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After again losing their big day in January to wintry weather, Warwick races on Saturday, 7 February gives the West Midlands track its moment. The abandonment of Sandown on Friday means an extra Grade 2 on the Kingmaker card with the Jane Seymour Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle moving here some 24 hours later. While the feature …

England’s top tier returns with another ten-game fixture slate for Premier League week 25, starting with a rare Friday Night Football entry from Elland Road, where relegation rivals Leeds and Nottingham Forest collide. On Saturday, we have a lunchtime booking from Old Trafford to kick things off, where Manchester United will be aiming to win …

With no early fixture on the docket, we’re straight into a trio of 3pm kickoffs to start Premier League week 24 on Saturday afternoon, with Arsenal’s trip to play Leeds at Elland Road the highlight there. On Saturday evening, London rivals Chelsea and West Ham collide at Stamford Bridge, before a classic clash between Liverpool …

The Dublin Racing Festival of 2026 at Leopardstown begins on Saturday, 31 January with the Irish Gold Cup card and four Grade 1 events. Among the supporting events to the feature contest are the Irish Arkle and Spring Juvenile Hurdle. There is also a staying novice hurdle, a couple of valuable handicaps and a Grade …

The Grade 1 Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase over two-and-a-half miles on very testing ground headlines the Sandown Park races on Saturday, 31 January. Storm Chandra has battered the British Isles in recent days, leaving the going at the Greater London track heavy, but that doesn’t discourage some smart Irish horses from coming over. Such was …

Premier League Week 23 opens with a clash in the capital between West Ham and Sunderland, before three 3pm fixtures take centre stage. A potentially high-scoring skirmish between Bournemouth and Liverpool on the south coast caps Saturday’s slate at dinner time, with both teams desperate for points for different reasons. On Sunday, four more games …

The Great Yorkshire Chase card at Doncaster races is the best day of jumps action from Town Moor throughout the National Hunt season. This year’s edition comes to us in Yorkshire on Saturday, 24 January with two Grade 2 contests supporting the feature Premier Handicap. Everything kicks off in the White Rose county with a …

Another big midwinter meeting draws to a close on Sunday, 18 January with the Berkshire Winter Million 2026 day 3 card at Windsor. On a bumper card, the Fleur De Lys Chase and rearranged Grade 2 Hampton Novices’ Chase provide the best quality action from the Royal racecourse. Besides a novice hurdle and bumper that …

Domestic focus switches from the FA Cup back to England’s top tier this weekend, and Premier League Week 22 begins with a busy fixture slate on Saturday, which includes seven games between lunchtime and dinnertime. The Manchester Derby between United and City at Old Trafford is a blockbuster opener for stand-in boss Michael Carrick. Two …

The Haydock Park races on Saturday, 17 January see Cheltenham hopefuls race in the last recognised Supreme Trial for the Festival opener in the UK. That is the Grade 2 Rossington Main and some smart novice hurdlers head to Merseyside to show what they can do. Also on this card is the Peter Marsh Chase, …