Catterick and Chepstow

This is quite possibly the worst day´s racing of thr year on the U.K. with just two meetings - this afternoon at Catterick and Chepstow, who can muser one class 4 race between them and the majority of the races are class 6. The class 4 event is the 1 3/4 miles handicap at 16.20 CET at Catterick, with just 5 runners. Sir Mark Prescott´s Altitude (Seb Sanders), a half-sister to Group One winners Albanova and Alborada, is the interesting one here; although she flopped last time, she must surely be capable of winning this under bottom weight. There is little between the other four, all exposed older performers, but George Margarson´s Generous Gem (Neil Brown) showed a slight indication of coming back to form last time and might be the best of them. Also at Catterick, Mark Johnston, now back in form again, can win the 2yo maiden at 15.30 with Feeling Fab (Greg Fairley), a good runner-up on his debut. At Chepstow, Royal Island (Mick Quinlan/ Vince Slattery), who has not won for 3 years, can take the mile seller at 16.45, as he has easily the highest rating in the field. Henry Candy and jockey Dane O´Neill have chamnnces in two races, the fillies mile handicap at 17.15 with joint top-weight Granary - the other top weight Ainia (David Slimcock/ Richard Mullen) looks the main danger- and Crataegus in the 7 furlongs maiden at 17.45, who must reverse recent Leicester running with likely favourite Prince of Afram (Ralph Beckett/ George Baker).