A flaming decent chance of victory.

INFLAMMABLE has been disappointing so far this season, but she will find few better opportunities to break her maiden tag than the Call 01636 814481 To Sponsor A Race Maiden Stakes at Southwell.

The daughter of Montjeu was unplaced in a maiden won by top-class juvenile Crowded House on her debut in September of last year, but placed efforts at Southwell and Ayr suggested she was a winner waiting to happen.

The fact she did not reappear until last month suggests she may have had her problems, but it was still a little disappointing when she was beaten a long way into fourth on her Southwell comeback.

She probably did not get home when stepped up to two miles on her latest outing and, while she is certainly no world beater, she would prove too good for this lot if reproducing last year's form.

Shadows Lengthen is clearly in rude health at the moment and looks set for his third win in less than a week in the Betdaq The Betting Exchange Handicap.

Mick Easterby's charge won with his head in his chest over this course and distance last Tuesday and had little trouble following up under a penalty at Wolverhampton over the weekend.

He is going to find life tough once the handicapper is given chance to reassess him, but a double penalty may not stop him going in again, with a decent claimer on his back taking off a valuable 7lb.

Ernst Blofeld showed a good level of form over hurdles and should make a smooth transition to the larger obstacles in Sedgefield's Travis Perkins Beginners' Chase.

The five-year-old hails from the inform Donald McCain yard and two victories from four starts over timber is evidence of his huge potential.

His only defeat came in a Grade Two race won by Diamond Harry at Cheltenham in January, and as there is nothing anywhere near that calibre in this line-up, Ernst Blofeld faces a seemingly straightforward task.

McCain should also hit the target with Alegralil, who defends an unbeaten record in the Durham City Of Culture 2013 Mares' Novices' Hurdle.

The four-year-old hosed up in bumpers at Market Rasen and Bangor in the spring and jumped with aplomb on her hurdling introduction at Towcester to beat a decent sort in Miss Overdrive by 13 lengths.

She is clearly an above average mare and she could well run up a sequence in ordinary northern events such as this.

Kanad caught a tartar when second on his first start over fences at Warwick and will surely go one better in the Chateau De Sours Novices' Chase at Lingfield..

The seven-year-old was rated 130 over hurdles a couple of seasons ago, but then spent 21 months on the sidelines with injury.

He found only the smart Somersby too strong on his belated comeback and should prove too strong for this field if he can avoid the dreaded 'bounce' factor. Rileyev let down odds-on backers when only fourth on his latest outing at Plumpton, but is well worth another chance to get it right in the Hartfield Handicap Hurdle.

TOMORROW'S TOP TIPS LINGFIELD: 12.40 Sebastiano, 1.10 Call At Midnight, 1.40 Kanad, 2.10 Hellfire Club, 2.40 Sound Stage, 3.10 Rileyev, 3.40 Mr Tallyman.

SEDGEFIELD: 12.50 First Bay, 1.20 Ernst Blofeld, 1.50 Bold Pioneer, 2.20 Alegralil, 2.50 Storm Prospect, 3.20 Matmata De Tendron.

SOUTHWELL: 12.00 Lord Of The Dance, 12.30 Castle Myth, 1.00 Taper Jean Girl, 1.30 Rock Of Eire, 2.00 Kinigi, 2.30 INFLAMMABLE (NAP), 3.00 Shadows Lengthen, 3.30 Great Charm. DOUBLE: Inflammable and Shadows Lengthen Selections for Lingfield and Sedgefield subject to change

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ALL FALL DOWN: Paddy Brennan falls from Corlande at the Chair fence during the totesuper7Grand Sefton Chase over the Grand National fences at Aintree, yesterday