PAUL Hanagan, who will be reunited with his star mount, Muharaar in the Qipco Champions Day Sprint at Ascot tomorrow, pays a visit to Redcar today and looks likely to figure among the winners.

The former champion jockey is fancied to complete a treble on Muzdawaj, Nice Name and Arthurs Secret before his big day at Ascot looms and his reacquaintance with the Charles Hills-trained speedster, who has won three times in Group 1 company this season.

Muzdawaj runs in the opening British Stallion Studs Maiden Stakes. He showed a decent level of ability over this distance of a mile on his debut at Newmarket last month when finishing fourth after looking green at various stages of the race. That experience will not have been lost on him and he is fancied to come good this time for Hanagan and trainer William Haggas.

Nice Name, trained by Richard Fahey, lines up in the EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes. The Malton colt finished third at Haydock three weeks ago, which was a step up on his unplaced debut performance. He is entitled to go well in this six furlongs event.

Norton trainer John Quinn has secured Hanagan's services for Arthurs Secret in the Sam Hall Memorial Handicap.

Although unplaced on his last two starts, Arthurs Secret had previously scored at Newcastle. Soft ground is the key to him and conditions should be fine for him this afternoon.

The nap vote is awarded to Ad Vitam in the Introducing The Racing UK Day Pass Handicap (division one).

Trained at Norton by Suzzanne France, the gelding has run a succession of solid races in similar company this season. Overdue a winning turn, he can finally find opportunity knocking under Paddy Mathers, who is seeking his 30th winner in his best-ever campaign.

Also worth noting at Redcar are the in-form Cabal (4-30), who is chasing a hat-trick of wins, and the promising Havre de Paix (5-05), the mount of Phillip Makin.

At Haydock, Rowan Scott has the chance to follow-up last weekend's York success on Bertiewhittle in the ApolloBet Weekly Golf Cash Back Offers Handicap.

Scott, who is attached to Ann Duffield's yard, rode a cracking race to score on infrequent winner Bertiewhittle on Knavesmire and the gelding escapes a penalty today but has the added bonus of benefitting from his rider's 7lb allowance. The easy ground is in his favour and he is fancied to run a big race.

Jack Garritty's best chance of a winner at Haydock may be Beardwood in the Griffiths And Armour Handicap.

Richard Fahey's three-year-old has been unable to add to his Pontefract success earlier in the season, but he has had only four races in total and remains something of an unknown quantity. He is not one to dismiss lightly especially with ease in the ground expected.

Tim Easterby saddles two of the eight runners in the opening ApolloBet In Play Betting Nursery Handicap and is fancied to take the honours with Mininggold, the mount of Andrew Elliott.

The juvenile came good at Catterick last time out when scrambling home in a photo-finish over this distance of five furlongs. It would be no surprise to see her follow-up here, but Easterby's other runner, Rose Eclair is not without each-way prospects.

The ApolloBet World Wide Lotteries Handicap, which concludes the Haydock card, looks a very competitive race, but Magic Circle, who figures at the bottom end of the weights, makes appeal.

Winner of two of his last three races at Doncaster and Newmarket, Magic Circle is a progressive stayer. There may be more to come from him and he now tackles two miles for the first time, which promises to eke out more improvement from him. He should give Harry Bentley a good ride.