Wednesday 1st October

Schedule / Editor / 01 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Timeform Radio will broadcast for the first time on Wednesday 1st October.

The station will be available via the Timeform and Betfair websites. Those behind the new concept hope the internet project will develop into a radio station that serves the needs of the whole racing industry in the future.

Timeform expect the level of analysis and information on the radio to reflect the quality and standards a customer would expect from any other Timeform product. Going forward, there will be a number of unique racing features and ideas.

The station's emphasis will be on quality and listeners can expect thorough coverage of all major races and discussion points. The service includes live commentaries from the racecourses.

This exciting project is a collaboration between Timeform and their parent company Betfair and supercedes the existing Betfair Radio service. There will be regular contributions from the Timeform team, including Jim McGrath, Timeform's Chairman.

Wednesday's action:

13:00 Chris Barnett & Timeform's Communications Director Kieran Packman are your hosts for this afternoon's racing.

Salisbury
Type: Flat
First Race Time: 1.30pm
Notable Jockeys: Richard Hughes - 2nd in the championship race
William Carson - grandson of former champion jockey Willie Carson
Eddie Ahern - top 10 rider.
Notable Horses: Serena Brotherton leads the Bathwick Ladies' Derby Series and attempts to keep the lead in the opening race as she rides Uhuru Peak who she has steered to victory before.
Last year the 2.00pm race was won by Look Here from Doctor Fremantle -the former went on to win this year's Juddmonte Oaks and the latter was 4th in the Vodafone Derby. Look Here's trainer Ralph Beckett saddles both Perfect Affair and Oke Bay this time.
The Queen's Instalment (3.00pm) has contested Group 2s and Group 3s lately, including at Royal Ascot and Glorious Goodwood, and he should find this easier.
Feature Race: Winterthur Life Conditions Stakes 4.05pm
Admission prices Members' £18, Tattersalls £11, Course £6. Children admitted free.

Nottingham
Type: Flat
First Race Time: 1.50pm
Notable Jockeys: Leading rider this season with over 150 winners, Ryan Moore. William Buick - leads the apprentice championship race
Frankie Dettori rides for his employers, the powerful Godolphin stable.
Notable Horses: Kiribati King bids for a 4th win in a row in the feature race at 2.50pm. The final race on the card is a race for the men's amateur flat championship and sees the leading rider Simon Walker riding Serious Choice and second placed rider Joshua Moore on Jo' Burg. Godolphin's Act Of Diplomacy (4.25pm) cost $8.2 million - today's first prize of £3,238 would go some way towards recouping it!
In 2006 Sir Michael Stoute unleashed the talented Shorthand at 3.20pm, whose next three races were all Group 2s or Group 3s. He sends out Enticement, owned by the Queen, this year.
Feature Race: Goosefair Handicap 2.50pm
Admission prices Premier £16, Grandstand £10. Children admitted free.

Newcastle
Type: Flat
First Race Time: 2.10pm
Notable Jockeys: Hayley Turner - the first female jockey to be crowned champion apprentice & leading female rider this season
Frederik Tylicki - young German rider based with Richard Fahey is one to watch for the future. Paul Hanagan - top 10 rider
Notable Horses: Mick Channon's Montaff (3.45pm) has a Group 1 entry later in the season - he will need to win today to justify that.
Trainer Bryan Smart has won the 2.10pm race twice in the last 5 years, though each of those had already run five times. His runner today - Allformary - is a newcomer. Trainer Richard Fahey and jockey Paul Hanagan have teamed up to win the 3.10pm race twice in the last five years. They join forces again with Starla Dancer this time.
Feature Race: 3.10pm Saltwell Signs EBF Maiden Stakes
3.45pm Phoenix Security EBF Maiden Stakes
Admission prices Premier £18, Grandstand & Paddock £13. Children admitted free.


18:00 Alan Dudman & Andy Richmond host the evening show.

Kempton Park
Type: All Weather Flat
First Race Time: 6.20pm
Notable Jockeys: Top 10 rider Dane O'Neill. Kirsty Milczarek - winner of the Betfair Apprentice Training Series she is only 1 of 4 women to ride out her apprenticeship claim and join the professionals. Chris Catlin - champion all-weather rider
The increasingly popular young apprentice of the moment, David Probert.
Notable Horses: Soundbyte in the 8.50pm is chasing a hat-trick of wins. The 8.20pm race contains two consistent horses who keep getting close to winning without quite achieving it - Brexca has been 2nd or 3rd on 7 of his last 8 starts, whilst Hawk House has been 2nd or 3rd in each of his last 4 races.
Feature Race: digibet Nursery 7.20pm