ATTIMO is respected in the Easby Abbey Handicap Chase as Jonathan England rides today's nap selection at Catterick.

A clean winner at Sedgefield on New Year's Eve, the eight-year-old had looked hamstrung by the assessor until he was pitched into duty at Wetherby on February 21.

Attimo was on fine terms with himself at the Yorkshire circuit, finishing a relatively close third behind Thedrinkymeister over three miles.

Trainer Sam England must surely be heartened by that Wetherby run and expectant of a solid show as he is back at the sort of distance over which he has winning form.

THE BAY OAK, ridden by Harry Skelton, looks the one in the Racing UK-sponsored novice chase.

Dan Skelton's former point-to-pointer looks to have much to offer over fences on the evidence of his chasing debut at Hereford, when second to Wild West Wind in a heavy-ground handicap.

The Bay Oak only went down by three-quarters of a length against a horse who already had form over fences, so even better can be expected in novice company.

HOLLOW BLUE SKY can turn around recent form with Drumviredy in the Squire Osbaldeston Handicap Chase at Leicester.

Drumviredy proved two-and-a-quarter lengths too good for Hollow Blue Sky at Bangor last month, despite the fact she was having to concede 3lb to Nigel Twiston-Davies' charge.

Drumviredy has to give Hollow Blue Sky 8lb this time around and given she was all out to hold him last time, it would not be unreasonable to expect the places to be reversed here with William Twiston-Davies in the saddle.

BAMAKO DU CHATELET holds the key to the Betway Handicap at Lingfield.

The six-year-old has been a super servant for trainer Ian Williams on the all-weather this winter, having won twice since he took a heavy fall at this track in November.

Williams was keen to try his inmate back over two miles at Lingfield a week ago and he did not let the side down when a two-length second behind Remember The Man.

That race was hardly contested at a ferocious gallop, though, so the suspicion remains he is a better animal over shorter distances.

Williams tends to agree with that line of thinking as Bamako Du Chatelet is back down to a mile and five furlongs for this latest assignment.

The four-time course winner must shoulder joint-top weight, and is now on a career-high mark, but this savvy operator is clearly still progressing quite nicely. The reappointment of Adam Kirby as jockey also looks a good piece of business.

Lingfield's feature is a nine-furlong conditions race and looks a bit of an unusual one as MISE EN ROSE is an absolute mile clear on the ratings, yet runs against four rivals on level terms.

The War Front filly has not quite kicked on since finishing second in the Sceptre Stakes at Doncaster but she did not run too badly in a good race at Chelmsford on February 8 and is clearly the one they have to beat, with Kirby again taking the ride.

Also keep an eye on COILLTE CAILIN, who goes to post for the class three handicap over a mile-and-a-quarter.

The seven-year-old was the victim of a crawling pace over course and distance on January 27, having previously looked bang on her game with successive victories.

She has since emerged with honour in a better standard of race than this at Wolverhampton, when only beaten half a length by the useful Pactolus – despite having been carried left towards the finish.

Coillte Cailin is only 1lb higher back at Lingfield and must surely go well under Martin Harley if they bustle along at a decent clip.