Racing League returns on Sky Sports Racing in Doncaster as Hayley Turner brings with him East team hope | Racing news
The Racing League returns to Sky Sports Racing on Thursday as Doncaster hosts the competition’s opening ceremony, while it’s Challenge Cup day in Brighton and Hollie Doyle is playing at Yarmouth.
6.10 Doncaster – Fresh hope emerges in race two of Racing League
Hayley Turner, runner-up in the inaugural Racing League title race, heads to Doncaster for the opening night of this year’s regional competition with the top five races.
According to the driver herself, her prime opportunity comes in William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Racing League Two (6.10pm) on Charlie Fellowes’ Fresh Hope for Team East.
The three-year-old brings class form to the table, including winning a one-mile trip on Town Moor in May and a hugely impressive finish in sixth in the Sandringham Stakes at Royal Ascot with Turner on ship.
Ireland may possess the main danger in the form of Jessica Harrington Princess Rajja winner at Sligo and Listowel already this season.
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Ireland team manager Kevin Blake is expecting some selection headaches for this year’s Grand Prix with a strong lineup of equestrians, including Tom Marquand and Rossa Ryan
Scotland’s Marshal Dan dropped to the second-place handicap at Sandown last year and dropped one place after three failed attempts this season.
The Racing League kicks off at 5:40 p.m. on Sky Sports Racing, with an open competition typically over a mile where Derby winner Adam Kirby can star for Wales and the West. Galiac.
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Jockey Ben Curtis says Racing is a positive initiative and the amount of prize money on offer is an added incentive
3.20 Brighton – Caramelised for the Challenge Cup
The second day of Brighton’s star motorsport festival features a competitive competition Challenge Cup Handicap (3,20) like 10 lines.
Top Coach Alan King Moves To Caramel returned to Apartments after a spin on the Summer Handicap at Market Rasen last month.
When last seen at the level, the four-year-old was a smart winner at Bath and that performance was enough to win him the favorite card.
Light race Postwickfrom Harry Eustace’s team, still a teenager after four starts but was closest to last time’s impressive winner Sandown Honiton and could open to improve his handicap debut.
Top apprentice Benoit de la Sayette on board with another maiden in Hughie Morrison’s Percy Joneswho placed fifth in a utilitarian second grade event at Haydock last month.
Caramelised, driven by David Probert (right), wins track at races on Twitter Handicap at Bath
4.10 Yarmouth – Battle of the Doyles with Trappy Handicap
Yarmouth’s seven-race card attracts a number of star names, including Classic winning pair James Doyle and Hollie Doyle.
They clashed in Sky Sports handicap (4.10)with Sky Sports Racing ambassador, Hollie teamed up with Archie Watson’s chic four-year-old boy Mighty Gurkha.
The 85th-ranked sprinter was a Group of Three winner at just two years old, winning a spot at the Breeders’ Cup in 2020, but unbeaten since January of last year, despite attempts at humor at Haydock and Newmarket last month.
James Doyle is set on Joseph Parr’s Man Bluea teenager starting this year after six years old broke her neck during her last two outings.
Race and distance winners Vehicle guests has gradually reduced its handicap since winning last September and could pose a serious threat to the 76 mark.
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Watch the Racing League opening night, with Brighton and Yarmouth in action, live on Sky Sports Racing on Thursday, August 4.
