Following on from Newmarket’s Craven meeting and a busy day of Good Friday racing there’s even more ITV racing to look forward to on Saturday with a total of seven races from Musselburgh and Haydock.
- 1:50 Musselburgh: Livescore Bet Best Odds Daily Royal Mile Handicap – Wiltshire Lad @ 4/1
- 2:05 Haydock: JCB Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Final Handicap Hurdle – Bluegrass @ 5/1
- 2:25 Musselburgh: Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Silver Arrow Handicap – Benacre @ 15/2
- 2:40 Haydock: In Memory Of Ian Chambers Challenger Stayers Hurdle Series Final Handicap Hurdle – Burrows Hall @ 11/4
- 3:00 Musselburgh: Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Scottish Sprint Cup Handicap – Jer Batt @ 9/2
- 3:15 Haydock: Unibet Middle Distance Veterans’ Handicap Chase – Numitor @ 7/1
- 3:35 Musselburgh: Virgin Bet Queen’s Cup – Aimeric @ 15/2
Musselburgh are holding their Easter Saturday Raceday with a valuable seven race card, four of which will be covered by ITV racing. First up will be the Royal Mile Handicap, followed by the Silver Arrow Handicap over 7f, both carrying purses of £30k.
The £50k Scottish Sprint Cup Handicap over 5f is next before the big race of the day, the Queen’s Cup. This Class 2 handicap is run over 1m6f and has a £100k prize pool with £51,540 going to the winner. Andrew Balding’s Wild Waves heads the betting ahead of Wise Eagle for Adam Nicol, Aimeric for Karl Burke and Align The Stars for Charlie Johnston.
Also live on ITV on Saturday will be three races from Haydock’s Easter Family Fun Day. The Two Mile Series Final and Stayers Hurdle Series Final, both of which are worth £40k this year, are followed by the £100k Veterans’ Handicap Chase on ITV from Merseyside.