JAMIE Spencer, who did this column a good double-turn at Thirsk on Saturday night when riding a brace of selected winners, can provide more of the same at Windsor this evening.

The champion jockey, who will be in action at York's May Festival this week, teams-up with Hoh Mike in the opening vccasino.com Novice Stakes and Michael Bell's well-regarded juvenile is napped to open his winning account.

There was much to like about Hoh Mike's debut effort over this course and distance three weeks ago when he finished a close-up second to Elhamri after taking time to realise what was required of him.

He will be wiser as a result of that outing and is fancied to go one better.

Spencer, whose Thirsk wins were achieved on Numero Due and Zidane - our 3-1 nap - has some interesting rides on Knavesmire later in the week, not least Leningrad, trained by Bell, who goes for the totesport Dante Stakes on Thursday. Bell won the corresponding race last year with Motivator before that colt produced a scintillating performance to win the Epsom Derby.

The richest race throughout the country today takes place at Windsor's evening meeting in the shape of the £28,000 Vccasino.com Royal Windsor Stakes.

Babodana and Home Affairs look to be the two to concentrate on in this Listed event, with slight preference for the former.

Trained by Mark Tompkins and the mount of Darryll Holland, Babadona showed he was on the verge of winning form at Sandown last time when finishing a one-length second to Rob Roy.

Sir Michael Stoute, trainer of Rob Roy, is now represented by Home Affairs and will know where he stands with Babodana. There should be little to choose between the pair on form, but the race-fit Babodana may have the edge over Home Affairs, who is making his seasonal reappearance.

Pleasing lived up to her name when scoring at Leicester last time and John Dunlop's three-year-old has every chance of following-up in the Monday Night Racing With VCCasino.com Handicap, the concluding event on the Windsor programme.

Sun to shine

PRAIRIE Sun, with two wins in Yorkshire last week, heads to Tyneside tomorrow in search of a rapid hat-trick, writes Tom O'Ryan.

Trained at Burton Constable near Middleham by Ann Duffield, the five-year-old has the Reg Vardy Stoneygate Renault Handicap over two miles on her agenda and, in her current form, is expected to take plenty of beating.

Successful at Catterick last Tuesday, she followed-up by a wide margin at Beverley on Saturday and looks to be in the same sort of form as she was this time last year when she rattled-up a four-timer.

Middleham trainer John Weymes has his horses in excellent heart and his Linden's Lady should not be overlooked in the Renault Vans Fillies' Handicap.

Darryll Holland looks a significant booking for the six-year-old, who should have benefited from her recent comeback outing.

Hernando Royal finished a good second on his debut to the useful Hero Worship at Pontefract.

A reproduction of that form will make Hughie Morrison's promising three-year-old hard to beat in the Benfield Motors Maiden Stakes with Steve Drowne in the saddle.

Racing selections

TONIGHT

Windsor

Selected races: 6.00 Hoh Mike (Nap), 7.00 Babodana, 8.30 Pleasing.

Today's other meetings: Kempton, Towcester, Wolverhampton and Redcar.

TOMORROW

Newcastle

Selected races: 3.20 Prairie Sun, 3.50 Hernando Royal, 4.50 Linden's Lady.

Tomorrow's other meetings: Brighton, Southwell, Huntingdon and Newton Abbot.

Updated: 11:44 Monday, May 15, 2006