Catterick, Cork and Wolverhampton

easily the best race at today´s three other flat meetings is the listed event over 8 1/2 furlongs at 17.05 CET at Cork. With the ground very soft, Jessica Harrington´s Jumbajukiba /Fran Berry) is clearly the one to beat, but he may not be able to concede so much weight to Dermot Weld´s lightly-raced filly Scarlet O´Hara (Pat Smullen), who is from an excellent German family. Jalmira defeated Hard Rock City in this race last year, but the opposition looks better this time.

Easily the best thing on the card is Tuscan Evening (JJ Murphy/ Declan McDonogh) in the 3yo maiden at 18.10; according to the Racing Post, she is "close to unopposable" following her good run in the Irish 1000 Guineas. At Catterick, the most interesting event is the 5 furlongs handicap at 16.35 with numerous distance specialists. Ron Harris has two good chances with Judge ´n Jury (Kevin Ghunowa) - shares top weight with Captain Dunne (Tim Easterby/ Duran Fentiman) and German-bred Misaro (William Buick), while David Nicholls and Richard Fahey, both specialists for sprint handicaps, also each saddle two runners in a wide open event. The less said about this evening´s all-weather card at Wolverhamton, the better.