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Flat trainer: Marco Botti (click here for full entries)

Marco Botti is coming back into form at the moment having suffered a dip over past couple of months or so, as the below graph shows, and he has some intriguing entries over the next coming days. 

Lady Al Thumana progressed as expected for the step up to a mile when opening her account at Kempton 10 days ago, and she has entries at Nottingham on Tuesday and Sandown on Thursday. She has plenty of stamina in her bloodline (half-sister to the smart performer Watersmeet, who stays 2 miles), and she found plenty when the question was asked towards the line. She will stay further in time, but looks to have good claims of following up after a 4 lb rise in the weights. Also entered on the card is World Breaker, who is slowly getting the hang of things in handicap company but would need more to feature. 

Botti has two entries at Lingfield on Wednesday in the form of Flora Tristan and Capla Gilda, who heads into claiming company. She was eighth at Windsor on her most recent start at the beginning of the month, but she was only four and a half lengths behind and the form of that is working out well, the winner going on to win Saturday's Super Sprint at Newbury. Also entered on Wednesday is Be Like Me, who has an engagement at Sandown. She looked like winning on her most recent start at Newbury before edging left in the closing stages, and is likely to have leading claims should she take her chance.

Seprani ran her best race yet at Epsom nine days ago, and she could head to Newbury on Thursday. A repeat of that run would give her leading claims, but the race set up for her perfectly that day and she may well prove to have been slightly flattered by the result. 

Jumps trainer: Willie Mullins (click here for full entries)

Willie Mullins has a habit of turning his hand to the Flat scene during the summer, as he showed when winning a valuable prize with Stratum at Newbury on Saturday. His Jumps operation is in fine form too, though, and he sealed a double at Kilbeggan on Friday.

Mullins has a host of entries at Ballinrobe on Tuesday, including Masons Daughter. She justified strong market support to score in a bumper at Tipperary in May, and would head back over hurdles if taking up her engagement. She ran below form on her one start over timber so far in February, but she has proven to be fairly useful in bumpers and is worthy of another chance. Pleasure Dome has entries on this card and at Limerick on Thursday, having failed to justify her short price over timber at Sligo last week. She's likely to stay 3 miles and could bounce back now that she's due to be stepped up in trip. 

Also entered at Limerick is Eight And Bob, who has done little over hurdles so far. He has shown fair form on the Flat, however, winning a handicap at Leopardstown last month, and may switch back to the level at Ballinrobe on Monday.

Under the radar: Gavin Patrick Cromwell (click here for full entries)

As the graph below demonstrates, Gavin Cromwell has made a great start to the Jumps campaign, and is faring better at this time of year than he has in recent years. 

Aasleagh Dawn holds entries at Ballinrobe on Tuesday and Limerick on Thursday respectively, having gotten off the mark at Downpatrick last week. She's due to switch to handicap company, and could yet do better as her stamina is more drawn out (will stay beyond 19f). As De Pique is also entered at Ballinrobe on Tuesday, though he was below form on his last start at Bellewstown.

Cromwell has three entries at Limerick on Thursday, including Ejayteekay, who resumed her progress over timber by winning a handicap in excellent style at Cork last week. She has shown fairly useful form on the Flat and as such there could be scope for a bit better over Jumps yet.