Huntingdon, Wincanton and Wolverhampton (.w.)

The three remaining surviving meetings in the U.K. are of distinctly lower quality than the card at Kempton, but it is interesting that some of the top jockeys are in action at Wincanton, notably "Choc" Thornton, who can win the mares novice hurdle at 13.35 with Alan King´ s Chilli Rose. German-bred Suntini (Emma Lavelle/ Jack Doyle) was an easy winner at Lingfield last time and can follow up under bottom weight in the handicap hurdle at 15.20. The best race here is the staying handicap hurdle at 16.25, in which top-weight Ashkazar (David Pipe/ Johnny Farelly) and Nampour (Philip Hobbs/ Giles Hawkins) are our main fancies. At Huntingdon, there are numerous non-runners, but we expect German-bred Bright Sparky (Mick Easterby/ Jake Greenall) to run well in the 2 mile handicap chase at 15.25. At Wolverhampton, the racing is very modest, especially as the one interesting runner (Awesome Act in the 2yo race at 15.15) has now been withdrawn.