Friday 21st November

Schedule / Editor / 21 November 2008 / Leave a comment

12.00pm Alan Dudman and Andy Constantinou are in the studio to provide analysis on racing from Ascot, Exeter and Kelso.

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Ascot

Type Jump

First Race 12.55pm

Notable Jockeys Robert 'Choc' Thornton rode over 100 winners last season & won the 2008 Champion Hurdle - he was one of four jockeys to win over 100 races last season, the other riders include Paddy Brennan, Richard Johnson. Top 10 rider, Noel Fehily. Davey Russell - runner up in Irish Jockeys Championship 07/08. Barry Geraghty - top Irish jockey previous winner of Gold Cup, first season as stable jockey to Nicky Henderson.

Notable Horses Massini's Maguire (1.30pm) won the Grade 1 Ballymore Properties Hurdle at the 2007 Cheltenham Festival, but has been off for a year and a half since running a few weeks later at Aintree.

Mad Max (12.55pm) makes his hurdles debut and seeks to keep his unbeaten record intact having won two bumpers including a Grade 2 race. His trainer Nicky Henderson says he is the biggest thoroughbred he has ever seen.

Land 'n Stars (2.05pm) was 5th at Royal Ascot 4 years ago and makes a belated hurdles debut at the age of 8.

Feature Race Allied Irish Bank (GB) Handicap Hurdle 3.50pm


Exeter

Type Jump

First Race 1.05pm

Notable Jockeys Tony McCoy - perennial Champion Jump Jockey & leading rider this season. Timmy Murphy 2008 Grand National winning jockey. Tom Scudamore - top ten rider this season.

Notable Horses Former Cheltenham Festival winner & quality hurdler Wichita Lineman goes in the 1.40pm for his 2nd win over fences.

Feature Race Bathwick Tyres Plymouth Novices' Handicap Chase 2.05pm


Kelso

Type Jump

First Race 12.15pm

Notable Jockeys Denis O'Regan, stable jockey to Howard Johnson & owner Graham Wylie. Graham Lee - top Northern rider.

Notable Horses Ferdy Murphy's horses have been needing a run under their belt this season so Coral Cup winner Naiad Du Misselot in 1.50pm will strip a lot fitter having just run at Haydock. Peter Monteith thinks the world of Quicuyo and he should also come on for his recent chasing debut at Carlisle.

Feature Race Ashleybank Investment's Reg Tweedie Novices' Chase (1.15pm) which is a race run in memory of the previous Chairman of the Course, Reg Tweedie. Douglas Tweedie, son of Reg, hopes to be present to make the presentations.


Wolverhampton

Type All Weather Flat

First Race 6.20pm.

Notable Jockeys Kirsty Milczarek - 2nd in the All Weather Jockeys Championship 07/08 & she is one of only four women to ride out her apprenticeship claim and join the professionals. Top ten riders this season in action include: Neil Callan 4th, Jimmy Fortune 7th, Dane O'Neill 8th & Jim Crowley 10th. Chris Catlin - reigning champion rider on this surface.

Notable Horses Bluebell Ridge in the 6.50pm race iis on an all-weather hat-trick but has yet to race at Wolverhampton.

Keenes Day at 8.50pm won at the track last time out over a much longer trip and is also chasing a hat-trick. However, the last time he ran back over this 1 mile 4 furlong trip he finished last.

Blue Hills (7.20pm) won this race last year.

Party Frock (8.20pm) represents the powerful John Gosden stable but has been a beaten favourite on all three starts to date. Will the same fate befall her again?

Feature Race wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap 8.50pm.