Contraband and crack Irish jockey Johnny Murtagh look a formidable partnership in the £190,000 Tote Ebor at York.

Dave Morris is hopeful of a good run from Mamcazma in the John Smith’s Northumberland Plate at Newcastle on Saturday.

Punters have latched on to Martin Pipe’s Don Fernando as they look towards the big betting race of the weekend, the John Smith’s Northumberland Plate at Newcastle.