PAT EDDERY rides at Southwell once in a blue moon so the appearance of the 11-times former champion jockey at the course this afternoon is bound to raise a few eyebrows.

Despite only being an occasional visitor he'll not be anticipating leaving empty-handed especially with the likes of Janiceland (3.45) to partner in the Arena Leisure Handicap.

I was on hand to see her run at Pontefract on Monday where she stayed on nicely in the closing stages to take sixth spot in a competitive six furlong sprint.

Considering Janiceland stays a mile, it was an excellent effort and the step up to seven furlongs can only help her cause today.

Pat has another fancied mount in the shape of Como (4.15), without question a leading player the following Rainworth Stakes.

Eddery is no stranger to teaming up with Roger Charlton's horses, most famously booting home the Royal trainer's Quest For Fame in the 1990 Epsom Derby.

Como is unfortunately light years away from that sort of heady standard, nevertheless she has shown enough to take this lowly six furlong event.

Steve Kettlewell's daring decision to travel Dispol Evita (2.30) and Hout Bay (4.30) all the way from Middleham to Brighton should not go without reward.

Kettlewell has elected to put Dispol Evita in with the minimum weight for the Stars And Stripes Claiming Stakes. She's also the only winner to date in the five runner-up line-up - hence it's pretty difficult to envisage her getting beaten.

Still a maiden at four years of age, Hout Bay's case is far less convincing in the Icon Handicap carrying only a pound less than the top-weight Russian Fox.

But on the plus side he has demonstrated significant improvement on his last two starts having according to his trainer: "Strengthened up markedly over the past few months.''

Kempton's evening meeting kicks off with an Amateur Riders race in memory of Trevor Radford, who so tragically died as a result of the injuries he sustained from a fall in a similar contest at Goodwood.

Sarah Bosley is as good as any in this type of handicap and I expect a big show from her aboard May Queen Megan (6.30).

Annabel King's eight-year-old mare likes to come off a fast pace, which is almost guaranteed because invariably one or two of the riders either get "carted" or simply set off too quickly for their own good.

Annabel also has a runner at Yarmouth, Fairy King (8.15), in the Fred Armstrong Handicap.

He lost all chance with an extremely tardy exit from the gate at Nottingham recently, however he was making relentless progress in the closing stages and if he can just break on level terms he should not be far away.

Father and son in the guise of John and Ed Dunlop respectively could slug out the finish of the closing mile-and-six-furlong Breydon Water Handicap.

Although Ed is enjoying a cracking season, his raider Perestroika may still have to play second fiddle to his Dad's progressive Undeniable (8.45), a game scorer at Goodwood last time.

* Godolphin's challenge for Saturday's Coral Eurobet Eclipse Stakes will be spearheaded by Tobougg with Fantastic Light switched to tackle the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot three weeks later.

The Dubai-based operation confirmed last night that Frankie Dettori is to ride Tobougg, third to Galileo in the Vodafone Derby on his last outing, in the big race with Broche also running as a pacemaker.

Stablemate Ekraar may also make the starting line-up for the £325,000 contest at Sandown provided he pleases connections in the next 24 hours. The decision to withdraw Fantastic Light from the contest was widely expected, with the sponsors not quoting him in their betting for the Group One event.

* Mark Johnston may be three-handed in the £100,000 Tote Exacta Stakes at Sandown on Friday.

The Middleham trainer has revealed that Riberac, Julius and Sharp Play may all take their chances in the 10-furlong event.

''Riberac is a definite runner with Kevin Darley booked to ride and the other two could go there as well,'' the trainer said.

''If there was serious rain that might be a problem for Julius but we'll take it as it comes I haven't decided yet.''

As well as that valuable prize which Johnston won in 1998 through Yavana's Pace when it was known as the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club Trophy, he is another after some more of the Tote's money with Takamaka Bay and Akbar.

They gave him a memorable one-two in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes at Royal Ascot last month and both among the entries for Saturday's Tote Old Newton Cup at Haydock on Saturday.

''I don't really want to run them against each other again but they're both fine after Ascot so we'll see,'' commented Johnston.

Back at Sandown, Richard Mullen has been booked for the ride on James Fanshawe's Faraway Look.