ORGANISE YOUR AFTERNOONS’ RACING ACTION.WITH THE HELP OF THE CHANNEL4 TEAM

WATCH CHANNEL4 ‘THE MORNING LINE’ LIVE FROM 8AM TO 9AM EVERY SATURDAY. ORGANISE YOUR AFTERNOONS’ RACING ACTION.

An interesting and entertaining program providing key current news, updates, and reviews. With key info relevant to this afternoons action from Haydock Park, York, Goodwood and the Curragh. Let the Channel4 team help you get to grips with the Scoop6 standing at £2 Million today. The clues are there.


TODAYS MEETINGS COVERED BY CHANNEL4’s HORSERACING TEAM

HAYDOCK Flat (Turf) 7 races £259k First race 2.00.
CH4 Live 2:00. 2.30. 3.00 betfred.com Temple Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) 5f


YORK Flat (Turf) 7 races £133k First race 2.05.
CH4 Live 3.10. 3.40.


GOODWOOD Flat (Turf) 7 races £126k First race 2.15
CH4 Live 2.15. 2.45. 3.20.


CURRAGH Flat (Turf) 7 races euros 570k First race 1.40
CH4 Live 3.45 Abu Dhabi Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1) (Entire Colts and Fillies) Winner in euro’s 188,500.



HORSERACING TEAM TODAY ARE:

NICK LUCK
Host Presenter/Broadcaster/ Bloodhorse Illiterate


GUEST STAR TOM DASCOMBE
Bloodhorse Literate. Licensed Professional Trainer, Horseman of considerable achievements. Interesting stepping stones that Tom has taken along the way to reach
his present position.


EMMA SPENCER
Bloodhorse Literate, Specialist/Broadcaster.


MIKE CATTERMOLE
Presenter/Broadcaster/Bloodhorse Illiterate


STEWART MACHIN
Presenter/Broadcaster/Bloodhorse Illiterate


TOM LEE
Form Specialist/Broadcaster/ Up to the minute on line betting stats. Bloodhorse Illiterate. Email Tom: racing@channel4.com



DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

EPSOM DERBY/OAKS MEETING
FRIDAY JUNE 4th AND SATURDAY JUNE 5th 2010 www.epsomdowns.co.uk

ROYAL ASCOT MEETING runs from Tuesday June 15 throughout to Saturday June 19th 2010 over these five days. www.ascot-hospitality.co.uk



PAUSE FOR THOUGHT.

Last Saturday May 15th Channel4 just managed to show us the ‘Hands and Heels Apprentice Series’ race, the 1.45 from Newmarket, a little extra touch. The winner was IMPRIMIS TAGULA partnered by NATASHA EATON (3) 6 9-4 4/1 f. Trained by Alan Bailey and owned by Middleham Park Racing xii and Alan Bailey.


Herewith the list of this ‘Series of Flat Races’ to be run throughout 2010, with the aim to develop up and coming jockey’s race riding skills and professionalism:

Fixtures List for the 2010 ‘Hands and Heels Apprentice Flat Racing Series’

May 2010
15th May Newmarket Hands and Heels Apprentice Series
18th May Brighton Hands and Heels Apprentice Series
21st May Haydock Park Haydock Park Apprentice Training Race Series
31st May Towcester Hands and Heels Jump Series

June 2010
2nd June Nottingham Hands and Heels Apprentice Series
3rd June Hamilton Park Betfair Apprentice Training Series
8th June Bangor Hands and Heels Jump Series
8th June Salisbury Axminster Apprentice Race Series
10th June Haydock Park Haydock Park Apprentice Trainig Race Series
13th June Salisbury Hands and Heels Apprentice Series
27th June Salisbury Axminster Apprentice Race Series
29th June Thirsk Betfair Apprentice Training Series

July 2010
1st July Great Yarmouth Hands and Heels Apprentice Series
2nd July Haydock Park Haydock Park Apprentice Training Race Series
8th July Doncaster Betfair Apprentice Training Series
12th July Ffos Las Betfair Apprentice Training Series
16th July Haydock Park Haydock Park Apprentice Training Race Series
23rd July Thirsk Hands and Heels Apprentice Series
30th July Haydock Park Haydock Park Apprentice Training Series

August 2010
6th August Haydock Park Haydock Park Apprentice Training Series
11th August HamiltonPark Hands and Heels Apprentice Series
11th August Salisbury Axminster Apprentice Race Series
14th August Lingfield ParkBetfair Apprentice Training Series
14th August Market Rasen Hands and Heels Jump Series
16th August Great Yarmouth Betfair Apprentice Training Series
27th August Newcastle Hands and Heels Apprentice Series
28th August Cartmel Hands and Heels Jump Series

September 2010
2nd September Salisbury Axminster Apprentice Race Series
13th September Brighton Betfair Apprentice Training Series
15th September Beverley Betfair Apprentice Training Series
20th September Leicester Hands and Heels Apprentice Series
24th September Haydock Park Haydock Park Apprentice Training Race Series
27th September Bath Hands and Heels Apprentice Series
30th September Ayr Betfair Apprentice Training Series

October 2010
8th October York Hands and Heels Apprentice Series
17th October Bath Betfair Apprentice Training Series
23rd October Doncaster Hands and Heels Apprentice Series (Final)
29th October Newmarket Betfair Apprentice Training Series (Final)


JOHN FRANCOME, known to all Channel4 horseracing viewers, now retired from professional jump race riding. John is a great advocator of the training and education of young jockeys.


"I am pleased to be the Ambassador for Racing Excellence. Good riding skills and learning to use your hands and heels instead of relying on the whip is something that I am passionate about. These training races provide an invaluable opportunity to develop these skills and I would encourage any young jockey to take part. ENDS


TURFCALL'S WARNING: The British Horseracing Authority Regulation Parties (BHA) have a lot of catching up to do in this department, due to the fact that they are nearly all ‘Bloodhorse Illiterate.’


WIMBLEDON TENNIS: All the young ones in Britain who show particular tennis talent from an early age, receive ’Tennis Coaching’ which has long been vital to their ongoing development and success. Such tennis coaching in Britain has been ongoing since 1946 the aim being to start out and play at Junior Wimbledon.


World Ranking British Tennis Stars to name just two here Andy Murray and Tim Henman will both have received such ‘Coaching’ and from an early age. Coaching that will continue on throughout their tennis careers, world wide.

This however has not been the case in British horseracing, whose preference has always been to chuck the young ones in at the deep end, and leave them to either sink or swim, a harsh reality where the horses suffer the consequences, mostly, in silence.


ENDS