Racing Centre

BIG NOISE will seek to land a third career win in four starts when he tackles 14 rivals in the Route Colchester Night Club handicap on the July Course tomorrow.

The Dr Jon Scargill-trained three-year-old has shaped like a progressive type in his short but successful career to date.

The son of Lake Coniston won on his debut, finished second at Kempton and then struck over six furlongs at Newmarket three weeks ago.

His latest engagement - a 0-85 handicap (6.45) - looks a stiffer challenge, plus he will be racing over seven furlongs for the first time.

But his canny handler feels he has a useful horse at his disposal and has the services of top jockey Ted Durcan once again.

Scargill assessed: “On pedigree you’d say that he has every chance of getting the seven furlongs. Lake Coniston gets plenty of winners at that sort of trip and Big Noise runs like it would suit him. He has been strong-finishing in all his races.”

Vale Of Belvoir is an intriguing runner in the Estrella Damm At Talk Night Club Southend conditions’ event (7.15).

The Karl Burke-trained three-year-old filly was a more than useful juvenile, winning three and finishing second in five starts in 2006.

Tomorrow sees her annual bow and it will be interesting to see how she fares against a field that includes seasoned campaigners such as Celtic Mill, Baron’s Pit and Presto Shinko.

The 0-95 10-furlong JBR Leisure Ltd handicap (7.50) for three-year-olds looks to contain several horses with the potential to go on and become stakes-class performers.

The once-raced Sandown maiden winner Winter Sunrise represents Sir Michael Stoute, Calabash - successful on his last outings - turns out for the Godolphin team, while Pathos (David Elsworth) and Cold Quest (John Gosden) are two others that catch the eye.

Juvenile maidens staged on ‘Newmarket Nights’ invariably throw up a smart act or two and this Friday’s Hills Drinks Distributors event (6.15) is likely to prove no different. The 19-strong field includes horses trained by Stoute, Luca Cumani, Brian Meehan, Peter Chapple-Hyam and Ed Dunlop.

The seven-race card gets underway with the Bass Smooth handicap at 5.45 and concludes at 8.50 with the Antica Classic Sambuca handicap.

Then, of course, it will be time for legendary pop act Madness to strut their stuff on stage in front of a sell-out crowd.

By Tony Rushmer