The Punt Daily: Tom Collins with two to follow on Wednesday

BANKER

Fountain Of Time(7.45 Newcastle)

Charlie Appleby has his string in fine form (five winners from ten runners in the last two weeks) and his only runner on Wednesday, Fountain Of Time, can land the mile fillies' novice event at Newcastle. Sent off the 3-1 joint favourite, she badly missed the kick and found herself on the backfoot from the outset, but travelled well through the middle part of the contest and exhibited an exciting turn of foot when asked by George Wood. She ran green in the final stages and will have improved markedly for the run. A penalty should be no problem for this potential Group-class filly.

GOOD THING

Darcy Ward(2.00 Wincanton)

This is a pretty good novice hurdle for the time of year and Darcy Ward, who looked useful when winning on Rules debut for Jack Barber, can maintain his 100 per cent record over this extended 2m5f trip. The five-year-old seemed to relish the soft ground when winning at Taunton, beating the very useful King Of Realms by three-quarters of a length. He travelled and jumped well on that occasion and the same performance should see him beat the more experienced Captain Cottistock.Let our experts point you in the direction of the winners with invaluable punting pointers delivered directly to your inbox. Sign uphereto get our free newsletter every week