Wednesday 29th October

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12.45pm Lorna Bradburne and David Stewart bring you live racing from Great Leighs, Huntingdon and Nottingham.

5.40pm Bob Adams and Andy Richmond are your hosts for racing from Kempton Park.

Great Leighs

Type All Weather Flat

First Race 2.00pm

Notable Jockeys The ever-popular Frankie Dettori, fresh from two victories in the Breeders Cup at Santa Anita in America on Saturday night.

Richard Hughes and Neil Callan, 2nd and 3rd respectively in the jockeys championship.
William Buick comes here chasing the Apprentice riders title.

Notable Horses Gone Hunting (2.30pm) has been second on his last two starts, both times here at Great Leighs.

Just two previous course winners line up today, Almaty Express (3.00pm) and Paint The Town Red (5.00pm).

Feature Race 3.00pm - Stan James Handicap

Admission One admission price - £15. Children free

Huntingdon

Type Jump

First Race 1.15pm

Notable Jockeys The first three in the jockeys championship, Tony McCoy, Richard Johnson and Robert Thornton, are all in action.

Grand National winning jockey Timmy Murphy.

Notable Horses Classy Flat horse Levera has his third start over hurdles - the first two have seen a win and a second in a Listed contest.

Feature Race £15,000 Colin Wesley Celebration Chase over three miles 3.20pm.

Admission Main Enclosure £15, Picnic Enclosure £8, Children free


Nottingham

Type Flat

First Race 1.10pm - Inspection Wednesday 7am.

Notable Jockeys This season's champion jockey elect Ryan Moore
Last season's joint champion Jamie Spencer.

Notable Horses Sir Michael Stoute has won 4 of the last 9 runnings of the Oath maiden at 1.40pm. He relies on Jedi this time. The race takes its name from Henry Cecil's Derby winner of 1999 who won his first race at Nottingham.

Make My Dream bids to win the 2.10pm race for the second year in a row.

Feature Race 3.10pm Cleanevent Handicap

Admission Premier £16, Grandstand £10, Children free


Kempton Park

Type All Weather Flat

First Race 5.50pm

Notable Jockeys Richard Hughes, 2nd in the jockeys championship. Dane O'Neill, 8th in the jockeys championship.

William Buick, 2nd in the apprentice championship.

Notable Horses Film Set (7.50pm) was a convincing winner of a Newbury maiden in early October. He takes on Go Go Green who is on a hat-trick.

Feature Race 7.50pm - Digibet.com Nursery

Admission Adult Admission £16. Children free

Other Information Celebrate Halloween at Kempton when the ghosts of horses past will come out for the spookiest night of the year. There will be free sweet treats for the kids, Creepy crawly roadshow, a broomstick simulator & a fancy dress parade at 7pm.
Plus live music from top band Bootylicious.