Sunday 9th October

Schedule / Editor / 19 October 2008 / Leave a comment

1.15pm Alan Dudman and Jeremy Grayson are the studio team bringing you racing from Fontwell Park, Kempton and Southwell.

Fontwell Park

Type: Jumps

First Race: 2.00pm

Notable Jockeys: Perennial champion jockey Tony McCoy.

Other top 10 jockeys Tom Scudamore and Tom O'Brien.

Grand National winning rider Timmy Murphy.

Former Gold Cup winner Andy Thornton.

Notable Horses: Leading Article (2.30pm) was a wide margin course and distance winner earlier in October.

Jigsaw Dancer (3.35pm) has won three of his last 4 races but has not raced since March.

Feature Race: 3.35pm - T Ware Developments Ltd Novices Chase

Admission: Premier £18, Grandstand & Paddock £13. Children admitted free.

Other Information: Family raceday - in addition to the racing there will be fun fair rides, bouncy castles, face painters and for the first time at Fontwell Park, pony racing. The first 250 children through the gates will receive a Cadburys Selection Box.


Kempton Park

Type: Jumps

First Race: 2.20pm

Notable Jockeys: Richard Johnson, Paddy Brennan, Robert Thornton and Noel Fehily are all in the top 10 of the jockeys championship.

Ruby Walsh is main jockey to champion trainer Paul Nicholls.

Graham Lee is a former Grand National winning rider.

Notable Horses: Katchit (4.35pm) is the star of the show today, the 2008 Champion Hurdle winner making his eagerly awaited seasonal reappearance. He takes on former County Hurdle winner Sporazene and Snap Tie, 3rd in the Supreme Novices Hurdle.

Trainer Paul Nicholls and jockey Ruby Walsh have won two of the last three runnings of the 2.00pm race, and team up again with I'msingingtheblues, a Grade 2 winning hurdler last season.
Woolcombe Folly (3.25pm) is on a 4-timer and takes on Levera, a Listed winner on the flat and easy winner on his hurdling debut.

Feature Race: 4.35pm - WBX.com Hurdle

Admission: £18 (one enclosure)


Southwell

Type: Flat on the all-weather surface

First Race: 1.40pm

Notable Jockeys: Top ten jockey Paul Hanagan.

All-weather champion Chris Catlin.

David Probert, fighting to become champion apprentice.

Hayley Turner, top female jockey.

Notable Horses: Cotton Eyed Joe (2.40pm) is a course specialist with four wins here already.
Pawan (4.55pm) knows his jockey well - not only is Ann Stokell also his trainer, but this will be her 118th consecutive start on the horse!

Feature Race: 2.40pm - John Carter Autumn Handicap

Admission: Premier: £15, Grandstand: £10.