Take a chance with Sandmoor Chambray to overcome a 5lb penalty and 35 rivals to land the Tote Cambridgeshire at Newmarket. Saddled with 9st 7lb this afternoon, Tim Easterby's in-form handicapper has of late been running out of his skin with a succession of good efforts.

Out of his last six runs this game front-runner has won three and been runner-up on the other three starts. His best performance was, undoubtedly, when trotting up by two-and-a-half lengths from subsequent Listed winner Danish Rhapsody at Epsom last month.

Easterby's six-year-old chased the early leader until taking over with two furlongs to travel. Once in front the result was never in doubt as the son of Most Welcome cruised home to earn his penalty.

Sent to Ayr to contest a Listed event for his latest outing, the Habton runner acquitted himself well. Always up with the pace he kept on gamely to chase home John Dunlop's smart three-year-old Ghataas, albeit three-and-a-half lengths away.

Although not well weighted on his early season form, Sandmoor Chambray has officially improved over 20lb since July and is napped to continue this progress and give the yard another big handicap success following last week's win by Jo Mell in the Tote Festival Handicap at Ascot.

Oaks heroine Reams of Verse is expected to return to winning ways in the Equity Financial Collections Sun Chariot Stakes after her disappointing run in the Yorkshire Oaks last time.

The afternoon's other Group race, the Portland Place Properties Jockey Club Cup looks ready made for Middleham raider Double Eclipse.

Daring Derek made an impressive debut at Lingfield yesterday for Newmarket trainer David Loder. The colt, owned by the Lucayan stud, sailed home by two lengths from Jila, after leading two furlongs out in the Billy Levita Maiden Stakes.