Folkestone, Kempton and Southwell

There is flat racing this afternoon in the U.K. at Folekstone, Kempton and Southwell, and for a change the best racing comes from Kempton, where the card is well aboe average for a midweek all-weather meeting. The best race on paper is the class 2 handicap over 1 1/2 miles at 16.35 CET, where top-weight Grane Caiman (Richard Hannon/ Richard Hughes), a smart and consistent all-weather performer, will take all the beating. However Andrew Balding´s Pinch of Salt (Martin Dwyer), also a CD specialist, could be a big threat off these weights. The class 4 handicap for 3yo´s over 11 furlongs at 16.00 looks the most iuntresting race, and many of today´s runners can be expected to make their mark in higher grades before long. Top-weights Greylami (Terry Mills/ Jimmy Fortune) and Boy on a Swing (Jamie Osborne/ Chris Catlin) have both won in good style this year, while the unbeaten pair House of Lords (Michael Bell/ Jamie Spencer) and Relative Strength (Andrew Balding/ Liam Keniry) could be anything. Best race at Folkestone is the 5 furlongs sprint handicap at 16.25. Logically Hereford Boy (DEan Ivory/ Robert Havlin) ought to win this, after failing by a head in a similar event last week at Windsor, but it would be no surprise if Corridor Creeper (Milton Bradley/ Alan Munro), behind him then, can get much closer today, while seasonal debutant For Life (John Long/ Natalia Gemelova) is the big question mark here, after winning 4 of his last 5 starts in 2007, all over 6 furlongs. At Southwell Kensington (David Evans/ Neil Callan), who has won 3 of his last 4 races, will start favourite for the class 4 handicap over 7 furlongs at 16.50, but top-weight Thunderous Applause (Alan McCabe/ Neil Pollard) could be a big danger.