November calendar
There is a wide variety of racing during the month of November. The flat season in the UK is entering its final week with the last big handicap of the year, the November Handicap at Doncaster. The flat action elsewhere has an international flavour with the Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday and the Breeder’s Cup at the end of the week in America.
The jumps season gets under way with the main races during the month the Paddy Power Chase, The Hennessy Gold Cup and the Greatwood Hurdle. Other big races to look forward to over the jumps this month are the Betfair Chase at Haydock and the Fighting Fifth Hurdle up at Newcastle.
The jumping action in November kicks off on the 1st with the Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter while another big race in the West Country takes place next Saturday with the Badger Ales Handicap at Wincanton. The channel 4 cameras will pay their annual visit to Fontwell Park to cover the Southern Nation in a couple of weeks. In Ireland Down Royal in the North stage the JN Wines Chase that was won by Kauto Star last year while there is also quality action in the South at Navan.
Tomorrow’s racing
The racing tomorrow is fairly low key. At Kempton it may be worth taking on the hot favourite Somersby with the Paul Nicholls trained Aiteen Thirtythree. The latter could be open to significant improvement.
At Plumpton it is worth keeping an eye on Water Garden. He is probably better than his bare form figures suggest and he can win races although he may need further and handicaps to be shown in his best light.
Today’s picture is courtesy of the artist Katy Sodeau.
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