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Liam Hall takes in three races from three different meetings this Friday as he hunts down some winners to end the working week. 14:50 SOUTHWELL Emilia Cassanova has an amazing pedigree, by Dubawi and out of a Grade 2 Lowther winner she should be high class but so far she has shown very little. She reared up last time causing her to blow the start and probably did well under them circumstances so it probably an each way play here if able to break with the field safely. Power O

Alan Morris’s Thursday selections come from Exeter and Southwell. 13:00 EXETER Hollygrove Cha Cha is favourite here after a successful novice hurdle campaign and a respectable chase debut. She warmed to the task in a good-looking novice chase but they finished in a bunch and the other protagonists haven’t gone on as expected. There is a chance here that Bluey’s fluent jumping could put the others under pressure here and at the likely prices looks the value here. BLUEY (WIN) 1

Boxing Day’s biggest race the King George VI Chase takes place at Kempton and John Arnold looks ahead to this prestigious contest in the latest instalment of the Antepost Angle. History: The King George VI Chase, inaugurated in 1937, is one of the most prestigious races in the National Hunt calendar, held annually at Kempton Park Racecourse on Boxing Day. Named in honour of King George VI, the race was initially established as a way to encourage public interest in jump racing

Alan Morris gives his weekly lowdown on last week's action as he pinpoints a pair of runners you have to put into your trackers. PASSING PLEASURE (O GREENALL & J GUERRIERO) Passing Pleasure was well-backed on seasonal and stable debut to win comfortably over hurdles at Musselburgh from a mark of 100. The 5yo is entered in a novice chase on Tuesday and has a point background to give confidence if turned out quickly. There are hurdles entries later in the week as they try to w

Sam King focuses on Tuesday’s action at Wincanton as he pinpoints two runners worth following. 1.30 Wincanton Paul Nicholls saddles two in the two and a half mile novice hurdle at Wincanton and it could prove worth taking a chance on the apparent second string Lancelot d’Alene. He was incredibly disappointing when a tailed off last of eight at Chepstow on his hurdling debut 65 days ago, but he was sent off just 15/8 there and surely better was expected. A runner-up in an Engl

Matt Polley focuses on Monday’s action from Wolverhampton as he aims to kick start the week with a few winners. 19:30 WOLVERHAMPTON Monty Beau is rising five, and this will be his handicap debut. Interesting connections are giving him time. Serious Look is a course winner, and there’s no obvious reason why he won’t be thereabouts, however, King Of Charm has the look of a well handicapped individual. Some of his back form is above this level, and he was well supported in the

It’s all about Hong Kong as Sha Tin hosts some of the best action in the early hours of Sunday morning and Toby Darby covers the biggest and best races on the card. 06:10 SHA TIN The first of the big four group ones is a proper international affair, a few from the UK, a couple from France, throw in a Japanese and an Aussie and we have a thriller. Al Riffa was ruled out of the Melbourne Cup when a short favourite due to vet checks, whether this is quite enough of a stamina tes

It’s all about Cheltenham and Doncaster this Saturday as we preview all eight live races shown on ITV. 13:15 CHELTENHAM This mares handicap chase kickstarts action on ITV racing this Saturday. A competitive looking affair, where a case can be made for at least half of the field. The current favourite She Is For Me Boys aims to make it four wins in a row. A convincing winner at Kempton last time out, looked an impressive victory and one that she can build upon entering this ra

Liam Hall previews two races this Friday as he looks across the action to find his best bets of the day. 12:05 CHELTENHAM Old Park Star made a winning hurdling debut at Kempton on his first start for Nicky Henderson, likely favourite here but the fact he failed to win a bumper in three attempts for Paul Nicholls tempers enthusiasm. Kingston Queen was a listed winner In bumpers before taking another step forward and finishing third in Aintrees Grade 2 bumper, made a nice winn

Alan Morris takes a look back at last week’s action and pinpoints two recent runners you should be following. COCONUT SPLASH (N ALEXANDER) I was never truly sure what Coconut Splash achieved in a long succession of placed efforts in small-field chases and he seemed badly-handicapped as a result. After a long lay-off and a switch of yards the 10y.o has run two respectable races over hurdles and has shown just enough to suggest Nick Alexander can find an opportunity from a much

Sam King heads to Newcastle this Tuesday for his best bets of the day. 17:00 NEWCASTLE Paul Midgley is something of a dab hand at getting the best out of all-weather sprinters and Lethal Nymph looks ready to get back to winning ways for the handler. A winner of this course and distance early last month, he couldn’t have been much more unlucky when attempting to follow up nineteen days ago, travelling powerfully before struggling for racing room. He’s better-weighed with old r

Matt Polley focuses on the all-weather action to kick start the week with a winner. 16:30 WOLVERHAMPTON Emma’s Letter won last time, but this looks more competitive. Zipwire looks like his turn is near, but is starting to look exposed. Angelic Rascal looks the way to go on nursery debut. She’s shown plenty of promise in her qualifying races, and off the mark she’s been allocated, this likes a nice opportunity to break her maiden tag. ANGELIC RASCAL (WIN) 17:00 WOLVERHAMPTON

We return with another bumper day of ITV racing this Sunday as we cover a total of 8 races from three different countries. 13:15 HUNTINGDON The Alan King trained Don’t Mind If I Do returned to action and produced a solid third placed effort at Aintree. He should be fitter for that performance and although this is a higher grade of race he can add to his tally. Clap Of Thunder looks the biggest threat and Bluegrass is an each way alternative for punters looking for an alternat

Toby Darby heads to Japan for a prestigious race from Chukchi as he previews Japan’s Champions Cup. 06:40 CHUKYO - CHAMPIONS CUP Plenty of these will be looking to make a bold bid from the front, none more so so than favourite Narukami. He’s only lost once in 6 starts and looks a very talented animal. There will be no easy lead today though with plenty looking to set the pace, therefore I am going to look for a closer and this is Luxor Cafe, he was well behind Narukami last

The Tingke Creek takes centre stage this Saturday but ITV serve up 8 top-class races to get stuck into. 13:20 SANDOWN Absolutely Doyen is aiming to claim their fourth victory in a row and the five-year-old looks to have a very strong claim after another dominant victory, however since publishing this article the horse has been withdrawn. Kikijo looked the only alternative after winning a quality race at Cheltenham when last seen. An increase in weight is potentially offset so

Liam Hall focuses on jumps action from Sedgefield and Exeter this Friday as he puts forward a trio of horses he expects to go close. 15:20 SEDGEFIELD Trigg looks the obvious one here, winner on debut and capable claimer helping to remove the 7lb penalty means he ticks alot of boxes but could be still vulnerable in a competitive trappy small field bumper. Grazeon Sunshine looked a real eye catcher when second on debut, shouldn't be far away. Art Dancer looks bred for this jo

Alan Morris previews Thursday’s action as he gives his best bets of the day. 15:30 LEICESTER An open handicap and none of the bare eight have hot recent form. Solanna is expected to step up on his remote placed form in novices, quickly switched to handicaps after a solid flat career. Olivia Kate looked primed to run well over further for us last time but a propensity to jump left meant she lost her position before staying on, then bailing out left and falling. She has won rig

Rory Paddock takes in jumps action from Ireland and all-weather racing at Newcastle for his selections this Tuesday. 13:05 CLONMEL A winner just nine-days ago Staffordshire Knot can claim back-to-back success here at Clonmel. Hailing from one of Ireland's top yards and representing a powerhouse owner he showed enough when winning recently to indicate he's a horse on the up. French Dynamite and Queenofthelodge look the biggest dangers having both also claimed victory in their

Alan Morris looks back on the last seven days of racing and pinpoints two recent runners you cannot ignore moving forward. See who else is on our Hotlist! ROAD TO HOME (W MULLINS) Road To Home’s journey has not been entirely smooth and still looked a difficult ride on his chase handicap debut in another foray to the UK at Doncaster this week. However there still looks to be scope from his Irish and British handicap marks to improve and he is in good hands after only eight s