All you need to start your day as Ayr serves up a thrilling card
Ayr's Scottish Grand National meeting gets off to a flyer with Ballymore Novices' Hurdle sixth Galvin, Challow Hurdle second Getaway Trump and the useful Seddon locking horns in the 2m novice hurdle (1.50).
Newbury's first Flat meeting of the season also merits a second glance. The 1m2f conditions event (4.10) sees a clash between three runners with particularly appealing profiles.
Dubawi colt Turgenev kept good company in 2018 and was last seen contesting the Vertem Futurity Trophy, whereas Space Blues and Headman are less-exposed runners with the promise of far more to come.
Ballinrobe takes centre stage in Ireland, Fontwell provides further British jumps action and Kempton hosts an evening all-weather card to start the weekend.
Going report
Ayr (first race at: 1.50)
Good, good to soft in places
Newbury (2.00)
Soft, good to soft in places
Fontwell (2.10)
Good
Kempton (4.35)
Standard to slow
Ballinrobe (4.50)
Yielding
What to back
Maddy Playle with her three selections from Newbury.
What to watch
Frankie Dettori on one of last season's leading juvenile fillies Pretty Pollyanna.
The best of Racing Post Sport
The panel with the best bets for this weekend's Premier League action.
Final thought
The ground was against the Nicky Henderson-trained River Wylde when last seen in the Brown Advisory Plate and he should find conditions much more to his liking in the 2m4½f handicap chase at Ayr (3.25).
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Published on 12 April 2019inPreviews
Last updated 09:17, 12 April 2019
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