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Easter Monday’s racing

There’s no less than nine meetings this afternoon on an action-packed Easter Monday with seven fixtures in Britain and two […]

Cosway Spirit expected to excel at Leicester

An all-chase card at Leicester this afternoon and Cosway Spirit (2.20) is entitled to come on for his Towcester reappearance when he ran much better than his finishing position would suggest returning from a nine-month break.

Newbury hoping Saturday’s card can beat the freeze

Frost and snow have wiped out today’s turf meetings but Newbury are cautiously optimistic that Saturday’s card can beat the current freeze with temperatures forecast to rise later in the week. The big betting race is the Betfair Hurdle and Calipto currently heads the market at 9/2 with BetVictor with Activial 7s and Sign Of A Victory 12s.

Grand National hope Teaforthree to feature at Warwick

Warwick passed an 8am inspection and we have a cracking card to look forward to including the Hunter Chase debut of Teaforthree (3.50) who is currently 25/1 for the Grand National at Aintree in the spring. The horse finished third behind Aurora’s Encore in the 2013 National but was not at his best in the 2014 renewal when he unseated at the Chair.

Sandown

Sandown’s feature race the Grade 1 32 Red sponsored Tolworth Hurdle has only attracted four runners…….

Afternoon of jump racing from Ffos Las and Ayr

Jump racing this afternoon comes from Ffos Las and Ayr with an excellent BetVictor sponsored card at the latter and Mijhaar (3.10) taken to land the feature Best Odds Guaranteed at BatVictor.com Handicap Hurdle over two and a half miles. John Ferguson’s dual-purpose animal made a winning debut over timber last term before disappointing thereafter, albeit in much higher grade.

Wonderful Wetherby card tops off a fantastic Wednesday

A terrific card at Wetherby this afternoon and we begin with the Beginners’ Chase over an extended three miles. If In Doubt came down at the second on his chase debut and a clear round might be the order of the day although Philip Hobbs and Richard Johnson remain in scintillating form.