With dry weather, todays ground on turf will be riding on the fast side.  Brighton drains very quickly, and today’s ground will be on the fast side of good to firm.  It was nice to see my former weighing room colleague former jockey Philip Hide interviewed on Sky Sports Racing from the Sussex track about 10 minutes ago.  He is now a trainee Clerk of the course at the track.  Nice to see he has found a good job, after retiring from training recently.   Quite competitive at the track, , finding a winner is never easy, it is a track that sometimes suits horses that are not totally genuine, the undulations seem to bring out a good run in horses with a few issues, mentally and physically.   At Hexham, For Three 7.20 should be hard to beat, he won recently, and also has Brian Hughes on top, he rides this track very well.  I would like to see Witness win again 8.50, a winner over course and distance previously, and with a useful claimer on top in Billy Garritty, he should take a bit of beating.

Looking ahead to some good racing at the weekend, the Irish 2,000 Guineas will very likely be going to the Ballydoyle operation.  Magna Grecia will be short odds to follow up from his win at Newmarket in the English equivalent.