Three meetings this afternoon

Three meetings this afternoon, at Ayr on the Scottish west coast, Brighton on the English south coast and Catterick in Yorkshire. Unusually Brighton offers the best sport, and Ryan Moore ws due to make his comeback here, but his wrist problem has still not cleared up and Kieren Fallon comes in for the ride on Sir Michael Stoute´ s Profondo Rosso in the 2yo maiden at 16.00 CET, who was beaten a neck last time and can get off the mark today. Broghton also has two quite decent handicaps at 17.00 over a mile and half an hour later over 7 furlongs. Both have small fields but still look very open. Stoute and Fallon team up again with Mr. Irons in the former event, but we just prefer top-weight Satwa Laird (Ed Dunlop/ Richard Hughes), narrowly beaten last time in Goodwood handicap. Dajen (David Simcock/ Laura Pike), who has won 4 of his last 5 races, - three of them with this rider- also comes into the reckoning as does Mishrif (John Jenkins/ Seb Sanders), who is a bit tricky but li kes these up & downhill tracks. Should Mishrif run well, this would be a clear indication to the chances of Woodcote Place (Paul Chamings/ George Baker) at 17.30, who beat him at Epsom last time. Colpeper (Mark Johnston/ Fallon) looks the chief danger.

At Ayr, the mile handicap at 16.40 is also very open, but consistent German-bred Daring Dream (Jim Goldie/ Gary Bartley) must have a solid each-way chance, while the same trainer has prospects of following up half an hour later with Grand Diamond (Paul Norton); however here we prefer top-weight Northside Prince (Alan Swinbank/ Peter Mcdonald), who has won his last 2 races, including this CD, and seems much improved.

It is often dangerous to back horses with a succession of second places to their name, but Engulf (William Haggas/ Liam Jones) really does look unbeatable in the 6 furlongs maiden at 15.50 at Catterick. Ex-German Andorn (Peter Kirby/ Paul Pickard) has really found his form in the last few weeks and can win again at 16.20.