Indium, who failed to make the cut for Saturday's Lincoln Handicap, has an excellent chance of handsome compensation at Doncaster tomorrow.

The £20,000 Worthington Spring Mile, which is designed to accommodate the Lincoln Handicap entries which fall outside the top 24 runners, is the alternative target for Indium over the same course and distance, which will suit him ideally.

Willie Musson's gelding relishes a strongly-run race over a straight mile, as he proved at Ascot last autumn when winning a valuable sponsored handicap.

Primed for this race by a recent outing on the sand at Southwell, where he finished a highly-promising fourth, Indium is napped to come out on top tomorrow.

Danegold makes plenty of appeal in the www.one-in-a-hundred.com Handicap over two and a quarter miles.

Mick Channon's versatile gelding ran a blinder at last week's Cheltenham Festival to be narrowly beaten into second place by Master Tern in the fiercely competitive County Hurdle.

Something of a character, who tends to get tailed-off in the early stages of his races before producing a big finish, Danegold is a punters' nightmare. But if you can stand the pressure, he promises to give you a good run for your money. Paul Fessey has the task of putting him in front when it matters.

Malton trainer Brian Rothwell has a good record at Doncaster's opening meeting, and the Musely Bank handler should not be overlooked in the Bawtry Maiden Selling Stakes in which he saddles Raisa's Gold.

Although there is obviously no public form to go on in this race for two-year-olds starting their careers, Rothwell has won it before and so knows what is required. Rest assured that Raisa's Gold will have been taught her job well at home in readiness for this first public test. Micky Fenton has the mount.

The Town Moor Handicap over six furlongs sets punters a big puzzle, but Tom Tun should give his backers a good run.

The Julie Craze-trained sprinter, owned by York businessman Tom Tunstall, is a course and distance winner and goes to Doncaster tomorrow fit after a useful effort on the sand last month.

Tom Tun will also have the services of top northern jockey Kevin Darley.

Lambourn trainer Barry Hills, who was expected to make his mark on Town Moor this afternoon with Sheer Viking and Clog Dance, continues his opening raid of the season tomorrow.

Hills, a traditionally fast starter, saddles the well-regarded Tantalus, runner-up in his only start last season, in the Maltby Maiden Stakes. Despite the presence of the equally promising River Bann, Tantalus is fancied to come out on top.

Hills also has good prospects with Wethaab in the Mexborough Maiden Stakes.

Unplaced after being sent off favourite on his only outing as a juvenile, Wethaab can set the record straight by opening his winning account tomorrow.

The richest race of the day takes place at Kelso's jumping fixture, where the £30,000 Ashleybank Investments Scottish Borders National forms the centrepiece.

Prime Example, winner of the race last year, has a fine chance of an encore following a good second on this course recently.

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