KIEREN FALLON can help silence his critics today, as he looks to hold at least two great winning chances on the first day of Newmarket's July meeting.

It will take a really decent newcomer to be able to prevent punters from getting off to a winning, start with Craigsteel in the opening division of the Strutt and Parker Maiden.

Although Henry Cecil only sends out his sharpest two-year-olds this early in the season, the Suave Dancer colt looks sure to come on for his debut at Sandown where he was beaten only three-quarters of a length by Muhtathir.

Fallon will be only too pleased to start the meeting with a winner - expect him to do so here.

He should also be able to follow up at a longer price in the H and K Commisions Handicap with hardy old stager Pride of Peadle.

Now in the care of Richmond trainer Martyn Mane, the eight-year-old grey mare showed that she retains all her ability last time out when winning a 14-runner handicap at Doncaster.

Turned out again quickly off only a 4lb higher mark, she looks set to follow up whilst she remains in good heart.

This race could well fall into her hands as she needs to be produced at the last possible moment after a strong gallop throughout and seems best in large fields.

The feature race of the day is the Pounds 50,000-added Princess Of Wales's Stakes, but the race has a strange look to it with several runners looking as if they would be more at home over longer trips.

Celeric particularly might well be taken off his feet over this shorter distance, although he will still have his supporters.

But I would rather side with Swain now running as part of the Godolphin operation.

Swain gained a deserved Group One victory last season when making all to beat Singspiel a necks in the Coronation Cup at Epsom on Derby day.

Saeed bin Suroor has already shown this season that he can produce his string fully fit on their seasonal debut and Swain will be tuned-up to run a big race over what is probably his best trip.

At Pontefract, the Lynda-Ramsden-trained gelding Erro Codigo looks on a fair mark for the Dianne Nursery Handicap after his second to Inchalong last time out in a Newcastle seller.

He seemed that day to have benefitted form the operation which came after two relatively disappointing runs at the start of the season.

Drawn right next to the rails here in stall one, if the money is down then expect him to go very close