4 low-level meetings today

After yesterday´s high class racing at several tracks today´s cards are very much an anti-climax. Hamilton, in Scotland, stages the only flat racing in the U.K. and the best race is the fillies handicap over 6 furlongs at 16.40 CET. Coolminx (Tony Hamilton) and Jeannie Galloway (Paul Hanagan) both trained by Richard Fahey, finished first and second in the Bronze Cup at Ayr two days ago so are not certain to run, while top-weight Amitola (David Barron/ Phillip Makin) was a non-runner in yesterday´s Silver Cup. If Amitola runs today she must have good prospects, although the 3yo Lady Paris (Bryan Smart/ Justin Newman) could be a danger. She failed to stay 7 furlongs last time, but this trip is ideal.

The two jumps meetings at Plumpton and Uttoxeter are of very little interest. At the former track Tim Vaughan can land a double with the top-weights Saute (Johnny Farrelly) in the handicap hurdle at 16.30 and Tae Kwon Do (Richard Killoran) in the handicap chase half an hour later. At Uttoxeter the best race is the 2 mile handicap chase at 17.50, which should lie between the two last-time-out winners Tahiti Pearl (Sue Smith/ Shane Byrne) and Fine Lace (Evan Williams/ Paul Moloney).

There are huge fields at today´s Irish flat meeting at Fairyhouse, where the valuable sales race for 2yo´s at 16.45 is the main feature. The prize-money for this race is more than for all the rest of today´s British and Irish races put together. Richard Hannon has an amazing record in these events, as we saw again yesterday, so his two candidates Three a.m.Tour (Richard Hughes) and City Dazzler (Niall McCullough) must be respected, but strictly on form Tough as Nails (Michael Mulvany/ Gary Carroll) and Gatepost (Mick Channon/ Pat Smullen), who have both been running respectably in good company, should be preferred.