Keith Dalgleish makes long trek to Lingfield as Posh Trish steps out at Taunton

For many it will feel like a day of rest with only the three meetings after the post-Christmas rush of the last four days.

Lingfield leads off with the first card of its two-day fixture and South Lanarkshire trainer Keith Dalgleish, who is finishing 2018 with a flourish after five wins from 15 runners this month, has three runners on the card with two more the following day.

Haydock stages The Last Fling Handicap Chase (2.00). The gallant old chaser was owned by Trevor Hemmings, who happens to have four runners on the card including one in the feature.

Taunton stages the classiest race of the day with a Listed race for mares which keeps Wednesday's Wincanton winner Posh Trish busy.

Going report

Lingfield (AW) (first race 11.30)
Standard

Haydock (12.20)
Soft, heavy in places (GoingStick: Chase 5.0, hurdle 4.9)

Taunton (12.45)
Good to soft, good in places (GoingStick 5.4)

Market movers

1.05 Lingfield
Foreign Legion 8-1 (from 11)

3.05 Haydock
Kayf Blanco 7-1 (from 8)

3.25 Taunton
Diligent 20-1 (from 25)

What to back

Tom Segal leads the tipping team for members. The Tips Box is full of other expert advice and Signposts Sweetspots has three stats-based selections.

What to read

Kitty Trice sets the scene for today's racing with three things to note.

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What to watch

Making some resolutions for the new year, perhaps punters could learn from Ben Hutton about pricing up races to help their cause.

Add in David Jennings and his take on finding the value in a race and 2019 might be a year to remember.

The best of Racing Post Sport

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Final thought

With so much top-class racing crammed into the last few days, you'd be forgiven for missing some of the action. Why not catch up on all the big-race results, replays and analysis on a lazy Sunday?

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