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Rockley trainer Norma Pook will be looking to build on the success of her recent winner Magic Rush when she saddles Daraz Rose at Fontwell tomorrow.

The young Irish trainer moved into Temple Farm Rockley, near Marlbor-ough from Stan Mellor's old yard at Foxhill and has already saddled four winners.

Magic Rush, who won the Totesport Hurdle at Stratford at 14/1, was an impressive winner and the trainer said she could well run him at Cheltenham in the middle of the month and then maybe go to Newbury on December 1.

She added: He has been off the course for a few months with a shoulder injury, I knew he was a good horse but he always seemed a bit unlucky in his flat races. His former owners ran him over six and seven furlongs because they thought he was a bit of a sprinter, but I always thought he would get two miles and make a good hurdler.

He wants good ground doesn't like it too soft and always seems to favour a left handed track.'' Part-owner Ray Antell, an insurance broker, who has just moved to a holiday home at Eddie Shah's Wootton Bassett Golf and Country Club said: It was the first time the five- year-old gelding had run over hurdles and it was a very good race.

Several top trainers were represented in the race and the favourite was a 4-1 on shot who had won well first time out and the second place horse had gone on to win at Cheltenham.

Not only did Magic Rush win well he was running on at the finish, so it looks very exciting for the future.'' Pook said: It's a lovely place to train, the facilities are excellent, indoor schooling barns, good grass gallops and access to one of Alan King's old gallops. All the horses seem very happy and settled and lets hope they continue to run well.'' Looking ahead to this weekend's racing Winc-anton stages one its most popular and richest race days, the Badger Ales Day. The meeting has the highest prize fund on the courses racing calendar with £213,000 up for grabs.

The feature race is the Badger Ales Chase run over three miles one furlong and boasts prize money of £75,000. The seven-race card gets under way at 12.40pm.

Champion trainer Paul Nicholls always does well at his local course and with several runners entered should get into the winners enclosure at least once, Poqueline in the Elite Hurdle would look to be his best bet.

The feature race on the card the Badger Ales Trophy could go to Caribou, the mount of Dominic Elsworth.

Doncaster brings the curtain down on the flat season with Jamie Spencer and Seb Sanders vying for the jockeys' championship.

The feature race of the day is the totesport November Handicap run over a mile-and-a-half. Wiltshire-trained Malt Or Mash is likely to start favourite for trainer Richard Hannon and jockey Ryan Moore.

There are plenty of runners in with a shout for the tricky handicap, won last year by Roger Charlton's Group Cap-tain. However a tentative selection is for the Paul Cole's Pippa Greene, the mount of Jamie Spencer.

Wolverhampton stages its usual Saturday night fixture, beginning at 7pm, where Showtime Ice could get do well.

Others worth an interest could be the Peter Makin-trained Louphole and Emperor Court.

Sandown's jumping card begins at 12.50pm where the best bet could be Sole Agent in the Beginners Chase.

Kelso completes the day's action where Scoulastic could win the last race.

9:48am Thursday 8th November 2007

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