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Matt Polley focuses his attention on the card at Carlisle this Monday as he hunts for winners to kick start the week. 13:35 CARLISLE Here Comes Georgie will be happier back down in grade, and his run at Doncaster two starts ago was decent. Hardy Du Seuil isn’t the most consistent, but will relish this stiff two miles. This trip is short of Hello Judges optimum, however, he loves it here, and it if it turns into a real test, he’ll have the tools to deal with it. HELLO JUDGE

Alan Morris picks out a duo of horses who've recently taken to the track and both produced eye-catching performances worthy of making The Hotlist. MISTER R (N RICHARDS) Mister R ran a promising race on debut behind three previous winners at Kelso over 2m on heavy. The 5yo horse was surprisingly strong in the market, halving in price to 5-1 but was competitive for a long way and weakened only late on. He is a half-brother to three winners that the yard have trained, including

Kieran McHugh heads to Punchestown and Musselburgh for his best bets for Sunday. 14:30 PUNCHESTOWN An interesting race. The Lovely Man looks a big threat for Gavin Cromwell and probably justifies his favouritism. Uncle Pat has form behind some smart horses and unseated early at Leopardstown. Paul Townend takes the ride today and with a clean round, he could come good. Prends Garde A Toi should also be there or thereabouts. He fell early doors two weeks ago but baring a no-sho

The two day Saudi Cup meeting is still relatively new to the calendar and last years clash between Forever Young and Romantic Warrior will be tough to beat but there are still some great racehorses on show from across the globe. 15:35 RIYADH Lazzat was my favourite racehorse last year and his demolition in the QE II at Royal Ascot was out of this world. It proved he handles quicker conditions and if replicating that run I can’t see anything getting in his way. He beat Satono

Liam Hall previews Friday's racing across Scotland and Ireland as he previews the action at Kelso and Dundalk. 14:30 KELSO A competitive looking handicap with many Kelso specialists returning. Both Berties Ballet and Heart Above for the Sayer team have good records here as does Ginger Mail and all are very much capable of being involved again. Travis Wheatley was sent off favourite last time when stepped up hugely in trip which clearly didn't work, the return right back down

Alan Morris looks to Thursday's action from Leicester and Taunton. 13:30 LEICESTER & 15:15 LEICESTER The Laura Morgan yard looks to be back in form with some well-handicapped horses ready to strike over fences, particularly those with hurdling handicap marks for a yard associated with the pointing scene and chasing types. Grandad’s Cap 13:30 and Classical Sting 15:15 look ready to go in again in a short-priced double. The former drops in trip under a penalty but is well in

Matt Polley previews the action on Monday with his best bets of the day. 16:15 PLUMPTON Little Wren will likely be all the rage here after winning comfortably at Fakenham last time. Impossible to say she can’t follow up here off a basement mark, but it’s a different test. Minella Kaiser is open to a lot of improvement. He’s a big horse, who has taken a while to get going, hence only five runs to date. He looks an out and out stayer, and that could be what’s required here. MI

Alan Morris looks back on last week's action and pinpoints two recent runners you need to be adding to your trackers. ELECTROCUTION (C BANHAM) It’s the season for finding well-handicapped 3yos improving considerably from non-competitive runs in 2yo maidens but it can be difficult in working out the solid form from weak events. Electrocution sparked into life at Wolverhampton in finishing 2nd at 33-1 in January and returned to the circuit this week to win over 7f off a mark o

Toby Darby pinpoints two runners from Sha Tin this Sunday morning. 08:05 SHA TIN Numbers brings strong form from Australia, where he was a multiple winner and placed in Group company. Since arriving in Hong Kong, he’s shown promise, finishing third on debut before winning well over a longer distance LTO. Although he carries more weight, he starts from the bottom of the handicap still looks well treated. Likely to go forward in a race lacking pace, he could control things fro

Liam Hall heads to Dundalk this Friday as he analysed two races he’s got tips for. 18:15 DUNDALK Una Matata got the job done in a claimer last time, likely to be at the head of the betting here but winning rider Sam Coen isn't aboard this time and therefore neither will the 7lb claim, this makes her vulnerable, Go Out looks ready to land his first success after finishing second last time on handicap debut, runs here off the same mark and the step up in trip looks the right de

John Arnold looks ahead to the major handicap chase held at Kempton that's not too far away. History: The Kempton Ladbrokes Trophy Handicap Chase is a key race in the National Hunt calendar, particularly during the winter months. The Handicap Chase typically attracts a competitive field, featuring horses that are gearing up for key races in the second half of the National Hunt season, including the Cheltenham Festival. With a distance of 3 miles it tests the horses’ speed an

Teo races to get stuck into this Thursday from pubdit Alan Morris. 14.00 HUNTINGDON It seems churlish to desert Paggane who has ran well for The Hotlist in three runs prior to a disappointing effort last time. She jumped right there at Doncaster and was held up in a hot race she couldn’t really get in to. She raced prominently in picking up two similar listed Mares’ chases prior to that but doesn’t appeal as a betting proposition at long odds on at first show, despite the ret

Alan Morris picks two recent runners he's claiming to be "out there" but could come up good in the not too distant future. O’GRADY’S HILL (S-J DAVIES) He is not a hill I’m about to die on but he seemed to be enjoying himself at Ffos Las, jumping well at 66-1 in front until a juddering mistake at the 8th. He kept on in atrocious conditions before weakening two out. The former point-to-point winner may yet still strike over fences off a very low mark of 87 presently. He previo

Matt Polley previews his best bets for Monday’s action. 13:02 SOUTHWELL Roger Rarebit will most likely be popular to follow up his win at Warwick, but consistency is not his strong point. Whatsyourproblem is also a contender. He wasn’t beaten far over course and distance last time. There could be some value in Duhallow Tommy. He won’t mind any further rain, he’s also had his wind tweaked, but most importantly he’s been given a chance by the handicapper. DUHALLOW TOMMY (WIN)

Kieran McHugh pinpoints two runners he's siding with to end the week with some winners. 14:20 MARKET RASEN Circuit Breaker has spent most of his time on the All-Weather recently and makes his return to hurdling after a year’s absence. This could be a difficult task. Outer Banks won by 13 lengths on his handicap debut at Wetherby, but he has been off for nearly a year. He could be vulnerable. Sunshine Diamond has been runner-up on his last two starts, and connections are in g

Racing across three countries is set to be shown on ITV this Saturday including two Grade 1 races from Leopardstown. 12:55 SANDOWN Bollin Thou produced an absolute demolition job to claim a 12 length victory when last seen earlier in the month. This is a step up in level but deserves a shot in this grade and looks capable of making it four wins in a row. Fellow last time out winners Precious Metal and Calme Olympien look the most obvious threats and it's the Tim Vaughan runn

Liam Hall heads across multiple meetings this Friday and pinpoints a handful of runners not to ignore. 13:10 CATTERICK An open looking Juvenile hurdle where the likely favourite Square d'Alboni should take all the beating here with Harry Skelton taking over the steering, made a pleasing debut when third last time behind a smart looking Triumph Hurdle contender, this lad also holds an entry in the Triumph and should be winning this. Newcomers Hellion, Shamsat and Prettylady s

Alan Morris gives his best two bets of the day this Thursday. 13:43 AYR Saracen Beau will be popular here as a lightly-raced horse back at Nicky Richards and over hurdles but with a slight question mark over the ground and this is an open handicap with a few other improvers such as One Mill Harbour, Diamond Geezer and Rock Dj. At much larger odds another chance is given to Coconut Splash down in trip in first-time cheekpieces after an improved showing for most of the 3m trip

Alan Morris takes his weekly look at the past seven days of action and picks out two recent runners you have to add to your trackers. SATTAM (D SAYER) Sattam travelled well on soft ground at Catterick and had most of his rivals in trouble up the home straight before understandably tiring after a 621 day absence, though he stuck on steadfastly enough for fourth. He may need a little time to get over this but can hopefully progress at 2 miles from his lowly mark of 84, which w

Matt Polley sticks to Hereford for his best bets of the day this Monday. 14:30 HEREFORD Followcato is in a rich vein of form currently, and he’s certainly worth considering despite a rise in the weights. This looks a straight match between Ski Lodge and Risk De Pluie. Ski Lodge arguably has the two best pieces of form in this race, his run behind Jo Coko and his second behind Scorpio Rising, however, despite the soft ground, Hereford may be too sharp for him. That leaves Ri