All the must-have info, tips and market movers for Thursday's meetings
Seven meetings take place across Britain and Ireland on Thursday, with six of those taking place on the Flat.
Beverley, Lingfield and Salisbury host the afternoon action, with the last-named track staging the Group 3 Sovereign Stakes at 3.50.
Later on Yarmouth, Leopardstown and Chepstow host evening action, while Tramore accounts for the only jumps meeting of the day.
Across the Channel, Deauville stages some top-class action headlined by the Group 2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano, with Roger Charlton sending Headman in a bid to follow up his Prix Eugene Adam success at Saint-Cloud in June.
Going report
Salisbury (first race at 1.50)
Soft, good to soft in places (from soft, GoingStick 7.0 at 10.30am)
Beverley (2.00)
Good to soft (GoingStick 7.7 at 9am on Wednesday)
Lingfield (2.10)
Standard
Yarmouth (4.45)
Good to firm (GoingStick 7.5 at 7.30am)
Leopardstown (4.50)
Good to yielding (from yielding)
Chepstow (5.00)
Soft, good to soft in places (from soft, GoingStick 4.9 at 7.30am)
Tramore (5.15)
Good (from good, yielding in places)
Market movers
2.10 Lingfield Indian Sounds 4-1 (from 9)
3.20 Salisbury Arabian King 5 (from 12)
4.30 Beverley Osmosis 14-1 (from 25)
What to back
Tom Collins is in the main tipping chair and members can find out his three fancies to follow across the day's cards.
Plus, find out who our experts are backing as their best bets of the day in Today's Top Tips.
What to read
A leaked bloodstock report calls for an end to 'unethical' and 'unlawful' sales ring practices, while Kevin Prendergast's Madhmoon returns to a mile in the Desmond Stakes at Leopardstown.
What to watch
Our latest Golf Postcast has been filmed in the Racing Post offices . . .
The best of Racing Post Sport
Steve Davies gives his best bet as Wolves host Pyunik in the second leg of their Europa League qualifier, while the rest of the Racing Post Sport team offer up a treble which could pay to follow.
Final thought
Given King Ottokar's affinity for soft ground, the Charlie Fellowes-trained three-year-old should have a big chance in the Sovereign Stakes after a torrential downpour at Salisbury on Wednesday.
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