Sedgefield, Southwell and Lingfield (a.w.)

Three very moderate cards today, with Southwell and Sedgefield staging jumps racing and Lingfield flat racing on the all-weather. Bajan Tryst (Kevin Ryan/ Neil Callan), who runs in the 5 furlongs maiden here at 17.20 CET, looks the best bet of the day. He was placed on all 3 starts last season, and although he has not been seen since early October, this sets a good standard and he looks certain to win races. The most open race at Lingfield is the 7 furlongs fillies handicap at 16.20. 5 of the 8 runners met here over a mile 11 days ago. On that occasion Melt (Richard Hannon/ Chris Catlin) got up on the line to beat Moon Crystal (Ed Dunlop/ Jim Crowley) a short head, with Too Grand 4th, Smokey Rye a disappointing favourite in 7th and Little Knickers down in last. Over this shorter distance, and with Moon Crystal now a pound better off, there could now be a different result.

At Southwell, Tony McCoy and young trainer Tim Vaughan, who has a tremendous strike rate, can combine to land a double with ex-French Peter Pole, who scored with the greatest of ease on his British debut last week and shpouild not be troubled to take the opening handicap chase at 15.10, and No Supper, rather unlucky last time at Warwick, in the handicap hurdle at 18.10. German-bred Weststern (Gary and Jamie Moore) has been verx disappinting onhis recent runs but the firmer ground might suit him and he could be a big danger in the latter event. Another German-bred whi might benefor from the faster going is Moon Melody (Mike Sowersby/ Fearghal Davis), who runs in thre selling handicap hurdle at Sedgefield at 16.00. This is a pretty dreadful race, as are most at this track today; the most interesting event here is the 2 mile beginners chase at 16.30, in which we fancy Beherayn (Henry Daly/ Richard Johnson) to get the betterof the consistent Professor Higgins (Howard Johnson/ Den is O´Regan) and Master Nimbus (John Quinn/ Dougie Costello), assuming he jumps a bit better this time.