Schedule / Editor / 05 December 2008 / Leave a comment

12.00pm Lorna Bradburne and Graham Cunningham are in the studio for racing from Exeter, Lingfield and Sandown. David Cleary and Chris Barnett will be on-course at Sandown's Tingle Creek meeting.

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Exeter

Type Jump

First Race 12.30pm

Notable Jockeys

Tony McCoy - perennial Champion Jump Jockey & leading rider this season. Richard Johnson, 2nd in Jump Jockey Championship and one of only four jockeys to ride over 100 winners in the previous season. Jamie Moore rides for his father Gary. Tom O'Brien - top 10 rider this season & nephew of the all-conquering Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien.

Notable Horses

1.00pm - Franchoek was 2nd in the Triumph Hurdle at the 2008 Cheltenham festival & has won 4 races over hurdles.

Nick Mitchell's Cloud Nine (2.45pm) is bred to be good being a half-brother to the stable's star The Listener.

Feature Race

Ilfracombe Foodservice Limited Handicap Hurdle 1.00pm


Lingfield Park

Type All Weather Flat

First Race 12.10pm

Notable Jockeys

Chris Catlin - Champion rider on the AW surface. Ryan Moore - Champion rider on the turf with over 180 winners this year. Jamie Spencer - leading rider in the AW Championship title race
George Baker - lies 2nd in the title race.

Notable Horses

Internationaldebut has won here on his previous two starts and goes for the hat-trick tomorrow in the 2.25pm. Sabrelight also goes for a hat-trick in the 12.40pm race.

Feature Race

Play Casino At Ladbrokes.Com Handicap 2.25pm


Sandown Park

Type Jump

First Race 12.50pm

Notable Jockeys

Robert 'Choc' Thornton rode over 100 winners last season and won the 2008 Champion Hurdle. Barry Geraghty - top Irish jockey previous winner of Gold Cup, first season as stable jockey to Nicky Henderson. Denis O'Regan, stable jockey to Howard Johnson and owner Graham Wylie. Timmy Murphy 2008 Grand National winning jockey

Notable Horses

Barbers Shop, second in this year's Paddy Power Gold Cup, runs for The Queen at 2.35pm. He takes on Battlecry, placed in Grade 1 novice chases at both Cheltenham and Aintree earlier this year, and Ornais who defeated Battlecry last time out.

The brilliant Inglis Drever won the novices hurdle at 2.00pm in 2003. His owner Graham Wylie and trainer Howard Johnson attempt to repeat the feat with On Raglan Road, who met his only defeat in four starts last time at Aintree.

3.10pm - Alfadora won this race last year for trainer Milton Harris and jockey Charlie Poste.

Martin Pipe won the 3.40pm race three times between 2001-2004. His son David has since taken over the training reins and attempts to win the race himself with Quaddick Lake.

Feature Race

Blue Square Casino Future Stars Chase (intermediate Listed) 2.25pm


Wolverhampton

Type All Weather Flat

First Race 6.50pm

Notable Jockeys

Hayley Turner - leading female rider. William Carson - grandson of former champion jockey Willie Carson. Jamie Spencer - leads the All Weather Championship title race.

Notable Horses

Salerosa goes for an all-weather hat-trick but has never run at Wolverhampton before.

9.20pm - Just Bond has won 7 times here, and takes on Spinning, who has a 100% record here.

Feature Race

Wolverhampton-Racecourse.Co.Uk Handicap 9.20pm