All you need to start your day as Newbury hosts a fine Friday card

Fridays at Newbury should always be savoured and today is no exception, with the Philip Hobbs-trained Village Vic perhaps the standout name on the card.

The 12-year-old is slightly longer in the tooth now and it will be interesting to monitor how he fares on his first outing of the season under part-owner David Maxwell in the 2m7½f hunter chase (5.35).

Other notable names on the card include Dashel Drasher, who looks one of trainer Jeremy Scott's best youngsters for some time and contests the 2m4½f novice hurdle (1.45), and Nube Negra, who was a smart juvenile last season and tackles the 2m½f handicap hurdle (4.30).

There are four other cards to attack, with jumping at Musselburgh and three Flat meetings at Lingfield, Dundalk and Newcastle.

Going report

Newbury (first race at: 1.45)
Good to Soft, Good in places in the back straight

Musselburgh (2.00)
Good (GoingStick 8.3)

Lingfield (2.10)
Standard

Dundalk (5.10)
Standard

Newcastle (5.30)
Standard to Slow

What to back

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What to read

Declan Lavery's appeal against his controversial Cheltenham ban provided the main news arc yesterday. Read all the fallout from the appeal here.

Read the incendiary letter from Henrietta Knight, Mick Channon and Charles Egerton attacking the BHA here.

What to watch

Industry editor Bill Barber and Lee Mottershead discuss the permutations of Brexit and how it could affect racing.

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Final thought

The core Flat season is not far away and the Jim Bolger-trained Bandiuc Eile, who boasted Group 2 form as a juvenile, returns and bids for her first victory in the 1m2½f maiden at Dundalk (8.15).

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