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Five meetings take place in four countries on a busy day of horse racing across the British Isles on Tuesday. The action commences at Brighton (1.00-4.10pm), which is one of four Flat cards along with Hamilton in Scotland (2.15-5.20), Roscommon in Ireland (4.40-8.10) and Chepstow in Wales (5.50-8.50). The lone jumps card is at Stratford…

Shishkin and Energumene produced the race of the season so far at Ascot on Saturday afternoon. The star duo more than lived up to their billing with a frantic and fast-paced battle that was in the balance all the way up to the final 50 yards. Here's our look at the weekend's racing with some possible ante-post considerations for the Cheltenham…

Thursday marks the third day of the Punchestown Festival and there's another stellar offering, with two Grade 1 races and some extremely competitive handicaps on the card. The Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle at 5.25pm is the feature event on an eight-race card (3.40-7.35) and our tipster has selections for every race at the Co Kildare…

Eight days later than advertised, Newbury's Betfair Hurdle will take place on Sunday afternoon, giving racing fans a nice boost after the original card was lost to freezing temperatures last Saturday. The Betfair Hurdle (3.35pm) is the feature race on "Super Sunday" at Newbury and has attracted a top-class field of 24 runners. Our tipster has a…

There are four meetings across the UK and Ireland on Tuesday, two National Hunt and two Flat. They jump off first at Fontwell (1.00-4.25pm), followed by Uttoxeter (1.55-5.20) and a seven-race Flat card at Navan (2.15-5.40). All-weather racing on the level at Wolverhampton (6.00-8.30) completes the programme. Tuesday's nap is a Fergal O'Brien runner…

Though still in its relative infancy, the two-day Dublin Racing Festival on Saturday and Sunday has become a huge part of the Irish jump-racing scene already. The Leopardstown meeting takes place in early February and has fast become an all-guns-blazing dress rehearsal for the Cheltenham Festival for some of Ireland's leading National Hunt…

The Preakness Stakes is traditionally the second leg of the American Triple Crown but in this most unusual of seasons, the 2020 Preakness concludes the series this year at Pimlico on Saturday (10.45pm BST). Routinely flanked by the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes, this renewal of the Preakness moves from second to third in the Triple Crown…

The four race meetings in England on Wednesday are evenly split between National Hunt and Flat. Action on the Polytrack at Lingfield (1.00-3.45pm) and Kempton (5.00-8.30) bookends the day, with jumps cards from Market Rasen (1.45-4.40) and Wincanton (2.10-5.05) in between. Wednesday's nap is looking to get his hurdles career on the up for Nigel and…

There's Classic action to savour at Epsom on Friday and Saturday as Platinum Jubilee fever fills the air during an extra-long Bank Holiday Weekend. The main dish is Saturday afternoon's Cazoo Derby at 5.30pm, set to be run this year in honour of Lester Piggott, who rode nine Derby winners in his career and passed away peacefully last weekend. Aidan…

There are five horse racing meetings scheduled across the UK and Ireland on Friday, two National Hunt cards preceding a treble of all-weather offerings on the Flat. Doncaster (12.15-4.00pm) and Huntingdon (12.25-4.10) provide the jumps fare, before Lingfield (1.05-4.20) stages the first of the all-weather racing at Lingfield, which concludes with a…

Ascot stages the final major race meeting before Christmas and the card on Saturday afternoon is headlined by the Grade 1 Long Walk Hurdle. This race has been won by the very best staying hurdlers of this century - Baracouda (four times), Big Buck's (three) and Reve De Sivola (three) among them. Paisley Park has won two of the last three but Emma…

On Saturday, the Ayr Gold Cup will be part of the first major race day in Scotland to attract a sell-out crowd since the easing of pandemic restrictions. The feature race of three days of superb Flat racing at the Scottish venue, the Ayr Gold Cup, is worth more than £77000 to winning connections, and it has attracted a maximum field of 25…

There are seven meetings across the UK and Ireland on Thursday, five Flat and two National Hunt. Haydock (1.00-4.00pm) and Yarmouth (1.50-4.50) provide the afternoon Flat action and there's also a jumps card at Perth (1.40-4.40). The evening meetings come from Bellewstown (4.35-8.30), Newbury (5.20-8.40) and Epsom (6.01-8.50) on the Flat, with jump…

Four race meetings take place in Britain and Ireland on Tuesday, with jumps dominating on a relatively busy afternoon. National Hunt meetings are under way early from Uttoxeter (11.55-3.25), Fontwell (12.35-3.35) and Tramore (12.45-3.45) while the evening all-weather offering is on the Tapeta at Southwell (4.20-8.20). Tuesday's nap is a gelded son…

The Tingle Creek is the feature contest on Saturday afternoon at Sandown, while the Becher Chase takes place at Aintree, with ITV cameras covering races from both meetings. The broadcast is on air on ITV4 between 1.10pm and 4.00pm. Our expert has predictions for all eight races. Enda McElhinney has recommendations for all eight races on Saturday.…

The Grade 1 Tingle Creek is one of the leading races in the 2m chase division. Its roll of honour includes Desert Orchid, Moscow Flyer, Kauto Star, Master Minded and Sprinter Sacre. Six runners have been declared for the Sandown feature on Saturday afternoon at 2.55pm, including last year's winner Greaneteen and one of the stars of the division,…

The Northumberland Plate, also known as the Pitmen's Derby, is the biggest race of the year at Newcastle. It takes place over an extended two-mile trip and it always attracts a huge crowd. This is one of the most prestigious handicap races in the UK, which is why it tends to attract group horses. The field is headed this year by last season's Long…

Wetherby is the stage on Saturday for a classy jumps card in Britain and the West Yorkshire venue will be hosting its marquee event, the bet365 Charlie Hall Chase, at 3.05pm. A Grade 2 contest, the Charlie Hall is often the first stop-off point for some of the finest staying chasers in the land. Silviniaco Conti, Cue Card, Bristol De Mai and…

The first Grade 1 chase of the National Hunt season, the Betfair Chase over three miles at Haydock, takes place on Saturday. First run in 2005, it has been won by some of the greats of the modern era. The most successful horse in the history of the race is Kauto Star, with four wins between 2006 and 2011, while Cue Card triumphed three times in…

It's the mega-money finale of the Dubai Racing Carnival on Saturday with the now traditional staging of the Dubai World Cup Night at Meydan on the final Saturday in March. A mammoth nine-race card gets under way at 11.45am UK time and concludes with the main event itself, the Dubai World Cup at 4.50pm. Our tipster has selections for all the Meydan…

Stars are coming out to play on Saturday afternoon and the ITV Racing cameras will be at Ascot and Haydock to see them strutting their stuff. Gold Cup hero A Plus Tard is the main attraction in Haydock's Betfair Chase, while at Ascot fellow Cheltenham Festival scorers Constitution Hill and L'Homme Presse make their seasonal comebacks. Our racing…

There's a busy start to the racing week, with six meetings taking place across the UK and Ireland on Monday, all of them on the Flat. The all-weather cards at Lingfield (1.05-4.20pm) and Southwell (1.55-5.40) are joined by turf racing from Ayr (1.45-5.00), Naas (4.45-8.15), Windsor (4.55-7.55) and Thirsk (5.05-8.05). Monday's nap enjoyed a fine…

The ITV Racing team round off their coverage of the May Festival at Chester with another five races from the Roodee on Friday afternoon. The headline act is the Chester Cup at 3.15pm, while the ITV4 broadcast also takes in a race from the jumps card at Market Rasen. Our expert has selections for all of Friday's terrestrial racing. Enda McElhinney…

The Betfair Hurdle is one of the feature races on Super Saturday at Newbury. The Grade 3 handicap takes place over an extended two-mile trip at the Berkshire racecourse. Trainer Nicky Henderson has won this race a record five times and he has two entries this year as he looks to extend his record in the contest. Fourteen runners have been declared,…

The Melling Chase is a Grade 1 chase over 2m 4f that takes place on day two of the Grand National meeting at Aintree. It has been won by the likes of Moscow Flyer, Sprinter Sacre and Don Cossack, so it has a decorated roll of honour. Ten horses have been declared to run in this year's renewal, including last year's winner Fakir D'oudairies. If…

Three more meetings are scheduled across Britain on Tuesday as another Flat-racing venue comes out of hibernation. Pontefract (1.00-4.25) makes a seasonal return and is joined by jumps racing from Southwell (1.40-5.05) and Exeter (1.50-5.20). Tuesday's nap bids to ensure John and Thady Gosden bag the feature prize at Pontefract on day one of the…

One of Britain's most prestigious handicap chases goes to post at Newbury on Saturday when the latest instalment of the Ladbrokes Trophy takes centre stage. Some of the finest of the modern era to win this handicap chase include Bobs Worth, Many Clouds and Native River, while the mighty Denman triumphed twice, in 2007 and 2009, either side of his…

The Paddy Power Gold Cup is the feature race on day two of Cheltenham's November Meeting. It is a premier handicap contest that takes place on the old course over a distance of 2m 4f. Fifteen runners have been declared for this renewal, including 2020 winner Coole Cody, last season's Silviniaco Conti Chase winner Mister Fisher and Cheltenham…

Day three of the November Meeting at Cheltenham on Sunday features the reappearance of Arkle Chase winner Edwardstone for a cracking Shloer Chase showdown with reigning champ Nube Negra. There's also the fiercely competitive Greatwood Hurdle and a Supreme Novices' Hurdle Trial that features an exciting Nicky Henderson import from France in familiar…

It's the middle afternoon of three at Cheltenham's November Meeting on Saturday and the card is headlined by the Paddy Power Gold Cup at 2.20pm. The meeting also features high-quality Grade 2 trials for the Triumph Hurdle and the Arkle alongside a Listed bumper. They race from 12.35-4.05pm in the Cotswolds and our racing expert has selections for…

After the Easter bank holiday there's plenty more racing action on Tuesday with five meetings across England. Epsom (1.50-4.30pm) stages its first meeting of the new Flat season and is joined by Yarmouth (2.30-5.40) and an all-weather card at Wolverhampton (4.50-7.50). For National Hunt followers, the focus is on Sedgefield (1.05-4.55) and…

There's midweek racing aplenty across Britain and Ireland with six meetings slated for Wednesday. The action begins in Scotland at Ayr (1.00-4.58) with further Flat cards at Yarmouth (1.25-5.22), Cork (5.05-8.10) and Kempton (5.30-8.30, all-weather). Jump racing comes from Warwick (2.20-5.45) and Southwell (5.15-8.20). Our midweek nap is looking to…

Day one of the International Meeting at Cheltenham on Friday features a bumper eight-race card from the Cotswolds with an early start time of 11.30am. That's down to the addition of the Grade 2 Peterborough Chase, which was lost to a waterlogged course at Huntingdon last Sunday, and adds even more quality to Friday's Cheltenham offering. Racing at…

The ITV Racing team bring midweek action to your screens with the spotlight on the opening day of Chester's May Festival, featuring the Group 3 Chester Vase and the Cheshire Oaks. The ITV4 broadcast from 1.10-4.00pm includes five races from the Roodee plus the headline contest from the day's National Hunt card at Newton Abbot. Enda McElhinney has…

On a busy day of National Hunt and Flat racing, the ITV Racing cameras are at Aintree, Doncaster, Down Royal and Wincanton on Saturday afternoon. The broadcast is on air on ITV4 between 12.25 and 3.30pm and our expert has predictions for all 11 races. Enda McElhinney has recommendations for all 11 races on Saturday. You can read the analysis behind…

It's Boylesports Autumn Raceday at Aintree on Saturday, which includes the Boylesports Best Odds Guaranteed On Racing Grand Sefton Handicap Chase over the Grand National fences at the Merseyside racecourse. Our expert has predictions for all seven races on the card. Odds correct at time of publishing and subject to change. Already used…

The Breeders' Cup is one of the major international meetings on the horse racing calendar. This year's two-day event comes from Keeneland in Kentucky and there is plenty of UK and Irish interest. ITV is broadcasting on both days - on ITV 3 on Friday from 6.30 to 10.15pm, and on ITV4 on Saturday, from 3.40 to 10.30pm - and our expert has predictions…

The ITV Racing cameras are at Exeter and Down Royal on Friday, in what marks a rare appearance on terrestrial television in the UK for both courses. The broadcast is on ITV4 from 1.10 to 4.00pm. Our expert has predictions for all seven races, the highlight of which is the Haldon Gold Cup at 3.35. Enda McElhinney has recommendations for all seven…

The latest running of one of the world's iconic handicaps, the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse, takes place in the early hours of Tuesday (4am, UK time). Twenty-four runners go to post for the Group 1 handicap over two miles, which was first run in 1861. European runners have dominated the race in recent years, but tough new vetting…

The ITV Racing cameras are at Haydock, Leicester and Sandown on Saturday afternoon, serving up action on the Flat and over the jumps. There are six televised races, including the Grade 1 Celebration Chase and the bet365 Gold Cup from Sandown. Our expert has a race-by-race guide to Saturday's ITV Racing action, with the programme on air from…

There is plenty of midweek racing action to take in on Wednesday, with five meetings scheduled across the UK and Ireland. National Hunt action takes place at Chepstow (12.52-4.25pm) and Musselburgh (1.07-4.07), with Nottingham (12.46-4.16), Dundalk (2.00-5.40) and Kempton (4.20-8.00) staging Flat cards, the last two on the all-weather. Wednesday's…

It's the final day of the Cheltenham Festival and that means only one thing, the Gold Cup itself takes centre stage as 11 hopefuls bid to land the most prestigious prize in National Hunt racing. Here's our four-horse accumulator predictions for day four of the Festival, which has odds of just over 262/1 and includes a selection in the day's feature…

The National Hunt season continues to move up through the gears and it was another stunning weekend of racing across the UK and Ireland, headlined by Bristol De Mai gallantly regaining his Betfair Chase crown at Haydock. The noble grey may not be fancied to replicate his Grade 1 heroics come the spring, but there were plenty of other eye-catchers…

A busy week for the ITV Racing team continues with action from three meetings on Saturday, with an eight-race broadcast dominated by Lingfield's Classic Trials card. ITV4 is the place to tune in from 1.30-4.30pm, with three races from the Surrey course plus two from Ascot and three from Haydock Park. John Hill has recommendations for all eight…

Chester, Sandown and York all feature on ITV Racing on Saturday afternoon. There are eight races being covered in total, including the Listed Scurry Stakes at Sandown. The terrestrial coverage on ITV takes place between 1.10-4.00pm and our expert has predictions for all eight races. John Hill has recommendations for all eight races on Saturday. You…

There are eight live races on terrestrial television this Saturday afternoon, with action from Beverley, Goodwood and Newmarket. The ITV Racing team are on air from 1.10pm to 4pm on the main channel and our expert provides selections to accompany all the action. John Hill has recommendations for all eight races on Saturday. You can read the…

Racing on Friday in the UK and Ireland comes from the turf at Newmarket (1.00-5.00), Wetherby (1.10-4.35) and Uttoxeter (1.20-4.45), and from the all-weather at Southwell (4.40-8.15) and Dundalk (4.55-8.30) on a busy day of action. Friday's nap is in the Listed race at Wetherby on the first day of the Charlie Hall Chase meeting. It is a Sheena…

Horse racing on Tuesday in the UK and Ireland comes from Ballinrobe in Ireland and Musselburgh in Scotland, with the predicted record temperatures in England having put paid to the scheduled cards at Southwell, Chelmsford and Wolverhampton. The seven-race Flat card at Musselburgh (1.50-5.15pm) overlaps with an eight-race National Hunt offering at…

Seven races from Sandown and Wolverhampton make up the ITV Racing broadcast on Saturday afternoon, with the feature being the Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle at the Surrey course. The terrestrial coverage is on ITV4 from 1.10-4.00pm and our expert has predictions for all seven races. John Hill has recommendations for all seven races on Saturday. You…

Racing on Thursday in the UK and Ireland comes from Worcester (1.20-5.20), Stratford (1.30-5.00), Lingfield (all-weather, 1.40-5.05), Clonmel (1.45-5.10) and Chelmsford (all-weather, 5.30-8.30) in a busy day of action. Thursday's nap runs in one of the two Listed races at Lingfield, where Sir Michael Stoute saddles a Frankel filly who could have…