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Sam King hopes his two tips for Tuesday land as he picks out selections from Lingfield and Huntingdon. 14:27 LINGFIELD In an open handicap hurdle, there should be more to come from the lightly raced Harry Junior. Trained by David Pipe in the colours of Brocade Racing, he struggled to feature in maiden and novice hurdles before instantly taking a sizeable step forward when switched to handicap company, keeping on at the one-pace to finish a creditable runner-up at Worcester la

The Betfair Chase takes centre stage at Haydock Park on the 22nd of November and John Arnold takes us through the history, prestige and likely contenders of this magnificent race. History: The Betfair Chase, inaugurated in 2005, is run over a distance of 3 miles attracting some of the best steeplechasers in the sport, but also for its role as a key preparatory event for the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Over the years, the Betfair Chase has seen some remarkable equine talents grace i

Matt Polley pinpoints a pair of runners to kick start the working week with a few winners. 14:15 CARLISLE  Classic Maestro and Hombre De Guerra are both nice young chasing prospects going forward, however the form the Sam Thomas yard are in currently, it’s impossible to look past Steel Ally,  This will be his chasing debut, but this professional outfit will have him well schooled for this, and his hurdles form suggests he could be a really classy operator over a fence. STEEL

With eleven races across ITV this Saturday there's a whole host of competitive action to get stuck into both over jumps and on the flat. We preview all the races from Doncaster, Wincanton and Aintree right here. 12:55 AINTREE Impose Toi has put up some stellar performances over the past 12 months, including a strong second in a hot handicap at Punchestown last time out. He's certainly got the best form on offer but he's climbed up the weights which ensures victory becomes an

Toby Darby looks to Flemington in Australia as he previews two Group 1 races in the early hours of Saturday morning. 04:50 FLEMINGTON The Champions Sprint sees new sensation Tentyris take on some of the star older sprinters. This will be a test for him but it would be no surprise were he to overcome it.  Joliestar was not far behind Ka Ying Rising in The Everest, being a Mare she doesn’t have to give as much weight away and I think she is the one to be with in this contest.

Alan Morris focuses his attention on Thursday’s card from Newcastle where he picks out his best bets of the day. 15:20 NEWCASTLE Antony Brittain does well with his cheap cast-offs from other yards and sales and picked up Without Compromise for 22,000 gunsafter the initial 1.3m guns purchase failed to reach the racecourse for Charlie Appleby. The 4yo full brother to Without Parole and half-brother to Tamarkuz amongst others only started racing in December 2024 but has two stro

Liam Hall gives his best bets for Friday night's all-weather action from Dundalk. 1 7:45 DUNDALK  This maiden looks set up for the likely favourite Astronomicllally after finishing fourth, if she finds improvement from that debut performance she'd be hard to beat, that said it only came 9 days ago. Indomiknow is stoutly bred being a half sister to a Group 3 winner but the trainers runners often run green on debut. Gimme Energy looks certain to improve for the step up in trip

Matt Polley takes in some all-weather action to kick start the week. 19:15 SOUTHWELL  Relocal looks like he needs every yard of this trip and should go well, along with handicap debutant Shumus. Charlie’s Choice is a pound lower than winning over course and distance just under a year ago, and his taken to run well at a price. CHARLIE’S CHOICE (E/W) 19:30 WOLVERHAMPTON  Al Rufaa is the class dropper here, but is notoriously difficult to win with. The same applies to Orbaan, ho

Kieran McHugh gives his weekly thoughts on Sunday’s action and picks out his best bets of the day. 14:30 CURRAGH Chally Chute was unlcuky in the Irish Cesarewitch and will certainly be a factor if she can repeat that performance. Enfranchise was narrowly denied in Germany, over this distance, so commands respect. A three pounds swing in her favour against some of the princples aids her claim. Uxmal won the Queen Alexandra at Royal Ascot and maybe shouldve done a tad better ag

Liam Hall gives his best bets of the day to round off the working week with some winners. 16:15 UTTOXETER  For this bumper, Plains Drifter has so far shown the most ability out of those who have Racecourse experience, placed in a point before finishing second on his bumper deputy, shrewd yard to follow and shouldn't be out of the frame. Belle Brise is by in form stallion Kingston, ticks boxes for this but the fact he's had a wind operation and wears a tongue tie causes cautio

Alan Morris gives his best bets of the day this Thursday with selections from Stratford and Chelmsford. 14:47 STRATFORD Be Aware is expected to settle down and progress over fences this season but looks a little short on chasing and seasonal debut around a sharp track like Stratford. Overnight Grandeur D’Arme is a good each-way price to take on the favourite with hopefully the full eight turning up. The Alan King yard is in very good form and the 9yo won on seasonal debut ove

Matt Polley heads to Newcastle for his best bets to start the week. 16:10 NEWCASTLE  Without Compromise landed a few bets last time and he’s open to improvement at this trip. Four Fifty has more talent than his form figures suggest, he could go well at a price. Golspie is the choice. He often runs well in defeat, and is probably the type that needs everything to fall right. If he gets a decent pace to aim at, he could easily run into a place at least at rewarding odds. GOLSPI

A mammoth amount of live action awaits ITV viewers this Saturday with racing from Cheltenham, Doncaster and Newbury, and we preview it all right here. 13:10 CHELTENHAM We kick off proceedings at the home of jumps racing with a very open-looking, 14-runner handicap. We have a handful of Irish raiders in the form of West Away, True Testimony, Zurich, and Darcy's Friend. Of the quartet, you'd have to be taken by last time out winner Zurich, who hails from the powerhouse yard of

Toby Darby heads to Australia with Group 1 action from Moone Valley and Randwick. 6:30 RANDWICK - SPRING CHAMPION STAKES Shangri La Boy was not for catching in a Group 3 two weeks back and sets the standard here with not the most impressive field in behind. One of his strongest challengers will be Attica, who I think will be suited to this big field and strong pace, he will be closing late on the favourite. His draw is not ideal, but I can’t see him trying to make the front

Former jockey Liam Hall gives his best bets of the day for Friday. 14:08 DONCASTER A five runner class 2 maiden which includes three newcomers. Likely favourite Infraad is a son of Ghaiyyath, doesn't jump off the paper as one who would be in love with the likely heavy going. Affettuoso however is bred to relish under these conditions, his sire & dam won on heavy so this son of New Bay is the selection. Don't rule out likely outsider EL Loco who was too green on debut to show

Alan Morris goes for selections over jumps and on the all-weather this Thursday with tips from Ludlow and Southwell. 16:07 LUDLOW The rain forecast overnight and prior to racing should help a few of these and Olivia Kate’s connections will be hoping it gets into the ground. The 6yo mare looks primed for this after a respectable 2m pipe-opener and should be more at home over the 2m 5f as a course and distance winner. Hopefully we can keep the eight in to be an each-way ‘bet t

Dean Kilbryde previews Wednesday's action and gives his best bets of the day from Kempton. 18:10 KEMPTON Previous finished almost ten lengths behind the super impressive Allegresse when second over course and distance on stable debut in August (finishing six lengths clear of third) and followed up with a convincing success at Southwell when last seen. She’s sure to have her supporters but for me preference is for Wild Dahlia who was a ready winner on first run over a mile at

Sam King looks tot Yarmouth for his best bets of the day this Tuesday with his top two selections. 15:10 YARMOUTH Eminency’s record over seven furlongs is by no means compelling having found the frame only once from seven starts over it, but it might just be that he’s now in need of the trip at the age of five. He ran on the last two furlongs quicker than anybody else in the race when keeping on to finish fourth from an uncompromising position at Epsom last time out and Stua

Matt Polley heads to Bath for his two selections this Monday as he previews the action and gives his top tips. 15:55 BATH Money Pockets is progressive, however if the forecast rain arrives, it could blunt her finishing kick. Jacquelina could be the first leg of a sprint double for the trainer Phil Mcentee. When the yards horses start running into form, they’re usually worth following, and this mare showed plenty last time in a competitive heat. JACQUELINA (WIN) 16:25 BATH A

It's the closing curtain on the 2025 flat season and we've got the prestigious Champions Day from Ascot. Will all seven races shown live on ITV we cover them all right here. 12:55 ASCOT With just the five runners set to go to post it's tricky to look for an each-way alternative and it's hard to envisage anything but former course and distance victor Trawlerman finishing in front. On a three-race winning streak, he finished ahead of stablemate Sweet William last time out, and