Mick Easterby made a victorious first visit to Lingfield as Gentleman’s Deal maintained his unbeaten run on the all-weather in the Betdirect Winter Derby.

ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE aims to supplement a brilliant win in Dubai with another valuable success on sand when he tackles the Betdirect Winter Derby today.

Clive Brittain hopes globetrotting five-year-old Hattan can register a valuable success at home in tomorrow’s Betdirect Winter Derby at Lingfield.

Last year’s Vodafone Derby hero Sir Percy is set to tackle the Dubai Sheema Classic at Nad Al Sheba on March 31.