Anti-climax

After the weekend´s excitements a definite sense of anti-climax at today´s 4 meetings. At Pontefract, there are only 3 runners in the main event, a conditions race for 2yo´s over 6 furlongs at 16.15 CET. Two are trained by Mick Channon, but we prefer Sans Loi (Alan McCabe/ Robert Winston), who had no chance at Royal Ascot last time but should be able to score in this company. A bettr btting race is th follosa handpvap over 6 firlongs at 16.45.

Entitled (Sir Michael Stoute/ Ryan Moore) is the likely favourite, but the stable form is worrying. Mosaicist (James Fanshawe/ Kieren Fallon) has won both her 2011 starts and represents a stable that has now struck form and she is preferred, but bottom weight Blanche Dubawi (Noel Quinlan/ Tom Queally), one of two 3yo´s in the line-up, is very consistent and cannot be left out.

The only other racing this afternoon is on Wolverhampton´s all-weather track. There are only 4 runners in the top race here, a handicap for 3yo´s over 1 1/2 miles at 18.00 and all 4 have a chance. Mojolika (Tim Easterby/
Graham Gibbons) made all to win at Redcar last time and is the one to beat, but we also like Hollow Tree (Andrew Balding/ Liam Keniry), who found 1 3/4 miles too far at Sandown.

At Windsor this evening, Willie Musson can land a double with Broughtons Swinger (Adam Beschizza) in the 10 furlongs handicap at 21.10 and Broughtons Paradis (Steve Donohoe) in the fillies handicap half an hour later. The card at Musselburgh´s evening meeting is very poor. There are two ex-Germans, both now trained by Jim Goldie, running in the opening race, an amateur riders handicap over 2 miles at 19.55 - Los Nadis (S.Fox), who won the race last year but is now higher in the weights, and Soprano (M. Allan), who has been hurdling and has not run on the flat on turf for ages.