Schedule / Editor / 16 October 2008 / Leave a comment

1.15pm Bob Adams and Graeme Smith are the team to bring you racing from Brighton, Ludlow and Nottingham.

5.40pm David Stewart and Nick Shiambouros cover the evening meeting from Great Leighs.

Brighton

Type: Flat

First Race: 2.30pm

Notable Jockeys: William Buick, chasing the Apprentice riders' championship.

Derby winner Martin Dwyer.

Richard Hughes - 2nd leading rider this season.

Notable Horses: The grey 9 year old campaigner Pic Up Sticks has won over £160,000 in prize money in his 90 race career, he runs in the last at 5.00pm & was 2nd at this track last time out.

Singleb (4.30pm) reappears just two days after a comfortable success at Leicester.

Feature Race: European Breeders Fund Median Auction Maiden Stakes 2.30pm

Admission: Premier: £18, Grandstand & Paddock: £13, Under 16's: Free (when accompanied by a paying adult). Students, OAP's and Registered Disabled are entitled to concessionary Grandstand & Paddock badges, available on day of racing (proof may be required).


Ludlow

Type: Jump

First Race: 2.20pm

Notable Jockeys: Tony McCoy - perennial Champion Jump Jockey & leading rider this season
Paddy Brennan rode over 100 winners last season.

Richard Johnson, 2nd in Jump Jockey Championship & only 1 of 4 jockeys to ride over 100 winners in the previous season.

Notable Horses: Jonjo O'Neill's former Cheltenham Festival placed hurdler De Soto still has to break his duck over the bigger obstacles and goes for it in the 3.20pm.
Herecomestanley (3.50) won this race last year.

No prizes for guessing where Seconditis may finish in the 4.20pm race. Does a horse burdened with that name deserve to win a race?

Feature Race: New Season Handicap Chase 3.20pm

Admission: Members' Day Badge: £20, Grandstand & Paddock: £16, Course: £10. Parking is free of charge.


Nottingham

Type: Flat

First Race: 1.40pm

Notable Jockeys: Some of the sports top riders are in action at Nottingham tomorrow they include:

Top jockey and personality, Frankie Dettori.

Ryan Moore - leading rider this season with an impressive 170 winners.

Reigning Champion jockey, Jamie Spencer.

David Probert - who is fighting it out with William Buick to become this season's Champion Apprentice jockey.

Notable Horses: In the feature race at 3.40pm Expresso Star goes for a hat-trick having won very easily on his last start here last week. He takes on Jaser who ran at Royal Ascot.
Trainer Saeed Bin Suroor won the 3.10pm race in 2007 and one of the two divisions of it in 2006. He runs newcomer Covert Ambition this time, a daughter of the Italian-trained 2001 Yorkshire Oaks winner Super Tassa.

Frankie Dettori won both divisions of the 1 mile maiden in 2005 and one of them in 2006 - he rides Big Bound this year at 1.40pm, a horse with a Group 1 entry next Saturday.

Feature Race: Flint Bishop Handicap 3.40pm

Admission: Premier: £16, Grandstand & Paddock: £10, Under 16s: Free when accompanied by an adult (proof of age may be required). Discounted admission is available on the day for all NUS cardholders.


Great Leighs

Type: All Weather Flat

First Race: 5.50pm

Notable Jockeys: Charles Eddery is a young jockey with a racing pedigree - he is a nephew of Pat, multiple champion and rival of Lester Piggott.

Neil Callan lies 3rd in the leading rider title race & is 2 winners off reaching the century for this season

William Buick makes the journey from earlier rides at Brighton to help gain those extra points get him ahead of rival & friend David Probert in the champion apprentice title race

Frederik Tylicki - young German rider based with Richard Fahey is one to watch for the future

Notable Horses: Charles Eddery rides Accolation for his uncle Pat in the 5.50pm race.

Rapid Release (8.20pm) ran at Glorious Goodwood and has an entry in next year's Derby.
Andaman Sunset (9.20pm) is the only course and distance winner running tonight, but is taken on by Suzi Spends who has won here and never been out of the first three in four races at the course.

Feature Race: Doon Nursery 8.20pm

Admission: £15, Children: Free