Tuesday 14th October
Schedule 
/ Editor / 14 October 2008 / Leave a comment
1.15pm The day's racing gets underway at Leicester, and Malcolm Pannett and Nick Shiambouros are the team to take you through the card there, as well as at Newcastle and Huntingdon.
Leicester
Type: Flat
First Race: 1.40pm
Notable Jockeys: Ryan Moore - leading rider this season with over 165 winners.
Frankie Dettori rides for his employers, the powerful Godolphin stable.
Top ten riders in action include: Richard Hughes 2nd, Neil Callan 3rd & Phillip Robinson 9th
Hayley Turner - leading female rider.
The increasingly popular young apprentice of the moment, David Probert.
Notable Horses: The EBF Reference Point Maiden Stakes commemorates one of Henry Cecil's four Derby winners. Fittingly, Henry Cecil has a runner in the race, Alpha Tauri, which holds an entry in next year's Derby. Rival trainer Sir Michael Stoute has won the race on this card four times since 2001, including with this year's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2nd Papal Bull. He tries again with Dancourt in division 1 at 1.40pm and King's Song in division 2 at 2.10pm.
Trainer Mick Channon has won the 3.10pm race for two consecutive years and goes for the treble with Akhenaten.
Dream Day (3.40pm) ran in the French 1,000 Guineas and finished second in a Group 3 race earlier in the season.
Feature Race: Iveco Eurocargo Fillies' Conditions Stakes 3.40pm.
Admission: Club Room: £19, General Enclosure: £12, Children: Free
Newcastle
Type: Flat
First Race: 2.20pm
Notable Jockeys: Micky Fenton, a Classic-winning rider, having won the 1,000 Guineas with Speciosa.
Top ten rider Paul Hanagan 6th in the title race.
William Buick - tipped as a future champion & joint leader of the Champion Apprentice title race.
Notable Horses: Custody (2.50pm) makes the long journey from trainer Sir Michael Stoute's Newmarket yard. He has only run 7 horses at Newcastle in the last 5 years, but 3 of them won, including when taking this race two years ago with the same jockey, Robert Winston, riding.
Feature Race: EBF / UTS Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings) 2.50pm.
Admission: Premier: £18, Grandstand & Paddock: £13. Children: Free.
Other Information: Northumbrian WaterAid Raceday. It's the last meeting of the flat season at Newcastle.
Huntingdon
Type: Jump
First Race: 2.30pm.
Notable Jockeys: Richard Johnson - 2nd in Jump Jockey Championship & only 1 of 4 jockeys to ride over 100 winners in the previous season.
Robert 'Choc' Thornton - rode over 100 winners last season & won the Champion hurdle.
Tony McCoy - perennial Champion Jump Jockey& leading rider this season.
Kevin Tobin - Hands & Heels Series winner.
Notable Horses: Well Saved attempts to provide trainer Jonjo O'Neill with his third consecutive win in the opening race at 2.30pm.
Ocean Du Moulin (4.30pm) makes his first start for rookie trainer and former jockey Jamie Snowden, having won last time out for Champion Trainer Paul Nicholls.
Feature Race: Weatherbys Printing Handicap Hurdle 4.00pm.
Admission: Main Enclosure: £15, Picnic Enclosure: (only open on selected days) £8, Children: Free.
