Goodwood, Hamilton and Yarmouth this afternoon

Plenty of racing today, but none of it very inspiring. By Goodwood standards this afternoon´s card is undistinguished, but it is still much better than those at the other two tracks. Hardly a day goes by without trainer Andrew Balding and jockey William Buick in the winners circle, and they can combine with Critical Path in the mile race for 3yo maiden fillies at 17.45 CET and oldtimer Dingaan in the 7 furlongs handicap at 18.15 to score twice more. Global (Richard Hannon/ Patrick Hills) must shoulder a huge weight, but has won his last 2 races so easily that he can go in again in the 3yo handicap at 16.35, while Ryan Moore, out of luck last night at Sandown, has two winning chances here, on Vic Dartnall´s useful hurdler in the 2 mile handicap at 15.25 and on his father´s Blaise Tower in the 3yo handicap over 10 furlongs at 17.10.

At Hamilton, the 6 furlongs handicap at 16.55 looks wide open, with all 8 runners holding a chance. All the Nines (Mrs. DJ Sanderson/ Silvestre de Sousa),one of 2 3yo´s in the field, is on a hat-trick, but top-weight Ingelby Arch (David Barron/ Neil Brown) looks the more reliable option. Yarmouth´s card is very moderate, and the class 5 handicap over 7 furlongs at 17.20 looks the best race. Hobson (Eve Johnson Houghton/ Richard Mullen) and Networker (Phil McBride/ Edward Creighton) were both beaten a short head last time, and could go close, while Mudhish (Clive Brittain/ Shane Kelly) has been runner-up 3 times running and certainly deserves to win.