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Lightening Rod The Pick At Wetherby

Wetherby stage the first of their two-day Charlie Hall meeting on good ground and Camachoice is sure to be a warm order for Jamie Snowdon in the 2m Handicap Hurdle having run away with a Southwell handicap last time in a first time visor.

Racing Ahead November Issue Out Now!

THE November 2014 issue of Racing Ahead is in your shops now! You’ll be able to find us in around 300 WHSmith’s as well as Martin McColl’s, Morrison’s Eason’s and TESCO Ireland, along with numerous independent retailers across the country.

Magic Dancer And Scrutinise To Battle It Out At Windsor

Soft ground is the order of the day at Windsor and in the mile maiden Scrutinise looks sure to improve on his promising Leicester debut but Magic Dancer (1.30) was only beaten a nose on his first start over C&D earlier in the month and is taken to go one better for Ralph Beckett.

UK Racing Form Figures Can Pinpoint Races Worth Following

The final mile and a half handicap at Wolves back on 11 October didn’t seem like a particularly interesting affair at the time, but the figures produced by the first 5 home suggested the race had the potential to work out really well, and this has been the case so far.

Uxizandre Is The Deserved Favourite For Old Roan Chase

The Old Roan Chase is one of the first big jumps race of the National Hunt season, and although it isn’t held in the same regard as the Paddy Power or the Hennessy Gold Cup’s, it has seen some real stars use this as a springboard to their jumps campaigns.

Soft Ground Forecast For Newbury’s Final Two-Day Flat Meeting

Newbury’s last two-day flat meeting of the season is forecast to be run on soft ground this afternoon and in the opening division of the Mile Maiden those with experience look beatable and a chance is taken on Director (2.10) a £100,000 yearling who holds an entry in next year’s Derby for William Haggas and Highclere.

Urban Hymn Fancied On Chase Debut At Carlisle

A wonderful card at Carlisle this afternoon where the feature event is the Beginners’ Chase which sees the Chase debut of both Urban Hymn (5.00) and Duke Of Navan and preference is for the former who is a winning point-to-pointer and who has always suggested he could go to the very top over fences.

Wardat Dubai Can Star On Juveniles Day At Newmarket

Seven of the eight races at Newmarket this afternoon are for juveniles and I am very sweet on the chances of Wardat Dubai (1.30) in the opener who belied her odds (33/1) when running a race full of promise over a mile here on debut and steps back a furlong for her second racecourse appearance.

Alcala Can Boost Paul Nicholls At Exeter

Paul Nicholls enjoyed a somewhat frustrating two-days at Cheltenham with Vicente his solitary winner from a hatful of runners over the weekend (two seconds both caught late on) but Alcala (2.40) should see the stable back in the winners’ enclosure on an excellent card of NH racing this afternoon at Exeter.

Cheltenham Opens Its Gates For Another Season Over The Jumps

Future Champions Day may grab most of the column inches on Friday as the elite juveniles head to Newmarket to compete in array of Group races, but National Hunt fans will be waiting with bated breath for the start of Cheltenham’s Showcase meeting, as the Gloucestershire venue opens its gates for the first time this season.

Cirrus Des Aigles Looking For Second Win At Ascot’s Champions’ Day

The rain is due to clear towards the end of the week but the ground is sure to be soft at best at Ascot on Saturday for Champions’ Day for which Gallic raider Cirrus Des Aigles, looking for a second win in the race, is 6/4 favourite for the feature Champions’ Stakes with Free Eagle 5/2 and Noble Mission 9/2.

Treve To Aim For Unprecedented Third Longchamp Success

The news broke on Saturday that the brilliant Treve would put her date with Dubawi on hold for at least another 12 months as connections have decided to keep her in training as a 5-year-old and aim her at an unprecedented third Arc success in Paris next October.

Premier Thursday Racing Comes From Exeter

The recent rains have arrived in time for a cracking jumps card at Exeter and Regal Presence (3.20) needs good ground, has gone well fresh in the past and ran a cracker here back in March over C&D when just touched off from a 6lb lower mark.

Martin Keighley Backed To Follow Up Success At Chepstow

A cracking midweek jumps card at Chepstow and a confident selection at Sedgefield this afternoon to boot. We begin in South Wales and Creepy won the opener 12-months ago for Martin Keighley and the trainer is taken to follow up in the corresponding race with Primo Capitano (2.00).

Racing Ahead October Issue Out NOW!

THE October 2014 issue of Racing Ahead is in your shops now! You’ll be able to find us in around 300 WHSmith’s as well as Martin McColl’s, Morrison’s Eason’s and TESCO Ireland, along with numerous independent retailers across the country.