The three-day Craven Meeting in Newmarket is in the second half of today, and the ITV cameras are there to cover the action from the Rowley Mile. CLASSIC trials are back.
Both Charlie Appleby and Godolphin have a good lead in both trials; Dance Sequence is the clear favourite in today's Nell Gwyn (3.35 pm) and tomorrow's Craven Stakes (3.35 pm), where impressive last-start Kempton winner Native Approach is leading the field.
With a large field of 20 participants ready to try their luck, picking the winner of today's opening Weatherbys Global Stallions App Handicap (1.50 pm) appears to be no easy task.
With a large field of 20 participants ready to try their luck, picking the winner of today's opening Weatherbys Global Stallions App Handicap (1.50 pm) appears to be no easy task.
Orazio, owned by Charlie Hills, may be the quintessential Group horse in a handicap, but he disappointed in his final three starts of the previous season when he was sent off as the favourite in large handicaps, and he appears destined to be the lively one once more.
Summerhand, on the other hand, appears to be a far more backed price at about 10/1.
He is ten years old, David O'Meara's runner has a tonne of experience in these large field handicaps and has performed well over the winter on the all-weather track.
He therefore has race fitness on his side coming into this and appears well-handicapped off a mark of 95 back on turf.
There is every reason to anticipate a huge run after he won off 102 at York the previous year.
Additionally, ITV is airing two races from Cheltenham, with the Silver Trophy Handicap Chase (2.40 pm) serving as the main event.
Nigel Twiston-Davies’ TORN AND FRAYED looks to have slipped to a workable mark with claimer James Turner taking home a substantial seven pounds.