Course specialist Westcourt Magic can turn on the style at Chester tomorrow by winning the Hill Dickinson Rated Handicap for the second successive year.

Mick Easterby's diminutive sprinter, successful three times here over the minimum distance of five furlongs, including twice last season, will be partnered by Lindsay Charnock, who knows him well.

Westcourt Magic made his reappearance at Doncaster last month and showed plenty of his old dash to race prominently on the unfavoured far side of the course until weakening in the final two furlongs.

Sure to be sharper as a result of that outing, Westcourt Magic can show his rivals a clean pair of heels on a course he loves.

The £60,000 Ormonde Stakes takes pride of place and it would be unwise to overlook the obvious claims of Sadian, the mount of Pat Eddery.

John Dunlop's high-class colt, a close second to subsequent Epsom hero High-Rise in last year's Lingfield Derby Trial, made a winning reappearance at Newbury last month when beating The Glow Worm by three-quarters of a length in a Group 3 event.

Tomorrow's slightly longer distance should not inconvenience Sadian, who has the necessary ability to concede weight all-round.

Chester House is a horse considered by many to be set for a lucrative four-year-old campaign, and Henry Cecil's charge returns to action in the Huxley Stakes.

A first-rate cold, Chester House was involved in what was probably the 'race of the season' last year when narrowly beaten into third in York's International Stakes won by Oh So Wonderful. He should have little difficulty starting the new season on a winning note.

Also worth noting at Chester is the very speedy Harryana in the Sefton Maiden Fillies Stakes. Mark Johnston's juvenile, just touched off at Hamilton on her debut, should take plenty of catching around these sharp turns.

At Hamilton, Present 'n Correct is awarded the nap in the Election Day Handicap over five furlongs.

Trained by Milton Bradley, who is a genius at getting the very best out of largely modes performers, Present 'n Correct ran a cracking race on his return to turf at Bath last week when a half-length second to Harvey's Future. He is napped to go one better.

Piere Strydom, the four-times the South African champion jockey, who is spending a month in Britain, got off the mark at Thirsk last Saturday and can follow-up aboard Kashra in the Tattersalls Medium Auction Maiden Stakes.

Mark Johnston's filly finished a good second at Newcastle on her debut and can now step up on that performance.

Nobby Barnes, now a ten-year-old, seems to reserve his best displays for this track and the popular veteran can lift the Sunday Mail Handicap.

Kim Tinkler's mount has run a couple of reasonable races this season and should now be reaching his peak.

Johayro (2.20) merits definite interest in the opener, while the talented but luckless Fiori (3.50) should finally get off the mark.

Quinn joins ace men to miss York

Richard Quinn added his name to the list of top jockeys sitting out all or part of York's May meeting next week when he received a six-day suspension for major irresponsible riding at Chester.

Frankie Dettori, Pat Eddery and Darryll Holland will be on the sidelines for the Dante fixture and Quinn will join them on the final day of the York meeting.

Quinn's offence was committed aboard Housemaster, who passed the post a length ahead of Peshtigo in the Group Three Victor Chandler Chester Vase, with Lightning Arrow and Iscan respectively third and fourth.

A stewards' inquiry was announced immediately and after 20 minutes' deliberation Housemaster, who earned a 33-1 Vodafone Derby quote from Ladbrokes, was placed fourth for interference with Lightning Arrow and Iscan inside the final furlong.

Barry Hills's Peshtigo, who does not hold an Epsom entry, was moved up a place along with Lightning Arrow and Iscan, and Quinn banned from May 13 to 18 inclusive.

Quinn accepted his punishment while stressing that his move had been born out of self-preservation rather than a rash desire to win the race.

"I came into the straight going well and Michael Hills (on Peshtigo) looked like he was going to roll off the fence," he said.

"I put myself in there to go up the rail and then he came in, so I have switched to go round him.

"I had my horse set alight and couldn't stop, and in doing that I gave Kieren (Fallon, on Lightning Arrow) a nudge.

"You have got to take it on the chin but I didn't do it as a manoeuvre to win the race - I did it for self-preservation because I was angled to go up the rails and Michael has come in, and I was going to come down."

Housemaster's trainer Michael Bell, disappointed by the stewards' decision, looked forward to the Derby.

"It is very tough on the horse because he won like a good horse," he said.

"But it is one of those things. Let's hope we have better luck at Epsom."

French jockey Olivier Peslier should be free to ride Derby favourite Adair in the Dante Stakes on Knavesmire next Wednesday.

But he might be required to ride in France the following day when Godolphin hopes to reveal another Classic prospect at York.

Godolphin is looking at the Michael Seely Memorial Glasgow Stakes on Knavesmire a week tomorrow for the return of Derby hope Slip Stream.

This and other rides are up for grabs because of Frankie Dettori's suspension.

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