Money on the table then - who do you think is going to take a win this Bank Holiday Monday at Oulton Park?

I ask because this season, although we've only had one and a half rounds of it so far, is absolutely going to be the most wide-open one we've seen for ages.

I can't call it. With Karl Harris at 100 percent, and not suffering the Elephant-man type facial injuries he obtained after that Suzuki-in-the-mush at Thruxton, I'd definitely have him down for a win this coming weekend.

I guess it's pretty much a given that Shakey, Cal, Leon (H) and Leon (C) will be there or thereabouts around the sweeping bends and climbing hills of Cheshire's finest - but I think there's a cracking chance of a Tom Sykes, Michael Rutter or even one of the Kawasakis getting right up there too.

In fact, thinking more about it, I'd reckon on Rutter being right up there from the start. Many riders over the years have cited Blade's ability to be smooth on the bike. He might be flicking the big 1098 North West 200 Ducati on its side at 130mph, but he does it with an easy hand which is so crucial to getting the best out of these bikes.

The coincidence is that such a riding style is exactly what is needed to get the best out of the Oulton track too. You don't want to be too hard on it, or too aggressive on the brakes either. Right from the sweeping lines of Cascades round to the final approach to Lodge Corner and over the leap, you have to be super smooth all the way around.

So Blade, after that great double podium weekend at Thruxton a fortnight ago, must be relishing his chance in front of the Bank Holiday British Eurosport audience.

I would bet that Blade is in a better frame of mind than Leon Haslam, travelling up to the circuit right now.

Leon, one of the two main title favourites for this year let's not forget, had a freaking nightmare at Thruxton. His Pirelli rear tyre was cooked up so badly that it looked like it had been on a barbecue all afternoon during race two and in race one he suffered that 'mystery' electrical fault which forced him out of proceedings.

As far as title assaults go, it was pretty poor going. So Leon will undoubtedly be looking to turn a corner this weekend. At least it doesn't look as though this year's series is going to be a walkover for the Ducatis, as some feared it would be with the introduction of the 1200cc V-twin rule.

This is great and only adds to the spectacle of BSB at Oulton. We go there twice every season and every time it turns out to be amazing: the Oulton round has given us some of the most memorable British races of all time.

It was the setting for the breathtakingly vicious scrap between Chris Walker and Neil Hodgson in 2000 - the coming together between the pair at Lodge Corner sparked the feud that lasted all year and visited both courts and tracks in an equally vehement way.

This is all well and good for the history books, but it could also prove an accurate pointer for this coming weekend too. I say that because Suzuki's Tom Sykes was massively annoyed with Haslam after what he saw as the Honda rider being at fault in the build-up to events that caused the Harris crash at Thruxton.

Sykes was really angry straight afterwards and no doubt some of that feeling will carry into the race this weekend - which might just mean that Oulton Park is going to play host to another Superbike punch-up on Monday.

I can't wait! I'll see you on British Eurosport 2 from 12.30pm. Seconds out, round two...

Tony Carter / Eurosport