The Briefing: Toast back home at Lingfield as Verdana Blue switches to Flat

Three horses at rather different stages of their careers take centre stage on a day packed with racing from 11.30am until 8.15pm.

Toast Of New York (1.00), second in the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2014, is back from another US trip and lines up in the 1m2f conditions stakes at Lingfield.

Kim Bailey has several smart novice chasers for this campaign and Red River (2.15), a two-time winner from three starts over hurdles, makes his debut over fences in the 3m novice chase at Ludlow.

Verdana Blue (6.30) landed the Elite Hurdle last month and appears a potential Champion Hurdle contender, but Nicky Henderson's mare is switching codes this evening when she contests the Listed Wild Flower Stakes at Kempton.

There is also international interest, with Ryan Moore, Silvestre de Sousa and Colin Keane among familiar riders contesting the Longines International Jockeys' Championship (from 12.10) at Happy Valley.

Going report

Lingfield (first race 11.30)
Standard

Ludlow (12.10)
Good to soft (Going stick: 6.4)

Haydock (12.20)
Soft (Going stick of 5.7 on Chase and 5.8 Hurdle)

Kempton (3.55)
Standard to slow

Newcastle (5.15)
Standard

Market movers

12.40 Ludlow - Ask Catkin 9-2 (from 13-2)
1.55 Haydock - Darksideoftarnside 6-1 (from 9)
5.00 Kempton - Beleaguerment 4-1 (from 6)

What to back

Expert views, including those of our regional correspondents, can be found in Tips Box.

All the key punting angles are covered in Signposts Sweetspots.

What to read

Altior, Min, Saint Calvados, Sceau Royal and Un De Sceaux are among a top-class ten entries for the Betfair Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on Saturday – read all about it here (£).

Legendary jockey Lester Piggott was rushed into hospital over the weekend but his daughter Maureen Haggas reported on Tuesday that Piggott, 83, was "in good shape".

What to watch

Get to know Tingle Creek contender Saint Calvados in the latest episode of our Cue Cards series . . .

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Final thought

The height and stiffness of the fences at Haydock came under scrutiny on Betfair Chase day and in the aftermath, so it will be interesting to read jockeys' reaction this afternoon when the course stages a seven-race card.

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