Chester, Newcastle, Newmarket and the Curragh (Ireland) this evening

There is plenty of racing this evening and the quality is better than this afternoon as well. The Curragh begins its 3 day Irish Derby meeting with an evening fixture when the listed race over 6 furlongs for 2yo fillies at 20.30 CET is the main event. Intapeace (Frank Ennis/ Danny Mullins) was an easy CD winner last time from Famous (AP O´Brien/ Johnny Murtagh), an own sister to Mastercraftsman, but as O´Brien´s runners often showed marked improvement second time out, this form is not certain to be confirmed. Gold Bubbles (Jim Bolger/ Kevin Manning)was runner-up to O´Brien´s smart Steinbeck last time and looks a big danger.

O´Brien will also be following the Apprentices Derby at 20.00 with keen interest, as his Viceroy of India will be ridden by teenage son Joseph. Newcastle, on th ve of the Northumbrland Plate, has as its mn fature the Gosforth Park Cup, a 5 furlongs handocap with 17 runnrs, most of thm familiar facs who have frquently run against ach othr before. David Nicholls is a specialkist for such events, and Indian Trail (Paul Quinn), winner of th Epsom Dash on Drby Day may be th best of his 4 runnrs, but on Epsom running h has nothing in hand of Captain Dunne (Tim asterby/ Frddi Tylicki), whbile bottom-wight Favershooz (Nil Wilson/ Duran Fentiman) won a simular rac at Musselburgh from Riv Falcon, with several more of these behind.

Fathom Five (Chris Wall/ Alan Munro) won his only start this year and is also expected to feature strongly. Only 6 run in the main event at Newmarket, a fillies conditions race over 6 furlongs at 21.05, in which Cake (Richard Hannon/ Richard Hughes) and Mullein (Ralph Beckett/ Seb Sanders) stand out, while at Chester Mark Johnston, who is firing in the winners all over at present, can dominate the fillies handicap at 2045, in which his two entries Alpen Glen (Royston Ffrench) and Eastern Aria (Greg Fairley) can fill the first two places.