Sporting Life Tips

FRIDAY'S SELECTIONS:

DUNDALK: 6.10 Inwood, 6.40 Client Account, 7.10 Way West, 7.40 Finicus, 8.10 Appraise, 8.40 Gay Sloane, 9.10 Fleeting Moment, 9.40 Collingwood.

EXETER: 12.30 Free To Air, 1.00 Hector's Choice, 1.35 Panjo Bere, 2.10 Ironside, 2.45 Glenwood Knight, 3.20 Rosie All Over, 3.50 Tzora.

LINGFIELD: 12.10 KINGS DESTINY (NAP), 12.40 Nawamees, 1.15 Formula, 1.50 Joe Caster, 2.25 Internationaldebut, 3.00 Gold Express, 3.30 Alsadaa.

SANDOWN: 12.50 Helium, 1.25 Creinch, 2.00 Junior, 2.35 Barbers Shop, 3.10 Mokum, 3.40 Billie Magern.

WOLVERHAMPTON: 6.50 Climate, 7.20 Avertis, 7.50 Rag And Bone, 8.20 Fast Freddie, 8.50 Little Carmela, 9.20 Just Bond.

DOUBLE: Kings Destiny and Joe Caster.

Kings Destiny has let down favourite-backers on more than one occasion in his short career but can reward those who keep the faith in the first division of the Bet At ladbrokes.com Maiden Stakes at Lingfield.

The Dubai Destination colt was not unfancied for his Nottingham debut and looked a juvenile with a future when finding only impressive winner Mastery too strong.

Michael Jarvis' charge was then fourth in what looked an even better race at Newbury at the end of October and it has to go down as a slight disappointment that he was beaten at Great Leighs last time.

But there are no questions about his temperament so it would be folly to write him off in an event of this nature.

Joe Caster won with something to spare at Great Leighs a week ago and could prove well treated under a penalty in the Play Bingo At ladbrokes.com Nursery Handicap.

The James Eustace inmate is enjoying a lucrative end to the campaign having won three times since the start of October and he was not hard pressed to score by a length and a half on his latest outing.

Obviously the handicapper is now beginning to catch up with him but he is more than capable of securing at least one more win before the turn of the year.

Rag And Bone showed enough on her latest outing to suggest she is ready to get off the mark in the Hotel & Conferencing Maiden Fillies' Stakes at Wolverhampton.

The daughter of Street Cry showed marked improvement on her debut at Kempton to go down by just a length and a quarter at Great Leighs last time.

This drop to seven furlongs should not hinder her progress and she would be out in the field by now if Brian Meehan did not feel she was up to winning a race in the near future.

The eyes of all National Hunt enthusiasts will be be fixed on Sandown where the Future Stars Chase takes centre stage.

Barbers Shop ran a mighty race to finish second in the Paddy Power Gold Cup on his seasonal reappearance and given the red-hot form of the Nicky Henderson team at present, it would be quite a surprise if he finishes out of the frame in this Listed contest.

Junior has been around the block a few times already for one so young but he can put that experience to good use in the Grade Two Winter Novices' Hurdle.

Although winless since joining Alan King, he has run a number of fine races in defeat, notably when taking third in the Coral Cup at the Cheltenham Festival back in March.

He meets a number of horses less exposed in this field but he is certainly more street-wise and that may be the telling factor.

Panjo Bere has won his last two starts with his head in his chest and can bring up the hat-trick in Exeter's Harry Dutfield Memorial Novices' Chase.