6 poor meetings today

The weather has finally stabilised and at least we won´t be having many non-runners at today´s 6 meetings. However the quality is poor all over and the races at the 3 afternoon meetings are almost all low grade handicaps. Chinese Jade (Sir Mark Prescott/ Chris Catlin) is the only runner from his powerful stable at Carlisle and the trainer clearly means business in the mile handicap at 17.00 CET; however top-weight Talent Scout (Karen and Gemma Tutty) is a CD specialist, while Lord of the Dance (Michael Mullineaux/ Anna Hesketh), who has been dropped to a very seductive weight, both look dangerous.

At Catterick we like the two top-weights in the class 4 handicaps, Little Shambles (Mark Johnston/ Franny), who is 2/2 over this CD, at 16.40, and Galizzi (Michael Bell/ Kieren Fallon), runner-up at Newmarket last time, at 17.45 The 5 furlongs handicap at 16.50 isd tzhe bnest race at Lingfield; Clearing (Jim Boyle/ Pat Cosgrave) is the likely favourite after making all to win over this CD last time, but we like top-weight Stone of Folca (Jim Best/ George Baker) despite his abysmal form figures, as he has been running in much hotter races.

The fields ae much more competive at Kempton´s evening Meeting andf the miler handicap there at 20.55 is tzhe best trace of the day. Once again the top-weight looks dangerous, Homsge (William Haggas/ Ryan Moore), an easy winner of his only start this year after being gelded during the winter, but we also like consistent Musaddas (Saeed bin Suroor/ Andrea Atzeni), in Godolphin´s second colours, who looks almost certain to be placed again - for the 8th time in 9 career starts.

The card at the Irish meeting at Bellewstown looks no stronger, while there are small fields at the N.H. meeting at Worcester; it looks like another AP McCoy benefit, as the champion has fancied rides in all 7 races.