Local Poet, runner-up on his last two starts, can make it third-time-lucky at Hamilton tomorrow.

Trained by Ian Semple, the six-year-old lines up for the Bill And David McHarg Memorial Handicap and is expected to follow in the hoofprints of Defi, who won this race for the same trainer 12 months ago.

Local Poet, who chased home Mick Easterby's Word Perfect on his latest visit to Hamilton, had previously gone down by half-a-length to the in-form Brut on the same course.

Although not the easiest of horses to win with, Local Poet has strong claims in this one mile handicap.

Norton trainer James Hetherton has every chance of lifting the Dorothy and Arthur Balding Handicap with Joyeaux.

The five-year-old just failed to catch Katie Boo over this course and distance two outings ago and has since finished a close up fifth to She's Minnie at Leicester over six furlongs.

Back to the minimum distance tomorrow, a bold bid is anticipated.

Elijah Pepper is napped to capture the Hamilton Park Is In Bloom Maiden Auction Stakes.

David Barron's juvenile has shown ability in his two outings to date and promises to step up in this five furlongs dash.

Hambleton trainer Kevin Ryan looks to have found a good opportunity for the speedy Spiritual Peace in the Tradestyle Cabinets Claiming Stakes.

Rare Coincidence should take all the beating in the Rectangle Group Apprentice Series Handicap.

Roger Fisher's gelding has been in fine form this season and was a good second to Artless at Ayr on Monday.

A reproduction of that form should be good enough to see Rare Coincidence resume winning ways.

At Sandown's evening meeting, Gentle Guru should appreciate the return to five furlongs in the Halbren Homes Handicap.

The three-year-old finished a good second on his reappearance over this trip at Sandown, and looked to be marginally outstayed over six furlongs at Windsor last time when a beaten favourite.

Yakimov, who has been in good form lately, should be good enough to land The Children's Trust Claiming Stakes, while Olimpo has strong claims of a completing a hat-trick in the digitalanddirect.com Handicap.


Racing selections

Hamilton
2.20 Elijah Pepper (NAP), 2.50 Spiritual Peace, 3.25 Local Poet, 4.00 Joyeaux, 4.35 They All Laughed, 5.10 Loulwa, 5.40 Rare Coincidence.

Sandown
6.10 Don't Tell Anna, 6.40 Gentle Guru, 7.15 Just Two Numbers, 7.45 Yakimov, 8.20 Rock Anthem, 8.50 Olimpo.

Tomorrow's other meetings:
Leicester, Cartmel, Folkestone (evening).

Today's meetings:
Catterick, Lingfield, Uttoxeter, Kempton (evening), Worcester (evening).