Harris Bay can prove himself a rising star in the Henrietta Knight stable by winning at Sandown tomorrow on the first day of a weekend meeting at the course which on Saturday hosts the Tingle Creek Chase.

The williamhillcasino.com Novices' Handicap Chase may not carry quite so much kudos as the Tingle Creek, but this £10,000 event looks a good opportunity for Harris Bay to take another step up the steeplechasing ladder.

The Lambourn gelding ran out an easy winner from Avadi at Towcester last time and Timmy Murphy, in the saddle on that occasion, takes the mount again tomorrow. A follow-up looks on the cards.

Percussionist puts his reputation on the line in Sandown's feature race, the £28,000 William Hill Winter Novices' Hurdle.

Formerly a high-class Flat horse, who finished fourth in last year's Derby and second in the Yorkshire Cup on Knavesmire earlier this year, Percussionist made a winning debut over hurdles at Carlisle last week, doing everything right in comfortably beating some modest rivals.

He faces much tougher opposition tomorrow, but Howard Johnson's gelding has the class to make giant strides at this game and he should give Graham Lee a good ride.

Getoutwhenyoucan is fancied to continue his purple patch by winning the £25,000 John Smith's Future Stars Chase.

Martin Pipe's prolific winner gained his latest success in emphatic style at the Paddy Power meeting at Cheltenham and looks an exciting prospect. He can oblige again.

Talented jockey Graham Gibbons, who is having a successful run, should enjoy a good ride at Wolverhampton tomorrow on my Nap selection Gilded Cove in the first division of the Text 'Betdirect' Handicap.

The five-year-old was beaten only a short-head by Law Maker over five furlongs last week, and met interference in the process, rendering him a rather unlucky loser. He is expected to gain compensation over this slightly longer distance.

Updated: 12:21 Thursday, December 01, 2005