Schedule / Editor / 29 November 2008 / Leave a comment

11.45am Bob Adams and Andy Richmond are in the studio for all today's racing at Newbury, Newcastle, Kempton Park and Towcester.

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Kempton Park

Type All Weather Flat

First Race 2.15pm

Notable Jockeys

Hayley Turner - leading female rider

Chris Catlin - reigning champion rider on the AW surface

Andrea Atzeni - top ten rider in the AW Championship title race

Micky Fenton, a Classic-winning rider, having won the 1,000 Guineas with Speciosa

Group 1-winning riders Steve Drowne and Pat Cosgrave

Notable Horses

Philatelist (3.25pm) was 3rd in a Group 3 at Sandown in April, and takes on Young Mick, a group race winner and former Royal Ascot winner, and the victor from this race 12 months ago Dansant.

Former Italian trained Il Grande Maurizio (4.00pm) is going for a 4th win in a row. He is unbeaten in Britain with his sole run - here - being a victory. He takes on former Group 3 winner Mac Love.

Stand Guard bids for a 4th win in a row at this track in the 4.30pm.

Feature Races

betdaq.co.uk Wild Flower Stakes (Listed Race) (Class 1) 3.25pm

betdaq.co.uk Hyde Stakes (Listed Race) (Class 1) 4.00pm


Newbury

Type Jump

First Race 12.25pm

Notable Jockeys

All the leading jump jockeys are at Newbury for the Hennessy meeting: Sam Thomas, Robert 'Choc' Thornton, Richard Johnson, Paddy Brennan, Tony McCoy and Tom Scudamore.

Notable Horses

The 12.25pm sees the jumping debut of Peppertree Lane, a useful stayer on the Flat whose last race in October was in the German St Leger, where he came 2nd, when trained by Mark Johnston.

The Hennessy at 2.40pm sees ante-post favourite Big Buck's attempt to follow up last year's win by Denman for trainer Paul Nicholls. He takes on three Grade 1 winners, Albertas Run, Air Force One and Snoopy Loopy.

Inglis Drever (2.05pm) has become a real favourite amongst racing fans and aims for a 4th consecutive win in the Long Distance Hurdle to go with his three World Hurdle wins at the Cheltenham Festival. He takes on Blazing Bailey, a Grade 1 winner in April who beat Inglis Drever in the 2007 Cleeve Hurdle.

Saintsaire (1.35pm) has won this race in both of the last two years for Paul Nicholls but is saddled this time by Alex Hales.

Feature Race Hennessy Gold Cup Chase (Handicap) Grade 3 (Class 1) 2.40pm


Newcastle

A precautionary inspection will take place at 8am on Saturday

Type Jump

First Race 12.10pm

Notable Jockeys

Barry Geraghty - top Irish jockey previous winner of Gold Cup, first season as stable jockey to Nicky Henderson

Davy Russell - runner up in Irish Jockeys Championship 07/08

Graham Lee - top Northern rider

Notable Horses

1.15pm Messager was unbeaten in point-to-points and a hunter chase last season and makes his debut for Ferdy Murphy who has won this race three times in the last ten years.

Irish hurdling star Harchibald will be back in the North East bidding to record a third victory in the 'Fighting Fifth' Hurdle (3.30pm). He takes on Sublimity, the winner of the Champion Hurdle in 2007 & Punjabi, one of the up-and-coming hopes for Britain in next year's Champion Hurdle and a Grade 1 winner at Punchestown last season.

Feature Race The Grade 1 'Fighting Fifth' Hurdle (3.30pm)

The Fighting Fith launches the £1 million WBX.COM Triple Crown taking in the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton Park Racecourse in December & the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham Racecourse next March. It is also part of jump racing's Order of Merit.
3.00pm WBX.COM Rehearsal Chase.


Towcester

Type Jump

First Race 12.20pm

Notable Jockeys

Timmy Murphy 2008 Grand National winning jockey

Andrew Thornton - previous winner of the Gold Cup on Cool Dawn

Notable Horses

1.25pm Great Endeavour will be trying to extend his unbeaten record after winning his only two starts under rules.

Feature Race Levy Board Novices' Chase 12.50pm


Wolverhampton

Type All Weather Flat

First Race 6.20pm

Notable Jockeys

Chris Catlin - reigning champion rider on the AW flat

Jack Dean won the Betfair Apprentice Training Series

Adam Kirby - top ten rider in the AW Flat Championship title race

Notable Horses

Some well-related horses with great prospects line up at 6.50pm - Racketeer is a half-brother to the Duke of Roxburghe's 5-time Group 1 winner Attraction and is in the same ownership. He takes on Saptapadi, a Derby entrant for next year and a full-brother to Group 3 Royal Ascot winner Patkai. Munjum also has a Derby entry.

Salute (7.20pm) won this race last year.

In the 8.50pm Bavarian Nordic is one to watch as he has won his last three races. Man of Gwent, in the same race, returns to the scene of his only victory, but the story in the Racing Post the next days declared that it had won a £1m gamble.

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