HOTSPUR STREET, at the summit of his fitness following his seasonal reappearance at Newcastle, can reap the benefit of that outing by winning the Bridlington Bay Handicap over two miles at Beverley today.

To do so he will have to turn the tables on the first and second at Gosforth Park Arian Spirit and Top Prize but the way he performed on that occasion suggests he should be up to the job.

Being by Cadeaux Genereux, Hot spur Street might seem an unlikely candidate for staying handicaps. However, pedigree analysts will point to the fact that he is a half brother to John Gosden's smart stayer Witness Box, which makes his suitability for a distance of ground less surprising.