There’s a trio of meetings on Saturday with fly-over racing from Uttoxter plus all-weather action from Newcastle and Wolverhampton live on Sky Sports Racing.
3.15 Newcastle – Dubai Man of Honor and Peace seeks Listed success in Churchill Stakes
Honor of Dubai and: A man of peace bid for Listed glory BetUK Churchill Stakes (3.15).
William Haggas won a pair of Listed contests at Lingfield on Wednesday and will be hoping to extend that streak here with the Dubai Honour. weight throughout the round.
John and Teddy Gosden’s five-year-old Peace Man remains a light race for his age but had a career best when chasing Bolster home in Newmarket listed company.
Home action from Newcastle, Uttox and Wolverhampton on Saturday on Sky Sports Racing
Tyrrhenian Sea last time out third in the Winter Derby at Southwell back in Feb. He will take this easy step over 1m 2ft and should not be underestimated.
3.48 Newcastle – Anaf, Night Raider and Willem Twee headline Golden Rose Stakes
Night raider and: Annaf feature in that BetUK Golden Rose Stakes (3.48) over six furlongs.
Trained by Michael Appleby, Annaf has been a breakthrough horse for the yard, winning eight times, including a Group Two at Riyadh in February, and has not been at his best since then, but this is an ideal opportunity for him to return to the winner’s bracket under Jason Watson.
Night Raider was destined for big things when he came up in class when he won his first two starts at Southwell, but he came up short in the Guineas in 2000. The son of Dark Angel bounced back and formed with success at Kempton and is to be feared in the hands of Oisin Murphy.
Distance winner William two he can be expected to improve on his last start at Kempton and is another on the shortlist.
3.03 Uttoxeter – Features Warwick winner Ez Tiger
Warwick winner This is Tiger bids to win two jumps Keith Bailey Memorial Handicap (3.03).
That success at Warwick was Alex Hales’ third win over the smaller hurdles and he moved up just 5lb in the weights, which may not stop him here.
Ian Williams saddles Gulf of Garitsa, A consistent type of race in this type, having finished second last time back at Market Rasen after a short break, and one to be reckoned with.
Cawthorne Cracker he has shown some improved form since undergoing wind surgery and deserves credit for the team of Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero.
The best of the rest
Auteuil organizes the First Class promotion Thaix game and: Diamond blue featuring, while Hacker Du Berle appears in the second grade on the French track.
Newcastle’s card continues with a grade three five furlong handicap of 4.48, which includes: Dark wind and: foodmeanwhile Jez Bomb bidding for a hat-trick with a mile handicap of 6.18 on the nine-race card.
Uttoxeter has too Kingston Pride featuring Nicky Henderson at 12.10 and one for Harry Potter fans Draco Malfoy catches the eye at 3.38.
