Listed and graded races today

Plenty of racing today, with listed races on the flat at Newmarket this afternoon and this evening on the all-weather at Dundalk - both fillies races - while there are graded races over jumps at Wetherby and Down Royal, both gearing up for their top cards of the year tomorrow.

The Newmarket race at 15.00 CET is actually pretty feeble, and if Terror (David Simcock/ Jim Crowley) can repeat the form she showed when 4th here in the Cheveley Park, then she should win this easily. More interesting each-way bets at long odds here could be Perfect Summer (Lady Cecil/ Cam Hardie) at 16.10, owned by our Hoppegarten friend GS, and Our Folly (Stuart Kittow/ Pat Cosgrave) at 16.45.

The Dundalk race at 20.10 is much more competitive and has a full field of 14 runners, with all the top Irish stables represented. Mike Halford holds a strong hand here with Slipper Orchid (CP Hogan) and Sea Coast (Shane Foley) and we have a slight preference for the former in a very open event.

The best race over jumps in the U.K. is the listed handicap chase over 2 1/2 miles at Wetherby at 15.15. Silver rqoque (Fergus O´Brien/ Conor Shoemark) is favourite here, but we prefer Trustan Times (Tim Easterby/ Wilson Renwick) and especially Cedre Bleu (Dougie Costello), who was previously with Paul Nicholls but now reappears after a break for Charlie Mann. The 3yo hurdle race at 15.50 is also a listed event, but this is a poor field and Brian Ellison´s two runners Come On Sunshine (Renwick) and Full Day (Danny Cook) can take the first two places.
The Grade 2 hurdle race at 15.05 at Down Royal is arguably the race of the day and here we expect Arctic Fire (Willie Mullins/ Ruby Walsh) to come out on top.