Mega day in store at Musselburgh and in title race as Dan Skelton eyes Haydock riches in absence of Willie Mullins
Bank holiday weekend kicks off with a varied menu from both sides of the border

It is important to pace yourself on a busy bank holiday weekend – particularly when there are seven afternoon meetings across Britain and Ireland.
Spare a thought for the team at Racing TV, who have six of the fixtures on their channel in a stint of less than four and a half hours, including the main offering at Musselburgh, where there is almost £300,000 in prize-money.
The Virgin Bet Queen’s Cup (3.35) is the feature and Andrew Balding and Oisin Murphy, who have been in excellent form this month, bid to double their course tally with the favourite Wild Waves. They could do so earlier if landing the Royal Mile Handicap with Wiltshire Lad.
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