ITV Racing heads to Aintree and Hexham this Friday, with eight live races to get stuck into. Team Skelton are out in force at Aintree, but there’s plenty of value to be found away from the big yards too. From a bold forecast and tricast play in the opener to an each-way chance in the finale, here are our selections for every televised race, plus the one we’re happy to sit out. 13:15 AINTREE Barnpark's recent stable debut for Team Skelton was too bad to be true, and surely mo

Dean Kilbryde heads to Fontwell this Friday as he pinpoints two runners worth following to round off the working week. 13:25 FONTWELL Sea Warrior warmed to the task nicely and ultimately won by twelve lengths and with plenty in hand when successful here on chase debut last month. With that experience under his belt and his stable continuing in fine form he should be able to double his winning tally today. Sanitiser won twice over shorter trips towards the back end of last se

Dean Kilbryde takes a look through the best of Friday's action and finds three runners from Wetherby worth following to round off the working week with some winners. 14:25 WETHERBY Just the four runners yet an intriguing contest. Service Minimum could only manage third on seasonal reappearance, travelling nicely into the race but finding little when asked and finishing eight lengths behind the eventual winner. He carries top-weight again here, however is aided by the 10lbs c

The jumps are back with our season opener from jumps HQ Cheltenham with the ITV cameras also throwing in some competitive action from Doncaster for good measure. Pundits Dean Kilbryde and Rory Paddock preview all the live ITV action this Friday to kick start the weekend early with hopefully a hat full of winners. 13:15 CHELTENHAM Crooked Path arrives here firmly on the upgrade, impressing when stepped up in trip at Fontwell last weekend, travelling nicely and jumping well and

Dean Kilbryde heads to Haydock for his best bets this Friday with one runner he's following to end the working week with a winner. 14:52 HAYDOCK Darkness was only beaten a length at Nottingham earlier this month and is due to go up 3lbs for that effort so looks to be a danger, while Venetian Lion has won his last three on turf and wasn’t disgraced when only beaten a length on the AW at Kempton last time out so is another to consider for a stable and jockey who have won two o

Dean Kilbryde heads to Wales for Friday’s selections with two from Chepstow not to ignore. 16:17 CHEPSTOW Unjeu Royal won over this trip at Plumpton in April and finished third of seven in a higher grade when last seen in May. A slight drop down in class means he has to shoulder top-weight on his return but if ready to go after the summer break he’s likely to be thereabouts at the finish. Raffles Nobu was an excellent second at Newton Abbot when last seen, only beaten by a we

Dean Kilbryde picks just the one runner he's following to round off the working week. 15:35 ASCOT Andrew Balding has won this race three times since 2020, including with a 20/1 shot last year, and runs both Galiyan and Level Look in a bid to add to his tally. The former was only beaten three lengths over track and trip when sixth in the Queens Vase in June and takes a marked step down in class having contested the St Leger when last seen, while the latter has impressed in hi

Pundit Dean Kilbryde heads to Ayr and Newbury for his best bets this Friday. 15:05 AYR Beautiful Diamond boasts an exemplary record at Ayr, winning three from four, all at Listed level, including this race last year. She hasn’t won yet this season but has made the frame in three from four including a Group 2 race on penultimate run and looks primed for another big effort today. Luna A Inbhir Nis finished four lengths behind Beautiful Diamond in this race last season and has

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

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

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

The penultimate day of York's Ebor Meeting is upon us and we pinpoint potential winners to make it a profitable Friday. We take a look at the first five races shown live on ITV. 13:50 YORK Trainer William Haggas has enjoyed a solid opening two days of the meeting and his two contenders look strong betting options in Friday's opener. Current market leader Zennor Storm has improved with each run and went close when finishing second at Goodwood last time out. He's clearly a gel

Dean Kilbryde pins his hopes on one horse at Cork this Friday with a selection in a hot looking Group 3 contest. 19:10 CORK Bosphorus Rose boasts an excellent record over this trip and arrives here having won convincingly at Roscommon when last seen, striding clear to win by almost five lengths and beat a subsequent winner by almost ten lengths in the process so looks worth sticking with, especially when considering her trainer has won three of the last five renewals of this

Dean Kilbryde focuses his attention on Friday's card at Brighton with two selections worth following. 14:30 BRIGHTON Dreambird Dolly has come close on her last two starts and has made the frame in four from six over track and trip, however an overall profile of just one win from over twenty runs suggests she’s hard to win with and remains 6lbs above her sole winning mark so may prove vulnerable for win purposes. Diomed Spirit came second to a well-handicapped rival at Windso

Dean Kilbryde looks ahead to the best of Friday's action and pinpoints two runner worth following at Chepstow and Sandown. 18:26 CHEPSTOW Prefer The Sister arrives here in top form, winning her last two with Mason Paetel in the saddle for both, and with her due to go up 9lbs in the near future she can strike again and notch the hat-trick before that rise takes effect. On Key carries a 5lbs penalty for victory on the all-weather last time out, his sole career victory to date,

Dean Kilbryde returns with his weekly Friday selections with runners from Hamilton and Newbury below. 16:10 NEWBURY C Appleby & W Buick won this race last year with Wise Approach and return this year with Nabati, who was a comfortable winner at Yarmouth on debut at the beginning of the month, making smooth headway when asked and winning by just over a length. Already proven at the trip and with the team in excellent recent form, he’s hard to overlook. The biggest challenger

Rory Paddock returns to preview all the best action on ITV with racing from Newmarket and York this Friday. 13:50 NEWMARKET Decade Of Time and Heraldry renew their rivalry after finishing first and second respectively at Windsor back in May. Both now make their handicap debuts and, with Heraldry receiving a much more favourable pull at the weights, the John and Thady Gosden-trained colt could be capable of reversing that previous form. William Haggas saddles Princling, who p

Friday's tipping action comes from York and Cork as top pundit Dean Kilbryde finds two runners worth following to round off the working week. 14:45 YORK Royal Fixation won the Group 2 Lowther Stakes over track and trip last season and although was a shade disappointing in a Listed race on return this season, that run should have blown away any cobwebs and better can be expected here with a first-time tongue-tie and cheekpieces to aid her cause. Spicy Marg ran a cracker to ge

Dean Kilbryde is back and he heads to two of the UK's premier racecourses with action from Chester and York this Friday. 15:47 CHESTER Miss Lady Grace breezed clear to win by over four lengths at Goodwood last week and is due to go up 9lbs in future races so it makes sense to attempt to follow up before the rise kicks in. She gets similar conditions today and continues the partnership with Alexandra Egan who can actually claim 7lbs rather than the 5lbs claimed last time out

We head to Epsom for Oaks day where not only do we have this prestigious classic but another five races broadcast live on ITV and we preview every one. 13:30 EPSOM A competitive handicap to open proceedings and both She's Got A Brother and Wedonttelllies arrive with strong claims after encouraging recent efforts. Preference is for She's Got A Brother, who remains fairly treated and has the benefit of a slightly lower racing weight than his chief market rival. Hanney Girl is