Blue Emperor, spared a long journey to run at Musselburgh this afternoon, turns out instead at his home course of Southwell tomorrow.

The two-year-old is trained by Paul Blockley, who has 35 horses under his care at the all-weather venue where racing tomorrow takes place on the turf course.

Blue Emperor, whose stablemate Red Power won at Doncaster last week, also made his debut on Town Moor and finished a highly encouraging third, beaten only a head and half-a-length by Mac The Knife and Fishlake Flyer.

The experience gained from that outing should stand Blue Emperor, my Nap selection, in good stead tomorrow and he has the advantage of running on his home course. Robbie Fitzpatrick again has the mount.

Blockley and Fitzpatrick could well enjoy a lucrative afternoon. Three-year-old Wainwright looks sure to run a big race for them in the southwell-racecourse.co.uk Maiden Stakes.

At Doncaster last week, Wainwright failed by only three-quarters of a length to beat The Privateer in a similar race over the same distance of seven furlongs.

If the talented by quirky Lucayan Monarch decides to put his best foot forward in the Saffie Joseph Handicap, he could give the Blockley-Fitzpatrick team with further reason to celebrate.

Settrington trainer John Quinn has every chance of adding to his winning tally with Smart Hostess in the HBLB Handicap. Samart Hostess has won teice on the sand this winter.

Over the sticks at Carlisle, Quarterstaff can land the Tote Exacta Novices' Handicap Chase.

Having unseated his rider at Catterick two outings ago when looking to have a race at his mercy, the nine-year-old has since lost narrowly at Wetherby. He is overdue a winning turn.

Tim FitzGerald, who took over from his father Jimmy four weeks ago, has lively prospects of notching his first winner, courtesy of Father Paddy in the Burnswick Handicap Hurdle.

Friday's tips:

Southwell

2.00 Blue Emperor (Nap), 2.35 Wainwright, 3.10 Smart Hostess, 3.45 Broughton Spirit, 4.20 Far Storm, 4.55 Jade Star, 5.30 Lucayan Monarch.

Carlisle

2.10 On The Day, 2.45 Just Strong, 3.20 Father Paddy, 3.55 Devil's Run, 4.30 Quarterstaff, 5.05 Esp Hill.

Lingfield

1.50 El Raymondo, 2.20 Three Welshmen, 2.55 Roman Empire, 3.30 Foretold, 4.05 Bhutan, 4.40 A Teen, 5.15 Shore Vision.

Updated: 11:49 Thursday, March 27, 2003