Ballystone to boost Lungo's jumps tally

Ballystone can continue Len Lungo's memorable jumps season by scoring at Haydock today.

His trainer has been in unstoppable form of late.

He has already passed last season's total of 36 winners and is fast closing on his personal best tally of 56.

And Lungo is also on the fringes of the top 10 in the prize money-determined championship table for the first time.

Ballystone has already contributed two wins and over £7,500 to the Carrutherstown stable's tally after a highly promising start to his chasing career this season.

A modest hurdler at best, the seven-year-old showed he was set to leave that form well behind over fences by winning a novice handicap at Ayr last month, running his rivals ragged from halfway and scoring by an easy six lengths.

Nor was that a flash in the pan as the gelding followed up in equally impressive fashion at Newcastle, making all and having 22 lengths to spare over the only other finisher at the line.

He remains very attractively treated at the weights in today's MNC And Reliance Mercedes Benz Novices' Handicap Chase and another success looks on the cards.

Somemanforoneman makes plenty of appeal in the Racing Channel Available In Pubs And Clubs Novices' Chase.

The six-year-old has done very well in novices chases for Charlie Mann this season, winning at Warwick in October and Ascot the following month.

There was no disgrace in his finishing second to Dusk Duel at Cheltenham last time, particularly as the winner has since gone on to score at Kempton's Christmas festival.

Somemanforoneman looks to have been found a good opportunity to resume winning ways today.

Dusk Duel's trainer Nicky Henderson and jockey Mick Fitzgerald can combine again to lift the Doncaster Bloodstock Sales/EBF Mares' Only Standard National Hunt Flat Race at Taunton with Deep Sunset.

Their representative scored impressively on her debut at Ludlow early this month and looks good enough to defy a 7lb penalty.

Rayik could be worth taking a chance on off a low weight in the Cantor Index Financial Spread Betting Handicap at Lingfield.