ICKYMASHO looks set to give a bold account in the Family Fun Day Monday 8th August Fillies' Handicap at Wolverhampton.

The Jonathan Portman-trained four-year-old made noteworthy progress when switched to the all-weather towards the end of last year, winning both at Kempton and at this Dunstall Park track, as well as running with credit at Chelmsford.

That she also seemed to relish a mile and a half on a synthetic surface does not go unnoticed and, with all that in mind, there was not too much lost in defeat on her return to action at Chepstow last month under vastly different circumstances.

Running on ground with plenty of cut in it and over an inadequate 10 furlongs was never really going to see her to best advantage but there was nonetheless merit in the performance.

Sure to be sharper for it, and with the in-form George Baker doing the steering on today's nap selection, she is firmly expected to be in the shake-up back up in trip and back on Tapeta.

There is every chance Baker can make it a double with BALLARD DOWN for William Knight in the Visit wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap.

A lightly-raced son of Canford Cliffs, he was seen just twice in his juvenile year and then not until December, picking up a Kempton maiden on his second start and looking useful in the process.

That impression was confirmed in his reappearance in what looked a solid 17-runner three-year-old old handicap at Ascot, finishing fourth and coming home well having been held up through the early stages.

There is undoubtedly more to come – and most likely in better races than this.

EVENLODE, ridden by Graham Gibbons, might take a bit of beating in the At The Races App On Android Maiden Stakes.

David Barron's charge found only the much more experienced Udontdodou too good at Thirsk and while that was admittedly by seven lengths, the winner has advertised his talents again since.

With that under his belt there should be better to come and he is certainly in the right hands to win a race.

A mile and a half looks to have been the making of SCARPETA and he can add to recent Beverley gains in the Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap.

Udontdodou goes at Wetherby in the Life & Style Handicap but preference is just for ALKHOR, who might turn out to be pretty useful.

Richard Hannon's representative made the most of an odds-on opportunity at Windsor last June, looking like the experience would only do him good.

The fact he has been off since suggests there might have been a problem along the way – but the Hannon horses are going well and, while he is more than entitled to improve for this, he might be better than this grade.

WINTERVAL should take a good deal of stopping in the Yorkshire Post Magazine Handicap.

Roger Varian's four-year-old goes back up in distance after a solid effort over an extended mile at Windsor, on his first start for the best part of a year and where he was well-backed beforehand.

He just failed to reel in Ice Slice but the money suggested he had been going well at home and it will be interesting to see if the market again speaks in his favour.

GENEROUS CHIEF took full advantage of a falling handicap mark at Kelso earlier this month and can repeat the dose in the St John Lee Handicap Chase at Hexham.

The Chris Grant-trained eight-year-old was putting three disappointing efforts behind him and, with confidence restored, he has every chance of a quick double as even his new rating is not prohibitive, judged on what he has produced in the past.

A flat track like Southwell might suit HIT THE HEADLINES and he is the pick in the Visit attheraces.com Handicap Chase at the Nottinghamshire track.