WATCH out for Go Tech at York tomorrow as he bids to follow the same autumn route to glory which served him so well last year.

The Garbutt & Elliott Handicap, which opens the card, is again the target for the Tim Easterby-trained gelding (pictured), who justified favouritism in the corresponding event 12 months ago after scoring at Pontefract a couple of weeks earlier.

To give tomorrow's tilt even more credence, Go Tech comes into battle after also winning the same Pontefract event once more, so the Ryedale raider will be attempting to follow his own hoofprints step by step.

The only missing link is his regular jockey David Allan, who was injured in a fall just before Go Tech won at Pontefract, where Kevin Darley proved an able substitute. Tomorrow, with Darley committed to his retainer with Mark Johnston, the mount goes to Fergal Lynch, who has been riding out of his skin in recent months.

If you believe in lightning striking in the same place twice, Go Tech is the one to be on - again.

Polar Force should take plenty of beating in the Parsonage Country House Hotel Handicap over five furlongs.

The five-year-old has struck a rich vein of form lately winning three of his last four starts, most recently at Redcar, where he prevailed by half a length from Val De Maal. Following sprinters in form, especially at this late stage of the campaign, often pays dividends and Polar Force is not one to dismiss lightly.

Julie Camacho, who sent out a 25-1 winner in Rio Riva at Pontefract earlier this week, has good prospects of landing another success with Higher State in the Green Howards Cup, a handicap for apprentice riders.

A French recruit, Higher State won in determined style at Beverley two outings ago, but he has since disappointed on easy ground at Sandown.

Anyone supporting him tomorrow needs to forgive him that effort, but I am prepared to do so, believing that the drop back to ten furlongs may have been against him.

Back over a mile and a half, the distance of his Beverley success, and with the experienced Andrew Mullen in the saddle, Higher State is napped to come out on top.

The £18,000 TSG Handicap, a race sponsored by a company belonging to racehorse owner Graham Wylie, is the feature event on tomorrow's card.

It looks a tricky one to solve, but James Caird, who has been running creditably in defeat lately, could be worthy of support at decent odds.

Mark Tompkins, trainer of James Caird, could also have a big say in the outcome of the Acorn Web Offset Nursery Handicap with Cinematic, a winner at Ayr last time out.

A horse who is seemingly on the upgrade, Cinematic will again be ridden by Tompkins' smart apprentice Saleem Golam, who, along with his boss, has been no stranger to success on Knavesmire this season.

At Newbury, Real Cool Cat looks an interesting proposition in the Premier Pensions Management Fillies' Handicap.

Mark Johnston's three-year-old, who enjoyed a real purple patch during the summer, returns from an eight-week break and comes from a stable whose horses rarely fail on the score of fitness.

Friday's tips:

York

2.20 Go Tech, 2.50 Cinematic, 3.25 James Caird, 4.00 Moon Ray, 4.30 Polar Force, 5.00 Higher State (NAP).

Newbury

2.00 Street Warrior, 2.30 Dan Dare, 3.05 In Reality, 3.35 Savernake Blue, 4.05 Real Cool Cat, 4.40 Minority Report, 5.10 Jacaranda.

Tomorrow's other meeting is at Carlisle (National Hunt).

Updated: 12:16 Thursday, October 06, 2005