Brighton, Kempton and Nottingham

there is flat racing this afternoon at Brighton and Nottingham, and this evening on the all-weather at Kempton. Easily the best racing comes from Nottingham, where the main feature is the listed race over 1 3/4 miles at 16.30 CET. Fiulin (Marco Botti/ John Egan), a close third to the smart Veracity when last seen, is hoped to be a cup horse this year, in which case he ought to win here, but he faces strong opposition, notably from the German-owned Unleashed, one of two Henry Cecil entries, the smart handicapper Betchworth Kid and Hindu Kush (David Nicholls/ Jim Crowley), who is best on ratings. Ex-German Sereth would also have a chance, but his trainr Barney Curley seems to be totally out of form. The 5 furlongs conditions race at 15.30 is also an interesting event. Once again David Nicholls has the top-rated runner in Strike up the Band, but he was disappointing in Dubai, and preference is for Judd Street (Eve Johnson Houghton/ Steve Carson), runner-up to the useful Arganil in a Lingfield listed race, and Revaulx World (Kevin Ryan/ Paul Hanagan), the only 3yo in the field and a close fourth last time out in a Group Two at Glorious Goodwood. Little can be said about the sport on offer at Brighton and Kempton, but Ed Dunlop and Richard Hills can combine to score an across-the-card double with Riqaab at 16.50 at Brighton and Silaah at 21.50 at Kempton.

Betting forecast Nottingham:
1. Race: Star Rover - Royal Desert - Gillburg
2. Race: Judd Street - Rievaulx World - Strike Up The Band
3. Race: Billy Beetroot - Impressible - The Cuckoo
4. Race: Fiulin - Unleashed - The Betchworth Kid
5. Race: Apotheosis - Gala Sunday - King`S Revenge
6. Race: Labisa - Cool Hand Jake - Spinners End
7. Race: Dancing Storm - James Pollard - Djalalabad