Four evening meetings

evening racing starts today for the summer, and apart from the usual all-weather fixtures at Kempton and Dundalk (Ireland), we also have jumps racing this evening from Cheltenham and Sedgefield. Easily the best sport is on offer at Cheltenham, where the most interesting race is the 3 mile hurdle at 19.45 CET. POnly 5 lin up, nbut thy are all smart. Front-runner Hills of SAran (Kith Goldswporthy/ Richard Johnson) always gives his running and may be hard to catch, but Alan King´s pair Blazing Bailey (Robert Thornton) and Franchoek (Tony McCoy) are both better than their latest form implies, while Tazbar (Keith Revely/ Andrew Thornton) also has to atone for a below-par effort. The fly in the ointment could be the unbeaten Definity (Paul Nicholls/ Sam Thomas), who has won both his starts at odds-on with great ease, but takes a huge leap in class here.

Trainer Howard Johnson and jockey Denis O´Regan look the team to follow at Sedgefield, where they have fancied runners in 5 of the 6 races. Caravel at 18.25 and Striking Article half an hour later are possibly their best chances. The 6 furlongs handicap at 21.50 is the best race at Kempton; Al Gillani (James Boyle/ Pat Cosgrave) has won his last 4 races.including two this CD, but now faces tougher opposition. Dvinsky (Paul Howling/ Jimmy Quinn) never seems to get a rest, but keeps his form well and should be in the frame again. At Dundalk Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning can continue their winning run with Coolcullen Times in the 3yo handicap mile handicap at 21.55; he won in a canter here last week, and although he has been put up 13 lbs and races over a different distance, he can score again, while Pirate Ship (David Wachman/ Johnny Murtagh) can take the 3yo conditions race over a mile at 21.25.