John Quinn, who sent out his smart Flat-racer Crow Wood - runner-up in the John Smith's Cup on Knavesmire this summer - to score on his hurdling debut at Uttoxeter yesterday, can continue his winning run at Catterick tomorrow.

The Settrington near Malton trainer saddles Fayr Sky, who returns to the course on which she broke her maiden status two starts ago.

The speedy two-year-old has since been beaten at Nottingham, but there were excuses for that defeat.

She made a tardy start and then had to switch across the course from her low draw to race with the favoured group on the stands side. In the circumstances, Fayr Sky did well to finish fourth of the 17 runners.

She steps up to seven furlongs for the first time tomorrow. The way she was staying on over six at Nottingham suggests that the extra distance could be in her favour.

Fayr Sky is awarded my Nap vote in the Go Racing At York This Friday Fillies' Nursery.

Middleham trainer Patrick Haslam, who yesterday at Longchamp saddled the first Group One winner of his long career with Kinnaird, chases a much smaller prize in the Skyram Handicap with Tiffin Brown.

The three-year-old, who has been hurdling recently, was a winner over tomorrow's distance of two miles on the Flat in mid-summer and is not one to underestimate in a poor race.

Calatagan gets my vote in the Nottinghamshire Handicap. Malcolm Jefferson's gelding finished a good second to Jake Black at York last month and would not need to improve much on that display to go one better.

Perfect Order (3.20), contesting a handicap for the first time, and Yorke's Folly (4.20), who has run well on several occasions without winning, are also worth noting at Catterick.

At Huntingdon's National Hunt meeting, Norton trainer Brian Ellison has good prospects with Mister Arjay in the Racing UK Handicap Hurdle.

The mount of Tony Dobbin, the five-year-old finished second to Xellance at Uttoxeter last time, looking the most likely winner until worn down by his rival near the finish.

That race was over two and a half miles and tomorrow's drop back to the minimum trip should suit Mister Arjay even better.

Colin Tinkler, the former Malton trainer now based in Berkshire, has a useful-looking performer in Bob Ar Aghaidh who, after a five-month break, can restart his career by winning the Huntingdon Racecourse For Conferences Novices' Chase.

Also worth noting is Flat recruit Cruzspiel (3.30), trained by James Fanshawe, whose runners over jumps are also worthy of respect.

Fallon's the French master

Kieren Fallon was the toast of France with a brilliant Group One treble at Longchamp highlighted by Hurricane Run, his first Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner.

It was French trainer Andre Fabre's sixth Arc triumph.

Fallon had earlier won the two-year-old races on Rumplestiltskin in the Prix Marcel Boussac and on Horatio Nelson in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere.

There was a surprise in the Prix de l'Opera as Kinnaird gave Middleham trainer Pat Haslam his first Group One victory.

Sheriff Hutton jockey Kevin Darley, successful on Peeress in the Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday, had Kinnaird well placed all the way.

Tuesday's tips

Catterick

2.20 Rothesay Dancer, 2.50 Fayr Sky (Nap), 3.20 Perfect Order, 3.50 Tiffin Brown, 4.20 Yorke's Folly, 4.50 Calatagan.

Huntingdon

2.30 High Gear, 3.00 Lightin' Jack, 3.30 Cruzspiel, 4.00 Mister Arjay, 4.30 Bob Ar Aghaidh, 5.00 Liathroidisneachta.

Tomorrow's other meeting is at Leicester.

Tom O'Ryan's Nap for this afternoon's racing was Master Wells (3.50 at Pontefract).

Updated: 12:20 Monday, October 03, 2005