3rd September

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Betfair Radio radio.betfair.com

Betfair Radio now offers you 2 channels to keep you up to date with all the market news and analysis available on Betfair.

Channel 1 goes on air at 11:00 every weekday and brings you commentary and analysis of the morning greyhounds and all UK horse racing. At the weekend, the channel is available 30 minutes before the first UK horse race.

Channel 2 is on air from 15:00 weekdays for analysis and news on all the Betfair markets from Football to Financials & from Tennis to Taikai.

Please email your comments, tips or suggestions to radio@betfair.com

Did you know you can listen to horse racing and Greyhound commentaries on the phone if you cannot listen online?

for UK - 08712 444 350 - calls charged at 10p per min.

for ROI - 1520 131 101 - calls charged at 15cents per min

Channel 1

11.00 - Greyhound action from this mornings BAGS tracks with Terry Norman & Bob Adams.

13.45 - All the days racing action from Brighton, Hereford & Lingfield Park. Neil Munro is the Pundit alongside Bob Adams.

Brighton

Type Flat
First Race Time 2.30pm
Notable Jockeys Hayley Turner is champion female jockey.
Neil Callan and Darryl Holland are currently in the top ten for this season's jockey championship.
Hadden Frost is a young jockey who came from the pony racing ranks and is set to follow in the footsteps of his father, Grand National winning jockey Jimmy Frost, at the end of the season when he switches to jump racing.
Notable Horses Fly Kiss (3.30pm) was 5th in a Group 3 race at Goodwood last season and has a win and a third from two starts at Brighton.
Popiel (2.30pm) represents the powerful Godolphin stable and is entered for next year's Derby.
Prince Valentine (5.00pm) has four wins and 8 places from previous runs. However, 29 of his 54 starts have been at the course!
Feature Race bet365 Best Odds Guaranteed On Every Race Handicap (3.00pm) is over 6 furlongs and open to three year old horses who are rated 0-75.

Hereford

Type Jumps
First Race Time 2.10pm
Notable Jockeys Sam Thomas - Gold Cup winning rider
Champion jockey & leading rider this season, A P McCoy
Richard Johnson - 2nd in the championship race
Notable Horses Dere Lyn looks to repeat last year's win in the 3.40pm once more under the same rider, Lee Stephens who also has a special link to the course as Hereford's Clerk of the Course, Katie, is his wife!
The 4.10pm Novice Hurdle could be one to watch for future top class performers as it has been won by classy performers Pigeon Island and Marcel in the last two years. Ones to watch today that have already shown ability are Winter Star and Stellenbosch.
Having just been taken over by Abu Dhabi United Group, Manchester City fans will be backing Bedouin Blue at 2.40pm. Especially as his jockey, Wayne Kavanagh, won the race last year on Arabian Moon!
Feature Race Caledonian Alloys Dave Grier Retirement Handicap Chase (3.40pm) is over 2 miles and 3 furlongs and open to horses rated 0-110.

Lingfield Park

Type Flat on both the turf and all weather surfaces
First Race Time 2.30pm
Notable Jockeys Frankie Dettori rides for the Godolphin stable.
Ryan Moore is this season's leading rider and is joined by fellow top ten jockeys Richard Hughes, Jamie Spencer, Eddie Ahern and Dane O'Neill.
Notable Horses Playfellow (3.50pm) won impressively on his debut and has a Group 1 entry later in the season. He takes on Musleh who cost $400,000 and also has Group 1 entries, and Indian Art who was second in a listed race at Epsom on Derby Day.
Vine Street (2.20pm) is a full sister to Silkwood who won the Group 2 Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2007 for the same trainer and jockey.
Feature Race Betlive & In-Running @ williamhill.co.uk Maiden Stakes (2.20pm) is open to 3 year old horses and is over 1 mile 3 furlongs on the turf course.

Andy Richmond & Scott Ferguson present the evening shift.

Kempton Park

Type Flat on the all weather surface
First Race Time 6.20pm
Notable Jockeys Leading rider Ryan Moore.
Champion female rider Hayley Turner.
Chris Caitlin is champion jockey on the all weather.
Top ten jockeys include Neil Callan, Richard Hughes, Jimmy Fortune and Darryll Holland.
Notable Horses I Am The Best (8.20pm) attempts to live up to his name after finishing 7th in the Group 2 Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Group 2 July Stakes at Newmarket. However, Brian Meehan trained the winner of the race last year and bids for a repeat this time with Frognal.
Feature Race European Breeders' Fund Median Auction Maiden Stakes (8.20pm) is over 6 furlongs and is open to 2 year olds.

Channel 2

15:00 Join Alan Dudman and Alex Steedman for 2 hours of sport news and analysis of the markets available on Betfair away from the race course and the greyhound track.