FRIDAY SELECTIONS

DUNDALK: 6.30 Blaze Brightly, 7.00 Russian View, 7.30 Miss Velocity, 8.00 Qadar, 8.30 Copper Dock, 9.00 Bashkirov, 9.25 Night Spark

LINGFIELD: 12.50 Bee Stinger, 1.20 TROOPINGTHECOLOUR (NAP), 1.55 Cuthbert, 2.30 Jarrow, 3.05 River Kirov, 3.35 Cape Royal

MUSSELBURGH: 12.10 Strongpoint, 12.40 New Tricks, 1.10 Lahib The Fifth, 1.45 Hold Fast, 2.20 Best Horse, 2.55 Cybora, 3.25 Allow Me

NEWBURY: 1.00 Prince Pippin, 1.30 Princeful, 2.05 Lie Forrit, 2.40 Punchestowns, 3.15 Pepsyrock, 3.45 Bellvano

THURLES: 12.35 Hamalka, 1.05 Prima Vista, 1.35 Luska Lad, 2.10 Marlay Park, 2.45 Merry Cowboy, 3.20 Scotsirish, 3.50 Grey Area

WOLVERHAMPTON: 6.20 Micky Mac, 6.50 Kingsgate Choice, 7.20 King Red, 7.50 Caprio, 8.20 The Two G's, 8.50 Gala Casino Star, 9.20 Colombard

DOUBLE: Troopingthecolour and Kingsgate Choice

Troopingthecolour has a reputation for being a bit of a rogue, having finished second in four career starts, but he can be given one more chance at Lingfield.

John Gosden's Nayef colt has been a beaten favourite on three of those outings, yet there is no questioning his resolve - he has just had the misfortune to meet better horses.

On his last start over this course and distance he was sent off at 8-15 to oblige, but Godolphin's newcomer Royaaty got the better of an epic battle by a short head.

With a bit of luck, he will not meet anything of that class in the Galleons Lap Maiden Stakes.

His rating of 80 is high enough to win an average maiden at this venue.

Mark Johnston's Jarrow looks the most likely candidate in the Jacksbridge Conditions Stakes.

Second of 15 on his debut at Doncaster, he had no trouble opening his account at Lingfield earlier this month.

That was an impressive display and he is related to some classy sprinters, which suggests there is more to come.

John Best will be keen to put 2009 behind him after his string were afflicted by a virus, but there are signs he has now emerged from the other side.

Kingsgate Choice, a Choisir colt, made a very promising debut when third of 12 just over a fortnight ago.

And with expected improvement at Wolverhampton, Best's charge should be getting involved at the finish of the eventmasters.co.uk Corporate Hospitality Median Auction maiden Stakes.

Punchestowns is the most exciting horse reporting for duty at Newbury.

The Nicky Henderson-trained six-year-old makes his fencing debut in the Fullers London Pride Novices' Chase, and must have every chance on his top-notch hurdling form.

A Grade One scorer over timber, Punchestowns signed off his hurdling account with a brilliant second-place finish behind Big Buck's in the World Hurdle.

Given his obvious talents over hurdles, the decision to send him chasing is therefore highly significant.

Punchestowns was always going to make into a cracking prospect over fences, but the temptation must have been strong to kick on for another campaign over smaller obstacles.

Although this Grade Two challenge is by no means an easy task, Henderson's representative could well emerge a class above.

He is best over these shorter distances, however, and looks to have conditions made to measure - as long as there is not too much rain.

Pepsyrock is likely to be in for quite an exciting campaign, and should to be up to Graded class in the fulness of time.

New Tricks can run amok in the Weatherbys Printing Juvenile Novices' Hurdle at Musselburgh.

Not too shabby on the Flat, the three-year-old has also gained plenty of allies on his two starts over hurdles.

He looks quite a decent recruit to the National Hunt game, especially when his Aintree form is factored into the equation, and ought to be winning this moderate race.