Thursday 18th September

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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.

Please email your comments, tips or suggestions to radio@betfair.com

Did you know you can listen to horse racing and Greyhound commentaries on the phone if you cannot listen online?

for UK - 08712 444 350 - calls charged at 10p per min.

for ROI - 1520 131 101 - calls charged at 15cents per min

CHANNEL 1

11:00 David Stewart & Alan Dudman present the early greyhound action.

13.50 Andy Constantinou joins Alan for the afternoon horse racing.

Great Yarmouth
Type: Flat
First Race Time: 2.10pm
Notable Jockeys: A host of top jockeys are at Yarmouth for the last day of its Eastern Festival: Richard Hills, Ted Durcan, Alan Munro, Jimmy Quinn, Jimmy Fortune and Ryan Moore - all Group 1 winning riders.
Notable Horses: Alwaary (2.10pm) is from the family of Lahan, winner of the 1,000 Guineas for John Gosden and Richard Hills. He holds some Group 1 entries later in the season.
Double Banded (4.10pm) was 4th in the Chester Cup and also ran in the Northumberland Plate. He takes on Harry Tricker, who ran at the Cheltenham Festival but won 2 of his last 3 flat starts a year ago.
Feature Race: Halls Group 'Victory Vase' Handicap Stakes 4.10pm

Ayr
Type: Flat
First Race Time: 2.20pm
Notable Jockeys: Classic winning rider Micky Fenton
Top Northern jockeys Adrian Nicholls, Neil Callan and Paul Hanagan.
Notable Horses: Lake Chini (3.20pm) goes for a hat- trick and his third win in just eleven days.
Allied Powers (4.20pm) has 3 wins and 2 places from his last 6 runs and has its eigth different jockey in 10 career starts. Micky Fenton takes the ride for the first time.
Feature Race: McEwan's Ales Handicap (for the Kilkerran Cup) (Class 2) 4.20pm

Pontefract
Type: Flat
First Race Time: 2.30pm
Notable Jockeys: Ashley Morgan - joint-leader of the Pontefract Apprentice Series, and in with a good chance of winning the top prize of a fortnight's working holiday this coming winter based at Gulfstream Park, Miami, with a prominent United States trainer.
Darryll Holland and Dane O'Neill - both top 10 jockeys
Notable Horses: Timocracy (2.30pm) gave followers of this Daily Racing Bulletin a fantastic day when scoring at Brighton at 16-1by five lengths last week. We pointed out Mark Johnston's record and he had three winners from three runners on the day. Timocracy was the last of those and was allowed to drift in the betting despite the trainer/owner/jockey having had two winners there already on the day.
Thewhirlingdervish (4.30pm) is a Pontefract specialist with 4 wins here, and takes on Kanpai, a Grade 2 winner over hurdles.
Major Magpie (3.30pm) is another course specialist having won three times here, including on this day in 2006. He has also never lost a race when partnered by today's jockey Darryll Holland, who is 3 from 3 on the horse.
Kimono My House (2.30pm) has won 4 of her last 6 races, with 2 of those wins being for today's rider Rosie Jessop.
Husband vs Wife in the 5pm race, as Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin stable send Mysterious Moon to take on his wife, Princess Haya's, Surrealism.
Feature Race: Highfield Farm Fillies' Handicap (Class 3) 4.00pm

18:30 David Stewart & Mark Polglase host the evening show.

Great Leighs
Type: All Weather Flat
First Race Time: 6.50pm
Notable Jockeys: Chris Catlin - champion rider on the all weather surface
Top 10 riders Jimmy Fortune and Eddie Ahern
Leading rider with over 140 winners, Ryan Moore
Richard Evans rides for his father David.
Notable Horses: Some very expensive horses go to post at 8.20pm - Godolphin run Plavius, yet to win a race in three attempts despite costing $9.2m, and Alqaffay who makes his debut having cost €600,000 and is a half-brother to 5-time Group winner Echo Of Light. In the same race John Gosden's Mutawahej cost $3.1m.
Rosie Says No and Applesnap (7.50pm) are both course and distance winners, though the latter beat the former by 5 lengths here two weeks ago.
Feature Race: Jasper Handicap (7.50pm)

CHANNEL 2

15:00 Join Dave Farrar & Andy Richmond for 2 hours of Betfair sports market analysis and news. this afternoon Dave and Andy will take a comprehensive look at the Ryder Cup which starts in Valhalla tomorrrow. The team will also talk NFL and look ahead to tonight's UEFA Cup markets.