Tuesday 21st October

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1.15pm Alex Steedman and Graeme Smith are your guides for racing at Exeter, Great Yarmouth, and Lingfield Park.

5.45pm A chance to hear Timeform Radio's National Hunt Season Preview 2008/09. Alan Dudman grills Timeform's David Cleary, Jeremy Grayson and Phil Turner as we look ahead to all the tremendous action in store over the coming months.

Exeter

Type: Jump.

First Race: 2.10pm.

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

Tony McCoy - perennial Champion Jump Jockey & leading rider this season.

Robert 'Choc' Thornton - 2008 champion hurdle winner.

Jamie Moore - brother of leading flat jockey Ryan & rides tomorrow for his father Gary.

Ruby Walsh - champion Irish rider.

Notable Horses: Straw Bear - top class Grade 1 winning hurdler (Kempton's Christmas Hurdle and Newcastle's Fighting Fifth Hurdle) has his first run over the bigger obstacles at 3.10pm. He takes on Paul Nicholls' Pasco. The trainer has won two of the last four renewals of this race and Pasco had two convincing wins in big-field Newbury hurdles last year before pulling-up in the Supreme Novices Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Two high quality hurdlers and old foes renew rivalry over fences in the novices chase at 3.40 - The Tother One was 3rd in a Grade 1 hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival with Gone To Lunch 5th, then in an Aintree Grade 2 hurdle three weeks later Gone To Lunch was 2nd with The Tother One third.

Trainer Philip Hobbs has won the 2.40pm race four times since 2000, and saddles Hector's Choice, a winner of his only hurdles start in France.

Feature Race: Richard Vines Best Mate Beginners' Chase 3.10pm
Homesave Beginners' Chase 3.40pm.

Admission: Haldon Premier Badge: £18, Grandstand & Paddock Badge: £13, Under 16s: Free (must be accompanied by an adult), Car Parking: Free.
Other Information: A free bus service from Exeter St Davids and Exeter Bus Station which takes you right to the racecourse entrance.


Great Yarmouth

Type: Flat.

First Race:1.50pm.

Notable Jockeys: David Probert is fighting it out to be crowned Champion Apprentice, he leads by 2 winners.

Jamie Spencer - current champion jockey.

Neil Callan - 3rd in the Championship table.

William Carson - grandson of former champion jockey Willie Carson.

Notable Horses: John Gosden won the 1 mile fillies maiden last year with subsequent Royal Ascot Ribblesdale Stakes winner Michita. This year he runs Hometown in division 1 at 2.20pm and Mayaalah and Take The Hint in division 2 at 3.50pm.
Feature Race: EBF/Firstbet Telephone Debit Betting 0800 230 0800 Maiden Stakes 2.50pm.

Admission: Premier: £19, Grandstand & Paddock: £12.


Lingfield Park

Type: All Weather Flat.

First Race: 2.00pm.

Notable Jockeys: Chris Catlin - champion rider on the all weather surface.

William Buick continues his close run race to be crowned champion apprentice jockey.

Liam Jones - the rider from Liverpool is having his best season in the saddle.

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

Notable Horses: Hereford Boy won the feature race at 4.30pm last year & bids for a repeat performance

Highland Homestead looks for a hat-trick of wins in the final race at 5.00pm
The Maiden Auction divided last year with the winner of the second division King Hafhafah going on to run in Listed company, so today's winner could be worth following for the future. The divisions are run at 2.00pm and 2.30pm.

Feature Race: Weatherbys Bank Handicap 4.30pm.

Admission: £13. Children: Free