Baby Ballerina to prove a step ahead of ten rivals in the 2-y-o Maiden Fillies' Stakes over five furlongs of 'good to firm' Catterick today when an eight-race card at Lingfield runs in tandem; later Sandown stages an evening fixture and 'summer-jumping' enthusiasts will be catered for with Uttoxeter and Worcester.
Coping is difficult, streamlining essential, and the reason why this daily patent is so popular and indeed profitable at a time of year when an overwhelming fixture list must be stifling; just looking at the programmes on offer makes me realise punters don't have a chance unless they adopt a solid, business-like, approach and remain disciplined.
Thirty-five races and that's not counting Killarney, a gorgeous venue in Ireland where they really enjoy thoroughbreds and what they represent to their rural community.
Juveniles remain my fascination, the key is to appreciate what is usually required classification purposes; Baby Ballerina should be ideally suited to the speed and undulations of the North Yorkshire course which takes no prisoners, experience is vital and Brian Ellison's charge will be racing for the fifth time.
Form of this Kheleyf filly bears close inspection and though any one of five newcomers could prove above average I'll be surprised, not to mention disappointed if Baby Ballerina doesn't make the frame and, hopefully, provide the second leg of an each-way double.
Twenty minutes earlier Rebel Surge also faces ten for the division one of the 2-y-o Maiden Fillies' Stakes over six furlongs at 'good to firm' Lingfield where Godolpin-owned World's Greatest is the obvious TH danger.
'The boys in blue' have so many superbly-breds and they could well contribute toward a jockeys' championship for James Doyle.
Rebel Surge has experience, is strongly-fancied and worth 'playing the place' but watch out for the World's Greatest because she must be rated exceptionally good to be named thus.
