Kentucky Calls In Racing Week Ahead

Racing in Ireland this week includes a big night (Friday) at Dundalk where the feature is the €75,000 qualifier for the Kentucky Derby. Mint juleps will be in plentiful supply on what should be a very good night in County Louth.

At Navan (Saturday), the centrepiece is the Grade 3 ‘Flyingbolt’ Chase, while there is a €50,000 handicap chase at Leopardstown (Sunday).

In Britain, the weekend will include Newbury’s £50,000 Grade 3 Greatwood Gold Cup, Lingfield’s £45,000 Spring Cup, Kelso’s £60,000 Premier Chase and Doncaster’s £55,000 Grimthorpe Chase (all on Saturday), while Sunday will see Huntingdon stage the £30,000 Cambridgeshire National and Sedgefield feature the £30,000 Young Chasers Series Final.

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Racing in Ireland between Tuesday 26^th February and Sunday 3^rd March

There is no racing in Ireland between Monday 25^th and Wednesday 27^th February

Thursday 28^th February

Clonmel, 1:40pm – A National Hunt card

Friday 1^st March

Dundalk, 5:15pm – A huge night at the racecourse, with €173,000 in prize money up for grabs; the feature race is the €75,000 Patton Stakes (a Listed Race), which is due off at 7:45pm and is a qualifying race for Kentucky Derby, the first leg of the USA’s Triple Crown of horse racing

 

Saturday 2^nd March

Navan, 1:45pm – A National Hunt card that features the €44,500 Grade 3 Flyingbolt Novice ‘Chase (2 mile, 5yo+)

Super comments about Navan Racecourse from 12-time Champ NH jockey @Ruby_Walsh on the Racecourse Guides page on @RacingTV website.

🗣”One of Ireland’s premier racecourses… some of Ireland’s top jump horses will run here… A great racecourse.”

High praise for Navan from Ruby! pic.twitter.com/PnfwTuDVF4

— Navan Racecourse (@NavanRacecourse) February 21, 2019

Sunday 3rd March

Leopardstown, 2:10pm – A National Hunt card that includes the following races:

• €26,000 TRM Kurasyn 360x Handicap Hurdle (2 miles, 4yo+)
• €50,000 TRI Equestrian Handicap ‘Chase (Grade B, 2m5f, 5yo+)

Leopardstown will also race on Monday 4^th March

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Racing in Britain between Tuesday 26^th February and Sunday 3^rd March

Tuesday 26^th February

Leicester, 2pm – The card features a £16,000 hunters’ chase

Ffos Las, 2:10pm – A National Hunt card

Catterick, 2:20pm – A National Hunt card

Wolverhampton, 5pm – An all-weather flat card

Wednesday 27^th February

Wincanton, 1:50pm – A National Hunt card

Musselburgh, 2:10pm – A National Hunt card

Southwell, 2:30pm – An all-weather flat card that features a £20,000 7f handicap (4yo+)

Kempton, 5:30pm – An all-weather flat card

 

Thursday 28^th February

Musselburgh, 1:35pm – A National Hunt card

Ludlow, 1:50pm – A National Hunt card that includes the £21,000 Forbra Gold Cup Handicap ‘Chase (2m7f171y, 5yo+)

Taunton, 2pm – A National Hunt card

Newcastle, 4:05pm – An all-weather flat card that features a £25,000 one milehandicap (4yo+)

Kempton, 5:55pm – An all-weather flat card

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Ludlow is among the meetings staging racing on Thursday

Friday 1^st March

Newbury, 1:45pm – A National Hunt card

Lingfield, 2pm – An all-weather flat card

Doncaster, 2:10pm – A National Hunt card

Newcastle, 5:30pm – An all-weather flat card

Saturday 2^nd March

Newbury, 1:30pm – A National Hunt card that features the following races:

• £50,000 Grade 3 Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase (2m3f187y, 5yo+)
• a £30,000 veterans’ handicap chase (3m1f214y, 9yo+)

Lingfield, 1:35pm – An all-weather flat card that includes the following races:

• £45,000 Spring Cup (Listed Race, 7f1y, 3yo)
• £19,000 handicap (5f6y, 4yo+)

Kelso, 1:40pm – A National Hunt card that features the following races:

• £60,000 Premier ‘Chase (Listed Race, 2m7f96y, 5yo+)
• £50,000 Grade 2 Premier Kelso Novices’ Hurdle (2m2f,25y, 4yo+)

 

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Doncaster, 1:50pm – A National Hunt card that features the following races:

• £30,000 handicap chase (2m78y, 5yo+)
• £55,000 Grimthorpe Handicap ‘Chase (3m2f1y, 5yo+)

Chelmsford, 5:30pm – An all-weather flat card that includes a £15,000 14f handicap (4yo+)

Sunday 3rd March

Huntingdon, 2pm – A National Hunt card that features the £30,000 Cambridgeshire National Handicap ‘Chase (3m6f162y, 5yo+)

Sedgefield, 2:20pm – A National Hunt card that features the £30,000 Young Chasers Series Final Handicap ‘Chase (2m5f28y, 5yo+)