Bath, Limerick (Ireland) and Towcester (N.H.) this evening

The best race at this evening´s modest Bath meeting is the 6 furlongs handicap at 19.50 CET. Top-weight Whisky Junction (Mick Quinn/ Franny Norton) is a CD specialist and can reverse Brighton form with Magical Speedfit (George Margarson/ William Buick) at this track, but Street Power (Jeremy Gask/ Steve Drowne) is a danger to all if he can transfer his good all-weather form to turf. Earlier, the mile handicap for fillies can lie between the two seasonal debutants Lady Brora (Andrew Balding/ William Buick) and Supaverdi (Hughie Morrison/ Drowne), as those that have run this season have shown very little. At Towcester´s jumps fixture, the mares novice hurdle at 20.00 is the most interesting event. Calusa Crystal (Philip Hobbs/ Rhys Flint) is the class horse here, having won 3 of her last 4 starts, but has to concede lumps of weight all round and the Queen´s Midsummer Magic (Nicky Henderson/ Tony McCoy) is preferred, with ex-French Itea du Fau (Alan King/ Robert Thornton) an obv ious danger.

At Limerick, there are suprisingly small fields in the main features.Only 6 run in the 7 furlongs conditons race for 3yo´s at 20.10. German-bred Liebermann (Dermot Weld/ Pat Smullen) has shown little in better class races, and Blas Coeil (Jim Bolger/ Kevin Manning), whos stable continues in top form, looks the likelier winner, but Lastkingofscotland, who is moving up in class after easily winning his only start, could win this for trainer Charles O´Brien and his father Vincent, who owns the horse, who will be partnered by Fran Berry. The 3yo handicap at 21.10 should go to the Aga Khan´s Aliyfa (John Oxx/ Mick Kinane), who has only 3 opponents.