Prime Recreation, who will relish the prevailing soft ground, can reward adventurous punters on Knavesmire tomorrow.

Betting on a huge field of runners in a wide-open five furlongs handicap at the end of the season may be tantamount to financial suicide. But with small stakes and large odds, the potential for sizeable gains is there for all to see.

Prime Recreation represents the sort of horse itching to be supported.

A winner at Ayr at the same time last year, Paul Felgate's sprinter recently gave notice that a return to the glory trail is imminent.

At Haydock a fortnight ago he finished a good sixth to Gdansk in a competitive handicap, after which jockey Dale Gibson commented that he would have preferred to get a lead for longer on the speedy gelding, who tended to do a little too much running too soon.

Well worth another chance tomorrow, Prime Recreation is napped to come up trumps - at a nice price - in the Accent Optical Technologies Handicap.

The Castlegate Rated Handicap takes pride of place as the feature event, and Free Rider promises to take all the beating.

Ian Balding's gelding struck form with a vengeance at Newmarket last week when winning in fine style after a series of creditable placed efforts.

Carrying just a 3lb penalty tomorrow and with Jamie Spencer back in the saddle, Free Rider can complete a quick double.

Warthill trainer Mel Brittain likes nothing better than a winner on his local course and Consensus gives him a good opportunity of doing just that in the Acorn Web Offset Nursery.

Consistency has proved the cornerstone to this juvenile's first campaign, and she gained her second success in impressive fashion at Ayr three weeks ago.

A tough performer, Consensus should again give an excellent account of herself in the hands of Tyrone Williams.

An ability to act on testing ground will be a must at York this weekend, and Pipadash fits the bill in the Levy Board Classified Stakes.

Great Habton trainer Tim Easterby's sprinter is at her best in the mud and also over tomorrow's distance of six furlongs.

Found out by the drop back to the minimum trip at Haydock last time, she has every chance of returning to the winning trail tomorrow. Kevin Darley has the mount.

Over the sticks at Carlisle, Monkey Island is worthy of support in the Betfair.com Novices' Chase.

Ferdy Murphy's gelding returned from a lay-off to run in three hurdle races last season, and ran creditably each time without troubling the judge.

Now set to tackle fences, he is expected to come into his own over the major obstacles. A bold bid is anticipated tomorrow.

Tomorrow's tips:

York

2.00 - School Days

2.30 - Pentland

3.00 - Mamounia

3.30 - Free Rider

4.00 - Prime Recreation (Nap)

4.30 - Consensus

5.00 - Pipadash

Carlisle

2.10 - Sunshade

2.40 - Monkey Island

3.10 - Channel Highlander

3.40 - Weaver George

4.10 - Ribble Assembly

4.40 - Minster Glory

5.10 - Joss Naylor

Updated: 12:42 Thursday, October 11, 2001