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The St Leger understandably dominates the headlines this Saturday, but there are plenty of betting opportunities to be found away from the terrestrial television coverage. While much of the attention will be focused on the feature races from Doncaster, Racing Daily pundit Rory Paddock goes around the courses in search of some alternative selections from elsewhere on a busy afternoon and evening of Saturday racing. With picks from Bath, Doncaster, Musselburgh and Lingfield, he

The St Leger Festival continues at Doncaster on Friday, with five races shown live on ITV and plenty of competitive action to get stuck into. The two-year-olds once again take centre stage early on, while the Leger Legends provides its usual mix of familiar faces and big-priced possibilities. Group-race action follows later on the card, with some high-class performers taking to the Town Moor track. We preview all five televised races and pick out our best bets for day two of

The two-year-olds take a good chunk of the limelight on the opening day of Doncaster's St Leger meeting, with three of the five live races featuring the youngsters as we preview every race shown live on ITV this Thursday. 13:15 DONCASTER A third-place finish behind the impressive Sun Goddess at York looks among the strongest pieces of form on offer, and that gives Speed Of Sound obvious claims on her handicap debut. Richard Spencer's filly should find this a slightly easier a

Alan Morris heads to both Epsom and Doncaster for his best bets of the day this Thursday. 16:52 EPSOM A few of these have shown their best already this year in lower grades and are looking a little exposed at the back end of the season. Royal Bodyguard should be in the mix but Wild Dahlia looks to have more potential to progress beyond this grade and the early favourite. The 3yo filly can be forgiven a disappointment on softish going over further around Hamilton from a wide

Former jockey turned pundit Liam Hall pinpoints a trio of runners he's backing this Wednesday. 15:54 REDCAR Golden Caviar is the selection here, looks a fair mark for his handicap debut, is sure to step forward now he's been gelded and this son of Wotton Basset should rate much higher by the end of the season. Sweet Kiss deserves a success but is likely to play second fiddle again. GOLDEN CAVIAR (WIN) 18:30 KEMPTON Lex Victoria (1-1) is likely to be all the rage here, won

After a week of solid action, Alan Morris picks out a pair of recent runners who've made it onto his hotlist and you should pay close attention to them in the weeks and months ahead. FLIGHTOFTHEPHOENIX (C HILLS) Flightofthephoenix has shown improved form in recent runs, breaking her long-standing maiden status with two wins in August. As a 4yo filly there is still scope for further improvement from a mark of only 73 having made the breakthrough as a winner. She has shown fl

After bagging a double the other week, pundit Matt Polley returns with two runners from Wolverhampton not to ignore this Monday. 17:30 WOLVERHAMPTON There’s an obvious one in here by the name of Lady Of Hay making her nursery debut, but there’s a big chance she’ll be over bet purely on her connections. She is overlooked in favour of the more exposed Sable Island. She ran really well here last time in a slightly better race, but found the sixth furlong a bit far. This trip i

John Arnold looks ahead to one of the most competitive sprint handicaps of the season. He takes a deep dive into the race and picks out three runners not to ignore for the Scottish showpiece. History: The Ayr Gold Cup, first established in 1966, is one of the most prestigious sprint races in the UK and is held annually at Ayr Racecourse in Scotland. Designed for thoroughbred horses aged three years and older, this exciting flat race is run over a distance of 6 furlongs and ha

Saturday's live ITV action comes from Haydock, Ascot, and Kempton, with plenty of intriguing stories to unfold by the end of the day. A Group 1 contest, competitive handicaps, and a jumps racing legend on display. 13:25 HAYDOCK Without a win for over a year, Dancing Gemini could finally return to winning ways now dropped into Group 3 company. At the age of five, he's far from past it and the eye-catching booking of William Buick gives him plenty in his favour. The lightly ra

While much of the attention will naturally fall on the races covered by the terrestrial TV cameras this Saturday, there’s still plenty of action elsewhere for punters to get stuck into. Racing Daily’s Rory Paddock turns his attention away from the main televised contests and searches for value across the rest of Saturday’s cards, with six races from Navan, Kempton, Haydock, Ascot and Newcastle making the shortlist. 14:35 NAVAN Despite this looking a wide-open contest with suc

Dean Kilbryde pinpoints two runners worth following to end the working week with selections from Haydock and Worcester. 15:47 HAYDOCK Creative Queen posted her sole career success on soft ground at Yarmouth and arrives in excellent form having been narrowly denied when last seen, finishing second to a fast-finishing, similarly in-form rival. With ground and trip to suit I’m hoping the Willliam Haggas’ trained three-year-old can give the stable a winner from their only runner

Liam Hall goes around the courses this Wednesday with selections worth following. 14:45 NEWCASTLE Yordan sets the standard here with winning last time, has set a similair standard on both Racecourse appearances but with the winners 7lb penalty to carry here that makes life harder. There's plenty of runners in this field who likely to be ridden for a low handicap mark which makes challengers to Yordan thin and therefore he's the choice for win purposes. Triple P ran okay on d

Alan Morris takes a look back at an action-packed week of racing and names three recent runners that had to make The Hotlist. This trio needs to be put into your trackers as he expects them to go close very soon. NORTH ACCOUNT (N SCHOLFIELD) North Account looks the type Nick Scholfield will eventually get the best out of over a trip and fences in due course. The 6yo gelding is related to plenty of staying winners and didn’t show much in three hurdle races in Ireland. He clea

Matt Polley aims to make the bank holiday a profitable one with selections from Ripon and Epsom this Monday. 15:40 RIPON Fireball is an intriguing runner here. A French important from a top yard could be extremely well handicapped, and any further rainfall should seemingly be fine. Thunder Roar and Milteye will enjoy the ground, however Spoken Truth has been threatening to win a race of this nature for a while, and today could be his day. SPOKEN TRUTH (WIN) 16:05 EPSOM Going

Sunday's live racing action provides punters with plenty to get stuck into, with Goodwood taking centre stage alongside competitive cards from Beverley, Yarmouth and Cork. As ever, there are some tricky-looking contests to decipher, including several wide-open handicaps and competitive Group races where finding value could prove more rewarding than simply siding with the market leaders. We've taken a closer look at all of the live action and picked out our best bets, includin

Action from Sandown and Goodwood with three group races live on ITV this Saturday as pundit Rory Paddock previews all nine races. 13:25 GOODWOOD A two-year-old contest kicks off Saturday's live action and Lily Pink looks likely to head the betting after showing plenty of promise when runner-up on debut. Charlie Johnston's filly should have learnt plenty from that experience and a repeat of that effort would see her go close for a yard that traditionally does well at this tim

Rory Paddock pinpoints two runners that could do far better than expected this Saturday. 13:45 BEVERLEY Paddy's Day has slipped below his last winning mark and returns to a venue where he has performed well on both previous visits. Although yet to get his head in front at Beverley, he has made the frame on each occasion and clearly handles the track. Now operating from an attractive rating, another bold showing looks on the cards and he makes plenty of each-way appeal. PADDY

Dean Kilbryde aims to round off the week in style with selections from Sedgefield and Fontwell as he hopes to land some winners over jumps. 17:32 SEDGEFIELD Tom Creen hasn’t been seen since unseating his rider in April and at eleven isn’t getting any younger, however does boast an excellent record over track and trip with four wins and a second from seven attempts. He’s also ran well on return from lengthy absences before and he’s 6lbs lower than his last winning mark so loo

After pinpointing the first three home in the Ebor Handicap, John Arnold returns with two worth following in the final classic of the season as he dissects the St Leger. History: The St Leger Stakes, inaugurated in 1776, is the oldest Classic horse race in the world, held annually at Doncaster Racecourse. Established by Colonel Anthony St Leger as a way to promote horse racing in the area, the race was originally planned as a local event but quickly gained popularity, becomi

The Travers Stakes takes centre stage at Saratoga, with a high-quality field assembled for one of the most prestigious prizes of the American summer. Pundit Toby Darby assesses the Group 1 contest and pinpoints his best bet. 23:35 SARATOGA My main pick is Leading Change, who arrives unbeaten after two starts for trainer Brad Cox. He took the Indiana Derby last time out and showed enough tactical speed and professionalism to suggest he can make his presence felt at the highe