Artist in search of first British win.

NEWMARKET trainer James Eustace has found the perfect launchpad for War Artist's new campaign when the Australian-bred sprinter goes in search of his first success on British soil in the freebets.co.uk Chipchase Stakes, which kicks off the Plate Day card at Newcastle.

Following an absence of almost a year, he makes a belated reappearance in this Group Three event and, on all known form, this should be relatively easy pickings for a horse that was a Grade One winner in South Africa. The last time we saw him was in the Darley July Cup when he finished a close third to the French ace Marchand D'Or.

Before that, he had gone down fighting to Kingsgate Native in the Golden Jubilee at Royal Ascot and also ran a blinder under a Group One penalty in the Duke Of York Stakes.

He meets nothing of that calibre today and we know the limitations of all his rivals.

Tombi is a horse I like, but he has only been placed in Listed company and shouldn't be good enough to go to war with the favourite. However, he could reward each way support. I highlighted the chance of Osteopathic Remedy at Redcar last Saturday and, in my opinion, he should have won instead of playing second fiddle to Novellen Lad.

He races off the same mark in a slightly higher grade for the totesport.

com Handicap and should make amends.

Owner Kevin Kirkup, who has an osteopathic practice in Chester-le- Street, is on a roll, having had a double on the first day of the Plate meeting.

Damika is gradually finding his form and poses as a threat. Thebes is running consistently well but gets little help from the handicapper and may well have to settle for place money again in the totescoop6 Handicap.

Preference is for Inter Vision who could never recover from a slow start at Doncaster and was denied a clear run on his previous start at Ripon.

Dechiper is a standing dish at Newcastle where all his five wins have been gained, four over extended 10 furlongs of the totesport 0800 221 221 Handicap..