Only one place to start, and that’s Newbury on Saturday for the Hennessy Gold Cup (3.10pm) over 3 miles and 2 furlongs. Many trainers and owners will hoping the rain stays away, as the current good ground is ideal for the majority of the runners. 18 horses line up for the £85,450 first prize and the favourite at this stage is the Paul Nicholls trained Aiteen Thirtthree. He has an obvious chance as he stays and jumps well, but in such an open race it wouldn’t be too wise to take odds as short as 9/2, so it’s worth looking elsewhere for a bit of value. Sarando comes into the race after a recent win, and although he has a 4 pound penalty to carry around with him, he still has every chance in context and the current odds of around 14/1 are tempting for each way punters. Another t decent odds would be Carruthers, as with him liking to hit the front early and generally being a good jumper, he could burn many of the runners off and be fighting out the finish. He’s available at around 20/1 and would be another value each way bet. Whatever the outcome, it’s sure to be an entertaining race, as always, and so well worth watching if you’re betting or not. The rest of the Newbury card is decent, and many eyes will be on the Sportingbet Handicap Chase (3.45pm), which sees the likes of Nicky Henderson, David Pipe and Paul Nicholls as the trainers fighting it out for the money. Nicholls has two chances in the race with Fistral Beach and Hold Fast, and although both would hold chances of hitting the frame, it has to be Nicky Henderson’s Aigle D’or for many punters. Hardly lived up to expectations so far over the jumps, he’s sure to come good sooner rather than later, and this season could see him achieve better things. Newbury is a left-handed galloping track, with stiff fences. Bangor (jumps), Newcastle (jumps), Towcester (jumps), Gowran Park (jumps) and Wolverhampton (aw flat) makes up the rest of Saturday’s action. Newcastle would be by far the most interesting meeting out of those, and the Sportingbet Long Distance Hurdle (2.35pm) will be well worth watching. Big Bucks will be a very short price indeed, probably around the 1/6 mark, but he’s a class act and well worth watching to see if he can continue his long unbeaten run over hurdles. Petitfour may be the one to chase him for forecast backers.

Sunday sees the meetings at Carlisle (jumps), Leicester (jumps), Navan (jumps) and Wexford (jumps) take the limelight, and the 2.25pm race at Carlisle takes the eye from a betting perspective. Horsham Lad comes into the race in fine form, and if he doesn’t run another big race, it will be a shock to all involved with the horse, so he’s well worth a bit of interest. His dangers include Hennessy, Victory Gunner and the quietly fancied Lockstown. Carlisle is a right-handed, galloping, undulating and testing track, so runners will need to be fit and alert.

Ascot and Haydock take centre stage in the UK on Saturday, with plenty of well known horses turning up to do their stuff. The main races on Saturday would be the Coral Hurdle at Ascot and the Betfair Chase at Haydock. Both races will be popular with punters, and both are live on Channel 4 for armchair racing fans. The 2.45 at Ascot (Coral Hurdle) sees plenty of favourite horses line up, and none more so than Celestial Halo, Kachit and Lough Derg. All of these will be popular with punters, but they’ll all have to go some to beat Oscar Whiskey. He’s won 3 out of his last 4 races and looks sure to run his race and be involved in the finish. The trip and ground are both perfect for him and Nicky Henderson has been on record saying he expects a big effort from the horse. Ireland’s Barry Geraghty gets the leg up, and there’s no better jockey riding at the moment that Barry. He’s a short priced favourite, but is well deserved of his tag. The 3.05 race at Haydock (Betfair Chase) is worth £112,540 to the winner, so all are sure to be fit and ready to go. Most of the top jumping trainers have an interest, and Paul Nicholls shows off his old favourite Kauto Star. This horse is getting on a bit now, but still retains plenty of ability and should give his fans plenty to cheer about. It’ll be a great performance if he wins. Long Run is the obvious choice after last season’s exploits, so he’ll certainly take all the beating and should win to be honest. Weird Al and Time For Rupert should give him most to think about. Ascot is a right handed, galloping, testing track, with stiff fences, and Haydock is a left handed, galloping chase track with stiff fences and a sharp hurdles track. The other meetings that make up Saturday in the UK are Huntingdon (jumps), Lingfield (flat), Punchestown (Irish jumps) and Wolverhampton (flat).

Sunday has a much quieter feel about it, with Towcester and Exeter being the main meetings, and Punchestown and Cork making up the day with racing from Ireland. The ground looks sure to be soft at Exeter, so punters will be going through their race cards looking for soft ground performers. A few soft ground lovers lining up at Exeter are Minella Stars (1.30 race), Baseball Ted (2.30 race) and Rimini (3.30 race), and all of these would be fair prices and worthy of a little betting interest. Towcester is a track that isn’t too kind to favourites, and it has the worst record for winning favourites in the country, so beware favourite backers. The 1.45 race will be of interest to many, with 13 runners lining up to race over 3 miles. Paul Nicholls has entered Curtain Razer, and he should run a big race and finish in the frame, at least.

Cheltenham takes centre stage on Saturday 12th November, with a 6-race card featuring some old favourites. The Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase is the main attraction, and with a win prize of £84,425 it’s sure to be competitive. Dave’s Dream will be popular with the punters, as on his day he can run a very big race and trainer Nicky Henderson knows how to get them spot on for the big races. Dave’s Dream is well worth an each way bet at around the 12/1 mark and the fact Barry Geraghty rides puts even more ticks in the right boxes. Plenty of good horses line up and so it should be a cracking race whoever wins it.

Long distance races are normally full of thrills and spills over fences, and punters should be excited about the Rewards4racing Handicap Chase at 1.55, that’s over a testing 3 miles and 3 furlongs. Chicago Grey lines up and will love the trip and ground, so with being tuned up coming into this race, he’d be well worth a bet. Another closely contested race, and another that should excite no matter who wins. Cheltenham is a left-handed, galloping, undulating and testing track, with stiff fences and hurdles, meaning runners and riders will need to be at their best.

Lingfield (flat), Naas (Irish jumps), Uttoxeter (jumps), Wetherby (jumps) & Wolverhampton (evening, flat) are the other meetings taking place on Saturday, and the interesting races from those fixtures come from the flat at Lingfield. The 2.15 and 2.50 races are Listed events, and both are being shown live on Channel 4 Racing. Suits Me should run a decent race in the 2.15, with Five Star Junior looking the each way bet in the 2.55.

Sunday 13th November brings another 6-race card from Cheltenham, plus racing from Fontwell (jumps, and Limerick and Navan in Ireland. Again Channel 4 is showing live racing from Cheltenham, and the feature races are the Greatwood Handicap at 2.20 and the Paddy Power Mobile Intermediate Handicap at 2.55. Champion trainer Paul Nicholls has a few runners in the 2.20 race and Domtaline appears to be the most interesting runner. He races off a mark of 140, and although that’s 10 pounds higher than for his last win, he should still be more than capable of running a big race at around the 12/1 mark.

The 2.55 race is a wide open contest over 2 miles and 5 furlongs, and to pick a winner is a tough ask. Several come into the race in good form and so it may be worth siding with a big priced horse to finish in the frame. With that in mind, Akula is the selection for trainer Mark Tompkins.

Channel 4 have decided to show just the one race from Fontwell, the 3.15, and with it being another wide open handicap, it cements the tough ask for punters this weekend. The figure of 8 track at Fontwell isn’t the fairest of tracks for big fields over long distances, so siding with a runner that likes to race prominently could be the key to success. The race is over 3 miles and 4 furlongs, so to add to the excitement there should be plenty of thrills and spills. Aldertune likes to race up with the pace, and as an added bonus, comes into the race being fit and from champion Paul Nicholls’ yard.

As the Flat season comes to a close for another season, Doncaster hosts their annual card which attracts plenty of horse racing fans. Betfred sponsor all of the 8 races, with the feature races being the 2.00 (4th race) and the 3.10 (6th race). The good to soft ground will be testing for most horses taking part, but Axiom, who races in the 2.00 race, will appreciate it, and with getting in off a handicap mark of 100, he looks sure to give a good account of himself at a decent price. He’s trained by little known Newmarket based trainer Ed Walker and ridden by apprentice Michael Murphy, who claims a valuable 7 pounds. The 3.10 race (November Handicap) will attract plenty of interest from punters, as it does every year, & with Pekan Star lining up after his gelding operation, it could see him improve and return to the form he showed a few runs back. Trainer Roger Varian is in good form, and with Andrea Atzeni being a more than capable pilot, Pekan Star could quite easily bounce back and hit the money.

As for the National Hunt meetings, it’s Sandown and Wincanton that aim to please on Saturday, with a 7 race card at each meeting. At Sandown, the 2.25 race would be of interest, as it sees Frankie Figg lining up under the champion jockey A P McCoy. The horse jumps very well and looks sure to set off in front and try to beat them all off one by one. He likes the trip and ground and should therefore run a very big race. Paul Nicholls trains, the champion trainer, and so we’re guaranteed to see the horse turn up being fit and ready to go. Paintball is an interesting runner in the 3.00 race, as with Charlie Longsdon training well this season, and with Kielan Woods claiming a very handy 7 pounds, Paintball looks sure to run his race and possibly improve. The handicapper gives him chances off a mark of 130, so again, a big run is expected. Sandown is a right-handed, galloping, testing track, so runners will need to be fit and ready.

Wincanton welcomes old favourite Celestial Halo, and he’s sure to be popular with punters, despite seemingly needing to be near his best to beat the favourite Grandouet. Paul Nicholls has been on record this week as saying that Celestial Halo is ready to run his race, so that’s good enough to back him for the win. The trip and ground should suit and he generally jumps well. He’s a course and distance winner, so should give the favourite plenty to think about. Wincanton is a right-handed, galloping track, which will suit horses with plenty of pace about them.

The Breeders’ Cup is at Churchill Downs on Saturday night, bringing in some of the best trainers, jockeys and horses from all over the world. The prize money is massive and all will be gunning for glory. It’s a great spectacle, whether a hopeful punter or just watching for fun.

There looks to be another great weekend of racing coming up in the UK. The main meeting is at Ascot where it’s Champions Day. Several of the world’s best jockeys take part, and there are none bigger and better than Frankie Dettori and Ireland’s Johnny Murtagh. Dettori has an each way chance in the Champions Sprint at 2.25pm, where he rides Medicean Man for Newmarket based trainer Jeremy Gask. Priced at around the 25/1 mark, he’ll be popular with Dettori followers. Ascot is a right-handed, galloping, testing track, where runners will need to certainly stay the trip if they’re to think of winning. Showers are expected around Ascot during racing, so it may pay to check runners that appreciate a bit of cut in the ground. Catterick, Cheltenham (jumps), Cork (Ireland), Downpatrick (Ireland), Kelso (jumps) and Wolverhampton (evening) make up the rest of Saturday’s action.

Sunday lacks the quality of Saturday, but still sees competitive action at Bath, Naas (Ireland), Cork (Ireland) and Kempton. The main Sunday meeting would have to be Kempton’s card, where seven National Hunt races aim to please punters and spectators alike. Jonjo O’Neil will be looking for a big run from Nostringsattatched in the 3.50pm race, as although he’s failed to hit the frame in his last 4 runs, he will appreciate the trip and ground and does have the ability to go well at a nice price. Kempton is a right-handed, sharp (more so over hurdles and fences), flat track. Naas hosts a bumper 8-race Flat card, and Classic winning trainer Dermot Weld will be looking to land the 3.15pm race with Crimson Sunrise. The trip and ground will be suitable and the horse has had a little break that brings him back refreshed and ready to go. He should go well at a decent price.

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