Betting, non-runners and going - your guide to today's racing

One of the highlights of high summer is the Moet & Chandon July festival at Newmarket, featuring three days of quality racing that is much about the future as the present.

The meeting climaxes on Saturday with the Group 1 Darley July Cup, which is regarded as the most prestigious sprint in Europe.

The opening day features two Group 2 races, the Arqana-backed July Stakes and Princess of Wales's Stakes, while there is also a St Leger trial, the Group 3 Bahrain Trophy, plus a £100,000 handicap, which will all be screened on ITV3.

Royal Ascot winners Atty Persse and Rajasinghe are among the headline acts, while the Princess of Wales's features last year's Eclipse winner Hawkbill.

On a busy day in a busy week there are also afternoon fixtures at Carlisle and Doncaster, plus evening action from Epsom and Newbury. Racing in Ireland starts at Downpatrick from 3.05 with an evening card from Leopardstown.

Going

Newmarket (1.50 first race) good

Carlisle (1.30) good to firm, good in places (from good, good to firm in places)

Doncaster (1.40) good to firm (from good, good to firm in places)

Epsom (6.05) good, good to soft in places (from good to soft)

Newbury (5.20) good, good to soft in places

Leopardstown (5.50) good to firm

Downpatrick (3.05) good

Non-runners

Newmarket
3.00 Eqtiraan
3.35 Poet's Word
4.35 Tomily

Doncaster
1.40 Mishko, Tawseef, Celtic Power
2.45 Noble Masterpiece
3.20 Rinaria, Hidden Charms
3.55 Casterbridge, Flash City, Red Alert
4.25 Swaheen, Tamayuz Magic
4.55 Maggie Pink, Wahiba

Carlisle
1.30 Sacred Way
2.00 Hajjam
4.20 Questo, Baron Run, Mighty Bond
4.50 Aramist, Kashmiri Sunset, Hurricane Hollow

Epsom
7.45 Croquembouche, Sureness
8.50 Swiss Cross, Farleigh Mac

Newbury
6.30 Fantastic Flyer
7.05 Cricklewod Green
7.35 Murchison River
8.05 Ettihadi
8.40 Posh Bounty

Market movers

Newmarket
1.50 Wolf Country 6-1 (from 7)
2.25 Invincible Army 5-1 (from 7)
3.35 Algometer 7-1 (from 11) *Poet's Word a non-runner

What's on today?

The July festival is a big draw on its own but it also features the return of racing's biggest draw in Frankie Dettori, who resumes after injury.

Dettori was forced to miss Royal Ascot after a paddock accident the week before the meeting and will be refreshed for this home fixture. With Saturday's Darley Irish Oaks, in which he partners Oaks winner Enable, uppermost in his priorities he starts back with just two mounts.

The declarations not only for the Curragh Classic but the July Cup and John Smith's Cup will be through during the morning.

What to bet on

Our experts from around Britain and Ireland have their best bets of the day.

Charlie Hills has a couple of runners to tell you about at Newmarket.

What to read

There is more on the controversy over apprentice jockeys' pay and conditions as leading jumps trainers have their say and Josephine Gordon defends Stan Moore.

Tributes pour in for the second jumps legend to pass away this week after the death of Tommy Carberry was announced. Plus David Carr sets the scene for the July festival.

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Final thought

Spare a thought for the trainers who ahead of Super Saturday are likely to be heavily engaged until lunchtime trying to find a jockey available on this most congested of racedays.