With the Grand National and the Cheltenham Festival now out of the way, the National Hunt season enters something of a winding-down process.

As a result, attention switches to the Flat but with another week to go before the Craven meeting at Newmarket the fare has yet to fuse into life.

The main action on Saturday takes place at Doncaster, whom also race on Friday, and Kempton - with the former staging the Doncaster Mile, a Listed race with £30,000 in prize-money up for grabs.

Because of the extensive redevelopment that has taken place on Town Moor, the race has not been run since 2005, with Geoff Wragg's Autumn Glory taking the spoils.

The most famous winner of the race came 12 months earlier when former champion hurdler Sublimity, when in the care of Sir Michael Stoute and ridden by Johnny Murtagh, stormed clear to win.

The most valuable day of weekend racing takes place at Kempton, though, with the Snowdrop Fillies Stakes, the Masaka Stakes and the Easter Stakes.

The Masaka and the Easter Stakes in the past were seen as respected Guineas trials but have in recent years lost a degree or lustre.

Quality horses do still turn up, though, as Richard Hannon's Asset, now a top-class sprinter, announced himself as a force to be reckoned with in 2006.

Twelve months earlier the Neville Callaghan-trained Rebel Rebel won the race on turf, before finishing runner-up to Footstepsinthesand in the Guineas.

The Masaka Stakes has not produced a top-class winner for a while but Clive Brittain's subsequent Falmouth scorer Rajeem did take part in 2006 before proving herself to be quite smart.

Ascot and Newbury stage late season jumps meetings on Friday and Saturday respectively with a couple of Class 2 races on both cards.

Tiger Woods embarks on the first phase of a possible grand slam on Thursday eager to make up for his failings at last year's Masters. He is an unbelievable 6/5 to win the Masters with second favourite Phil Mickelson priced up at 9s.

The world number one has 13 majors to his name so far, including four titles at Augusta, but no player has ever won all four majors in a calendar year.

He came tantalisingly close by claiming the US Open, British Open and USPGA championship in 2000 and then winning the season-opening Masters in 2001 to become the only player to hold all four major championships at the same time.

So what are the chances of the Tiger completing the grand slam this year? Apart from form, the feat is also heavily dependent on the venues. This year, more than most, they look made for Woods.

The Masters Augusta National, April 10-13

Woods won his first major here in 1997 by a record margin of 12 strokes. He has since won three times at Augusta and, despite its "Tiger-proofing" (longer holes that, ironically, make it harder for his rivals); it is a course that plays into his hands. As the best chipper and putter around, he has no fear of the fast, sloping greens and closely-shaved run-offs.

US Open Torrey Pines, San Diego, June 12-15

Virtually a home from home for Woods. Has won the Buick Invitational here five times since 1999 and three times on the trot since 2005. The South course will be used for the US Open and, with heavy rough, narrow fairways and fast, firm greens. The Tiger will be licking his lips at the prospect of a return to the course.

Open Championship Royal Birkdale, Southport, July 17-20

One of the finest of all Open Championship venues, this could prove the toughest test of all. Woods has proved himself a fine player of links courses, where his shot-making and imagination are used to good effect, but it is the weather, and the odd unkind bounce, that could determine his success or otherwise. At Muirfield in 2000, he was hit by a storm in the third round and shot an 81 that ended his challenge. Has a good memory of Birkdale, having finished third there in the 1998 Open.

US PGA Championship Oakland Hills, Detroit, Aug 7-10

The venue for the 2004 Ryder Cup and a course described by Ben Hogan as "a monster". Woods's memories from the Ryder Cup - where the United States team lost by a record nine-point margin - will not be among his favourites. He could be undone by the course's quirky, small and fiercely undulating greens but is probably best-equipped (mentally and technically) to deal with them.

The bookies are running scared on this one with bet365 offering 8/1.

Sunday's penultimate League Two fixture of the season at the New Stadium against Wrexham is priced up with Town an 11/10 shot for victory and 9/4 for the draw or an away win.

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Good Luck from Shrewsweb's man on the rail.