs at Musselburgh in May and has been placed in all his six starts. A second success is on the cards here.

Richard Whitaker`s evergreen sprinter Lago Di Varano can strike over the same six furlongs by taking the day`s Showcase Handicap, the Armstrong Memorial Rated Stakes.

The eight-year-old is a veteran of more than 100 races, winning 10 including two here, and is no back number just yet.

His sole success so far this term came at Haydock in June and he was in action on both days of York`s July meeting finishing a respectable seventh of 23 to the Gay Fox on the latter occasion.

Refreshed by a three-week break since that last run, Lago Di Varano will be keen to return to the fray and hopefully in triumph.

Stallone is a young horse on the upgrade who can complete a four-timer in the Tommy Shedden Challenge Trophy.

The three-year-old colt, trained at Newmarket by Jeremy Noseda, has shown tremendous battling qualities in his three victories at Redcar (twice) and Newcastle.

He was unraced as a juvenile and he needed his first three starts to get the hang of the game, but now that he has it could take a little more time for the handicapper to get to grips with him.

Vent d`Aout looks the pick of Martin Pipe`s runners at Newton Abbot where the six-year-old can follow up his recent course and distance victory in the Happy 70th Birthday Colin Willcocks Novices` Chase over two miles five and a half furlongs.

After hunting up two smart sorts, Mujado can make it third time lucky in the Shanklin EBF Maiden Fillies` Stakes at Windsor`s evening fixture.

Brian Meehan`s youngster found Khulan three and a half lengths too good on her debut at Newmarket last month and was then beaten three-quarters of a length by Regal Rose at Ascot last week.

As both winners are seen as Classic prospects, Mujado`s performances deserve credit and she would not be winning out of turn.

At Carlisle, Spectrometer looks set to make it a hat-trick for Newmarket trainer Sir Mark Prescott in the Horslyx Handicap after two wins last month.

The son of Rainbow Quest got off the mark at Brighton on the south coast before being sent to Scotland where he landed a Hamilton handicap by half-a-length from Happy Days. Spectrometer can make a successful foray north again.