Alan Morris tips runners from Salisbury and Newcastle this Thursday with a host of selections to get stuck into. 15:49 SALISBURY Regional Rock returns to the course and distance of his last race that didn't pan out favourably but, with a stronger pace here likely, he can reward backers with some paying four places. Brosay has returned to form and is looking well-handicapped now and with two recent seconds andlooks value against a couple of horses making their handicap debut

Liam Hall goes around the courses this Wednesday with selections worth following. 14:45 NEWCASTLE Yordan sets the standard here with winning last time, has set a similair standard on both Racecourse appearances but with the winners 7lb penalty to carry here that makes life harder. There's plenty of runners in this field who likely to be ridden for a low handicap mark which makes challengers to Yordan thin and therefore he's the choice for win purposes. Triple P ran okay on d

The Northumberland Plate takes centre stage on ITV Racing this Saturday and pundit previews all the live action from Newcastle and York. 13:40 NEWCASTLE A step up to seven furlongs appeared to spark improvement from five-year-old Sergeant Wilko, who went close in a weaker contest at Thirsk last time out. He returns to a venue where he has tasted success before and now races from a mark below his last winning rating. The slight concern is his wider draw, but on Newcastle's st