6 flat meetings today

No jumping at all today, but 6 flat meetings - 3 in the afternoon and 3 in the evening, but all of course at a low level. Dane O´Neill rode 5 winners at Beverley last Saturday and returns there today with more good chances; his best prospect in our view is John Hills´ Mujarrad in the 7 furlongs maiden at 16.00 CET. This well-bred colt has not really lived up to expectations, but faces feeble opposition today.

The best race at Yarmouth is the 6 furlongs handicap at 16.40, which looks really tricky, especially as most of the runners are all-weather specialists. Equitania (Alan Bailey/ Robert Tart) is the only 3yo in the field and may well be good enough, but we shall concentrate on the two runners who have actually won over this CD- Piazza San Pietro (Zoe Davison/ Neil Callan) and Arctic Lynx (Robert Cowell/ Liam Jones) and shall risk a small each-way bet on the former, who could well start at a rewarding price.

At Haydock, Dubai Hills (Bryan Smart/ Josh Newman), a good runner-up over this CD 3 weeks ago, could go one better in the mile handicap at 16.50, though Dubai Dynamo (Ruth Carr/ Peter McDonald), not far behind him in fourth, should also be thereabouts. The 1 1/2 mile handicap half an hour later looks very open, but it is interesting to see Frankie Dettori riding again for Luca Cumani, who fetched him to England about 30 years ago. The Italian combination could click here with Moldowney, but the top-weights Scatter Dice (Mark Johnston/ Joe Fanning) and the much-improved Swinging Sultan (Keith Reveley/ Tom Eaves) both look very dangerous.

The evening meetings at Hamilton and Kempton are in our opinion best left alone, but there are a couple of interesting races in Ireland. The 7 furlongs event at 19.30 at Fairyhouse has some useful performers in the line-up, including South African Group Two winner Antious (David Marnane/ Fergal Lynch) and Mooqtar (Kevin Prendergast/ Chris Hayes), easy winner of his only race - at Leopardstown in very promising style last September - the form of which has worked out very well. The 1 1/2 mile maiden at 22.00 sees some very well-bred and lightly-raced types in opposition, notably Aidan O´Brien´s pair Heirloom (Joseph) and the debutant Venus de Milo (Seamus Heffernan), who cost 220,000 guineas as a yearling. Joseph cannot do the weight on the filly, so the fact that he rides his father´s other runner does not necessarily mean much. Both these races should be watched for future reference, although they are not good betting races for today in view of the many unknown factors.

Yarmouth - betting forecast:
1. Race: Peter Mac - Witchy Woman - Hatti
2. Race: My Guardian Angel - Syncopate - Standing Strong
3. Race: Sutton Sid - Claude Greenwood - Spanish Art
4. Race: Tarooq - Titus Gent - Out Do
5. Race: Bosham - Oh So Sassy - Done Dreaming
6. Race: Vastly - Cheers Big Ears - Essell
7. Race: Dancheur - Artful Lady - My Own Way Home