Catterick, Lingfield, Sandown, Leicester and Worcester (N.H.)

5 meetings in the U.K today, and most of the top jockeys will be riding at the all-weather track at Lingfield in the afternoon and then on turf at Sandown´s evening meeting. The Godolphin team are in top form, as we saw at Hamburg last weekend, and they could have some more winners today. Introvert and Rutterkin (both Mahmoud al Zarooni/ Frankie Dettori) have good chances in the two divisions of the 2yo maiden at Lingfield at 15.00 CET and 15.30 respectively. Sir Michael Stoute and Ryan Moore can also score a double here with Sir Walter Raleigh and Longliner in the two divisions of the 1 1/2 mile maiden at 17.00 and half an hour later.

Godolphin also have two runners in the 2yo maiden this evening at 20.10 at Sandown - Baransky (Ahmed Ajtebi), runner-up to the potentially smart Native Khan at Newmarket, and the well-bred debutant Bawaab (Dettori), and could well take the first two places here. Best race at Sandown is the 7 furlongs handicap for 3yo´s at 20.40, which looks very tricky. Dettori rides Sailorman for Mark Johnston, who has to be on the short list, while last-time-out winners Katakosi (Andrew Balding/ Jimmy Fortune) and Ertikaan (Michael Jarvis/ Richard Hills) are also highly respected.

Michael Jarvis also has prospects of a winner at Leicester this evening, when Naddwah (Philip Robinson) contests the 3yo fillies´ handicap at 20.50. We expect Aestival (Sir Mark Prescott/ Seb Sanders) to complete a four-timer under top weight in the 1 1/2 mile handicap at 22.20, while the most amusing winner here would be George Baker, trained by George Baker and ridden by a different George Baker, in the 3yo handicap at 19.45. However he is having his first race since October, so it looks unlikely.

At Catterick this afternoon, the most interesting event is the 5 furlongs handicap at 16.40. This looks wide open and almost any of the 10 runners could win, but we expect one of the 3 joint top-weights Le Toreador (Kevin Ryan/ Paul Hanagan), Lucky Numbers (Paul Green/ James Sullivan) or Crimea (David and Adrian Nicholls) to score.

There is also N.H. racing at Worcester, where FiveoutofFive (Evan Williams/ Paul Molony) can defy a double penalty and make it three out of four in the novice hurdle at 15.50. The other novice hurdle, over half a mile further at 18.20, should lie between the two penalised horses Off Gallivanting (Jonjo O´Neill/ Tony McCoy) and Sahrati (Michael Blake/ Denis O´Regan)