Thursday 28th August

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Betfair Radio radio.betfair.com

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

CHANNEL 1

11.00 - BAGS Greyhound action from Sunderland and Sheffield.

13.45 - Racing Covergae begins with a preview of the days racing from Ayr, Lingfield Park and Great Leighs.

Racecourse Ayr
Type Flat
First Race Time 2.10pm
Notable Jockeys Top ten jockey Tom Eaves.
Frederik Tylicki - young German rider based with Richard Fahey is one to watch for the future
Notable Horses Happy Anniversary (3.10pm) has a Group 1 entry in the Fillies Mile at Ascot at the end of September and has finished in the first three on her last four starts.
Zabeel Tower (4.40pm) has good form and has previously won at Ayr. He has finished in the first five in all his starts this season and won five times.
Feature Race Windsave Ltd Handicap (4.10pm) is over 1 mile 1 furlong and is open to horses four years old and over and rated 0-85.

Racecourse Lingfield Park
Type Flat on the all weather and turf
First Race Time 2.20pm
Notable Jockeys Hayley Turner is champion female jockey.
Top jockeys Jimmy Fortune and Richard Hughes.
William Buick and George Baker are both up and coming young jockeys.
Notable Horses Rocket Rob (4.50pm) is going for a hat-trick of wins.
Royal Indulgence (2.20pm) won this race last year.
Feature Race Ford Manor Road Handicap (5.20pm)

Racecourse Great Leighs
Type AW Flat
First Race Time 2.30pm
Notable Jockeys Last year's joint top jockeys Seb Sanders and Jamie Spencer.
This season's leading jockey Ryan Moore.
Champion all-weather jockey Chris Catlin.
Twins Richard and Michael Hills.
Notable Horses Kasthari (3.30pm) is a horse followers of all racing will know. On the Flat, his best win came in the Group 2 Doncaster Cup, dead-heating with Millenary in a thrilling finish. He has also won 3 hurdle races and a steeplechase, so is an adaptable horse. He makes his debut on an all-weather surface today.
Feature Race Willow Green Handicap (4.30pm) is a class 3 race open to three-year-olds rated 0-95

CHANNEL 2

15.00 - A round up of all the Betfair market news including the very latest from our man at the US Open at Flushing Meadows. Bill Elliott looks ahead to the golf this weekend and who will make the Ryder Cup team. As the draw for the group stages of the Champions league takes place this evening we take a look at the teams in the hat.