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The Newbury Winter Carnival 2025 day 2 card isn’t just about a cracking renewal of the Coral Gold Cup. Despite a big Irish contingent coming to Berkshire on Saturday, 29 November for the big Premier Handicap chase, the supporting races look interesting and informative. A Listed novice hurdle for mares, plus a number of other …

Hopefully it’s not unlucky for some, but Premier League week 13 serves up another set of mouth-watering top-flight fixtures, split evenly between fixture slates on Saturday and Sunday. With just three points separating Aston Villa in fourth from Liverpool in twelfth, every result feels significant in the division’s bloated midsection and the table could have …

The Newbury Winter Carnival 2025 day 1 card from the Berkshire track on Friday, 28 November always proves informative. That’s because not one, but two Grade 2 contests take place on the opening day of the meeting with some smart supporting races. Sharing top of the bill as this fixture gets underway are the John …

With international football put on ice until next year, the Premier League week 12 is the point from where the campaign can flow virtually uninterrupted until March. There are seven games scheduled for Saturday, with five 3pm kick-offs sandwiched between Burnley’s live meeting with Chelsea and Newcastle’s skirmish with Manchester City at teatime. On Super …

The Betfair Chase card at Haydock races on Saturday, 22 November has the first Grade 1 action in Britain of the core National Hunt season. Last term’s first and second for another battle on Merseyside, but face new challengers as well. It’s a day with plenty of handicaps making up the supporting races. Chief among …

A field of eight runners contest the $1,000,000 Group 2 Bahrain International Trophy over a mile-and-a-quarter in the Kingdom on the Persian Gulf on Friday, 14 November. Chief among those entries dominated by British raiders are York winners in the grade Pride Of Arras and Royal Champion. While it’s fair to say the big prize …

Players will jet off to link up with their countries after this weekend’s fixtures, making Premier League week 11 an interesting pause point. Teams will be doubly determined to sign off in positive style ahead of the November international break, which should sharpen their competitive edge. Arsenal will remain top no matter their result at …

The big Wincanton races of the season and Badger Beers card are a West Country highlight of the National Hunt code. Saturday, 8 November sees a Premier Handicap chase and two Grade 2 contest take place at the track. Those are the Elite Hurdle and Rising Stars Novices’ Chase. Fields are on the small side, …

In a race as international as the Melbourne Cup of 2025, no single form line can automatically provide answers, but bookmakers both Down Under and closer to home feel the winner could well emerge from October’s Caulfield Cup. That mile-and-a-half Group 1 handicap is one of the ballot exempt contests for the Race That Stops …

National Hunt action returns to Ascot races on Saturday, 1 November with competitive jumps handicaps forming the bulk of the card. Headlining this fixture in Berkshire is the Sodexo Gold Cup over almost three miles and the course’s steeplechase fences. It has Premier Handicap status, alongside an extended two-mile chase, which similarly attracts some regulars …