Bath, Brighton and Windsor

As so often, Monday´s racing in the U.K. is of very poor quality, and in fact almost every race at the 3 meetings is either class 5 or 6, the only exceptions being two class 4 events at Windsor. The first of them is a nursery (2yo) handicap over a mile at 17.30 CET. Richard Hannon, whose juveniles are in amazing form, and who won both the million euro races at the Curragh yesterday, saddles two runners here, Sequillo (Richard Hughes) and Hambledon Hill (Ryan Moore), but on recent form the two top-weights and last-time-out winners Brazilian Art (Peter Chapple-Hyam/ Alan Munro) and Hurakan (Amanda Perrett/ Jim Crowley) can be preferred. Ryan Moore probably has better prospects in the 10 furlongs handicap at 18.30, where he rides top-weight Cupid´s Glory for his father Gary. The form of his second place at Newbury 10 days ago, with several of these behind, looks good enough. Blessing (Jeremy Noseda/ Frankie Dettori) will probably be at a very cramped odds in the mile maiden at 1 8.00 but looks the best thing of the day. At Bath, there are 17 runners in the opening 2yo maiden at 15.10, but Brief Encounter (Andrew Bslding/ Liam Keniry) and Majestic Lady (Barry and Michael Hills) seem to stand out following their good recent runs. Keniry can also go closer in the stayers´ handicap an hour later on Milton Harris´ Pseudonym, a fair chaser who looks very well handicapped here. At Brighton, note should be taken of German-bred Napoletano (Simon Dow/ Ian Mongan), who runs his best races at this track. However his come from behind style could be a problem in this large field. There are also 16 runners in the 5 furlongs handicap at 18.20, in which top-weight Azygous (Jon Akehurst/ Dane O´Neill) and Pic Up Sticks (Brendan Powell/ Freddie Tylicki) could both figure.