Radio 22/8/08

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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.

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Due to the loss of the Ebor Meeting at York this week, channels 1 & 2 will be simulcast this afternoon from 12.15. Alan Dudman, Mark Sullivan & Jack Houghton will be your hosts for a busy afternoon of horse racing, greyhounds and sports betting market analysis.

11:00 ON AIR.
Mark Sullivan & Alan Dudman present the morning greyhound action.

12:15
Jack Houghton joins Alan for the afternoon horse racing.

York - ABANDONED
The meeting at York has been abandoned - however, the major races from the four-day Ebor Festival have been saved, and will be staged at other racecourses on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd August 2008.

Newcastle - ABANDONED

Newbury: FEATURING TWO TRANSFERRED RACES FROM YORK
Type: Flat
First Race Time: First race 1.10pm
Notable Jockeys: Hayley Turner is the top female jockey. Kirsty Milczarek is a last year's winner of the apprentice series and has recently lost her apprentice claim, only one of five female jockeys in the country to do so. Hadden Frost is a former pony racing champion and is now riding well under rules. Top jockeys include Jamie Spencer, Dane O'Neill, Paul Hanagan and Richard Hughes.
Notable Horses: Addikt (3.05pm) and Wogan's Sister (4.50pm) are both going for winning hat-tricks. Marine Boy (1.45pm) is going for another high profile win for trainer Tom Dascombe after a double success in Class 2 races at the Newmarket July meeting. He takes on a strong fields that includes Coventry Stakes winner Art Connoisseur,
Feature Race: Two races from the abandoned York meeting are being run here:
1.45pm Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Gimcrack Stakes
3.25pm totesport Newburgh Handicap (rearranged version of the totesport Ebor)

Newmarket: FEATURING THREE TRANSFERRED RACES FROM YORK
Type: Flat
First Race Time: 1.35pm
Notable Jockeys An international affair with Olivier Peslier from France, Kevin Manning from Ireland and everybody's favourite Italian Frankie Dettori all in action. William Buick is a young apprentice tipped for the top.
Notable Horses: Shadow Bay (2.40pm), Earlsmedic (3.50pm) and Askar Tau (5.00pm) are all going for hat-tricks of wins. The Darley Yorkshire Oaks (2.05pm)is a classy contest with Coronation Stakes winner Lush Lashes, Ribblesdale winner Michita and Group 1 winner Passage Of Time all lining up. The Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes feature last season's champion sprinter Sakhee's Secret, as well as the winners of Royal Ascot's two big sprints Equiano and Kingsgate Native.
Feature Race: Darley Yorkshire Oaks (2.05pm) is a Group 1 race for mare and fillies and is run over 1 mile 4 furlongs.
Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes Group 1 (3.05pm) is one of Europe's most prestigious sprint races.

Nick Shiambouros & Ingo Pauling host the evening show.

Bath
Type: Flat
First Race Time: 5.30pm
Notable Jockeys: Hayley Turner is the country's top female jockey.
Dane O'Neill and Richard Highes are both currently in the top ten of the jockeys championship this season. David Probert has ridden 27 winners this season and is tipped for the top.
Notable Horses: Sterling Sound (6.00pm) ran at Glorious Goodwood and has been placed on 3 of her four starts. Trainer Tony Carroll has won the 6.30pm race for two of the last four years. He tries again with Beckenham's Secret this year. Miss Firefly's only career win has come at Bath she attempts to make it two at 7.30pm
Feature Race: E.B.F./Bath Ales Salamander Maiden Fillies' Stakes (6.00pm)

Hamilton Park
Type: Flat
First Race Time: 5.50pm
Notable Jockeys: Seb Sanders is one of last year's joint champion jockeys. Frederik Tylicki - young German rider based with Richard Fahey is one to watch for the future. Tom Eaves and Paul Hanagan are both currently in the top ten of the jockey championship.
Adrian Nicholls rides for his father David.
Notable Horses: Sir Mark Prescott sends Suite Francaise (7.50pm) on the long journey from Newmarket, and he doesn't tend to waste petrol unnecessarily - 4 of his 5 runners at Hamilton have won this season.
Katie Boo (7.20pm) has been in the first three at Hamilton 8 times out of 13 attempts, including 3 wins.
Feature Race: Officer and a Gentleman Handicap Stakes at 7.20pm is run over six furlongs and is a class4 race open to horses three years and over with a rating of 0-80.