Kempton (N.H.), Tramore (N.H.) and Windsor this evening

Windsor begins its series of Monday evening meetings today, which always attact big crowds. A large field of 16 lines up for the 10 furlongs maiden race at 20.20 CET, but on public form the issue lies between Souter Point (Roger Charlton/ Steve Drowne) and Dubai Echo (Sir Michael Stoute/ Ryan Moore). There is a modest jumping card at Tramore in Ireland, where Ruby Walsh can possibly land a double for local trainer Henry de Bromhead with Echo Bob at 18.20 and Quiros Bleu at 19.25. The N.H.meeting at Kempton is much more interesting. The opening novice hurdle over 2 miles at 17.25 is a fascinating event. Proper (Charlie Mann/ Noel Fehily) in unbeaten after 2 starts and obviously very useful, but has a double penalty and may not be able te concede such a lot of weight to Factotum (Jonjo O´Neill/ Tony McCoy), while You´re the Top (Nicky Henderson/ Barry Geraghty) was an easy CD winner last time. Cossack Dancer is a strong front-runner, which may be to the advantage of ex-German group winner Persian Storm (Gary and Jamie Moore), who can possibly make up for many recent disappointments. Later on, Henrietta Knight and Sam Thomas can land a double with Muhtenbar in the novice chase at 18.30 and Ice Bucket in the handicap chase at 19.05.