BARRY Hills sprang a surprise with Munir in Saturday's Greenham Stakes at Newbury and he can score with another promising three-year-old in Future Flight tomorrow.
His daughter of smart filly My Branch, whom he also trained, can make the most of an easy opportunity in her division of the 'Privy Councillor' Maiden Stakes.
Future Flight may not be in the same league as Munir but there are good races to be won with her judged on her only run as a two-year-old.
That came at the back end of the season in a six-furlong, 20-runner maiden at Newmarket where she took up the running at halfway and gave way only in the final strides to be beaten a head by Heretic. She was still two and a lengths clear of third-placed Zibet, and almost justified punters' confidence.
She had started 5-1 favourite but went down to a rival who had had the benefit of a previous outing. Expenses can be recouped in this seven-furlong event before she goes on to better things.
John Dunlop has been farming all kinds of races this season and the in-form Arundel trainer has a strong fancy for the Sponsor A Race At Folkestone Maiden fillies' Stakes in the shape of Guardia.
The three-year-old should be well suited by this step up to a mile and a half judged on her second to Baranova in a mile maiden at Leicester last September on her second and latest outing.
She tried to make all that day in a six-runner affair and shook off all her rivals except the winner and jockey Pat Eddery accepted the result in the final half furlong.
Eighty Two can scale the heights in the Ben Nevis Handicap at Musselburgh.
The Sean Woods-trained gelding showed himself in the peak of condition when staying on strongly to beat Browning in a 12-runner handicap on Lingfield's Equitrack.
Sophielu looked the type to improve for the winter on her two runs as ajuvenile, a point she can prove with victory in the Cairngorm Maiden Stakes.
Mark Johnston's filly ran twice towards the end of last year, going down by three-quarters of a length to How Do I Know at Redcar before finishing a creditable fourth of 21 to Oreana at Doncaster.Bodfari Pride shaped well on his reappearance over five furlongs here twoweeks ago and can get off the mark for the season in the Ben Alder Handicap over the course and distance.
David Nicholls' sprinter, twice a winner last term, caught the eye when sixth of 17 to Regal Song and appears to have a slightly easier task this time.
Mister Benjamin looks the best bet on Exeter's National Hunt card in the Sea Cellars International Novices' Chase.
Trainer Paul Nicholls has given the six-year-old a nine-week break since a disappointing effort on heavy ground at Newcastle in February.
Mister Benjamin was last of two finishers, beaten 13 lengths by Sam Quayle, when a 1-4 shot.
But he had scored the previous month at Doncaster by 11 lengths from Hero's Son and with better ground expected tomorrow can return to winning ways.
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