Sub-zero temperatures have caused Kempton, Warwick and Wetherby to cancel their cards but ITV have pulled out the stops this Saturday to cover eleven races with action from Ffos Las and Fairyhouse over jumps and from Chelmsford and Newcastle’s all-weather flat courses.
- 1:15 Ffos Las: DragonBet Towton Novices’ Chase – Saint Davy @ 7/2
- 1:30 Chelmsford: Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap – Tradesman @ 5/1
- 1:45 Fairyhouse: SBK Dan & Joan Moore Memorial Handicap Chase – Lets Go Champ @ 8/1
- 2:00 Newcastle: Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap – Midnight Lion @ 5/1
- 2:10 Chelmsford: It’s Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap – Windsor Pass @ 9/2
- 2:25 Ffos Las: DragonBet Still Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle – Diamatiste @ 4/1
- 2:40 Chelmsford: bet365 Handicap – Quiet Resolve @ 7/1
- 2:58 Ffos Las: DragonBet The Independent Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle – Rosscahill @ 9/4
- 3:15 Chelmsford: Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap – Brooklyn Nine Nine @ 6/1
- 3:31 Ffos Las: Download The DragonBet App Handicap Chase – Keep Running @ 11/2
- 3:45 Newcastle: Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap – Volenti @ 7/1
With racing cancelled at Wetherby, the Grade 2 Towton Novices’ Chase has been moved to Ffos Las on Saturday. Ben Pauling’s Handstands is the well fancied favourite following 3½ length win in the Grade 2 Esher Novices’ Chase last month. The likely challenges will come from Dan Skelton’s Cherie d’Am for owners Darren & Annaley Yates, and Jonjo and A J O’Neill’s Saint Davy who was third behind Handstands at Sandown.
Saturday’s other graded race comes from Fairyhouse with the Dan & Joan Moore Memorial Handicap Chase. All the big guns are represented in this open looking contest with Willie Mullins, Gordon Elliott, Gavin Cromwell and Henry de Bromhead all saddling entrants.
Six all-weather races should ensure we have live racing this Saturday, with four races live at Chelmsford and two races at Newcastle.