Tuesday 23rd September

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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

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

11:00 Terry Norman & Malcolm Pannett present the morning greyhound action.

13:45 Graeme Smith joins Malcolm for the afternoon horse racing.

Beverley
Type: Flat
First Race Time: 2.00pm
Notable Jockeys: Last season's joint champion jockey Jamie Spencer.
Top ten rider Dane O'Neill.
Frederik Tylicki - young German rider based with Richard Fahey is one to watch for the future
Amateur riders take part in The Brian and Jason Merrington Memorial Handicap Stakes (one mile and a quarter), a race which commemorates a former head groundsman at Beverley and his son who also worked at the course.
Notable Horses: Half-brothers Fire Up The Band and Strike Up The Band take each other on in the 2.30pm race. They are both former Group race winners, as is Hoh Mike. Nuit Sombre (3.30pm) won this race last year.
Feature Race: The Violet and Eddie Smith Memorial Conditions Stakes, a £12,000 contest for sprinters over five furlongs (2.30pm).

Sedgefield
Type: Jmps
First Race Time: 2.10pm
Notable Jockeys: Champion jockey Tony McCoy
Richard Johnson and Tom Scudamore - second and fifth respectively in the jockey championship
Gold Cup winning rider Sam Thomas
Notable Horses: Gordon Elliot sends his classy hurdler Roman Villa over from Ireland to make his chase debut in the 2.40pm race.
Feature Race: Knowledge IT Novices' Chase.

Folkestone
Type: Flat
First Race Time: 2.20pm
Notable Jockeys: Ryan Moore and Richard Hughes - currently first and second in the jockey championship
Hayley Turner - champion female jockey
Notable Horses: Portugese Caddy (3.50pm) has won his first two starts, including over course and distance last time.
Press The Button (5.20pm) won this race last year.
Feature Race: Rye Handicap 4.50pm