Monday, August 17, 2009

Two all-weather meetings this afternoon

Only all-weather racing in the U.K. this afternoon with Kempton and Wolverhampton staging some generally low-level races. Best event is the class 2 handicap for 3yo´s over 7 furlongs at 16.30 CET. With the Godolphin stable now in top form, top-weight Khor Dubai (Frankie Dettori) looks the one to beat, Last-time-out winners Penitent (William Haggas/ Michael Hills) and Son of the Cat (Bran Gubby/ Darryll Holland) look his most dangerous opponents. The maiden race for fillies over 1 1/2 miles here half an hour later also looks interesting. Brief Look (Henry Cecil/ Tom Queally) has been runner-up on both her starts and is due for a win, but the same can be said of Moonbeam Dancer (David Simcock/ Holland), beaten in a photo this CD last time, and Opera Wings (Sir Michael Stoute/ Hayley Turner). The best race at Wolverhampton is the 6 furlongs handicap at 16.15, in which Sir Mark Prescott´s Prescription (Seb Sanders) seems certain to start hot favourite after her easy win last wee k at Lingfield and in view of the stable´s excellent form. Should she not oblige, then top-weoght Something (David and Adrian Nicholls) and last-time-out winner Luscivious (Jeremy Glover/ Graham Gibbons) are the alternatives.