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Leader Live
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Family fun as Chester Racecourse hosts 'Roman Day'
Yesterday (May 31), Roman Day featured horseracing and plenty of exciting other activities for youngsters, as well as appearances from special guest Zog, the dragon from children's author Julia Donaldson's books. Above, you can enjoy a selection of photos taken at the event. The line-up at Roman Day, which was free for those aged 17 and younger, also included Roman stunt shows, archery, bootcamp challenges, inflatable slides and a bungee run. There were birds of prey, a pop-up play village, and craft camp, as well as a heritage festival, camp curiosity, racing to school, and performances from arts organisation and charity foundation, AmaSing. Chester Racecourse said: "What a day! "From non-stop fun on the Open Course, meeting our equine ambassador Dieu Vivant, to thrilling racing and all the fantastic Roman-themed excitement — it's been a great day on the Roodee! "Thank you to everyone who joined us for Roman Day. "We can't wait to welcome you back soon for our next fixtures: The White Oak UK Friday Social and The Saturday Social on June 13 and 14." Winners at yesterday's races, held from 1.35pm to 5.35pm, were Noche Clasica, Myal, Tricky Tel, State Legend, Dream Harder, Sea Emily Run, War Hawk, and Topteam. The event followed a record-breaking Boodles May Festival, which saw attendance figures up by 11 per cent on last year.
Telegraph
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
ITV racing tips: Saturday April 26 – Sandown, Leicester and Haydock
There are seven meetings taking place across the UK and Ireland on Saturday. ITV Racing's cameras will be in attendance at Sandown, where the finale of its jumps schedule takes place. In addition, the ITV4 broadcast that starts at 1.30pm and runs through to 5pm will feature a selected race each from the Leicester and Haydock cards. Our expert has picked out four selections from these contests. ITV Racing tips – Sandown, Leicester and Haydock, April 26 1.20, Sandown – Wolf Moon (each-way) @ 11/1 with Betfair 2.40, Haydock – Myal @ 4/1 with Betfair 4.10, Sandown – Klarc Kent (each-way) @ 25/1 with Betfair 4.45, Sandown – Ike Sport @ 13/2 with Betfair Odds provided by Betfair and correct at the time of writing. If you already have a Betfair account and are looking for a new bookmaker to use for this week's racing, check out more free bets from the best betting sites, reviewed by our experts. 1.20, Sandown – Josh Gifford Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 2, 2m 4f) We are taking a chance on WOLF MOON, who has shown a lot of potential in his brief career so far. On debut in January, the five-year-old finished second at Huntingdon and then claimed a maiden victory at Southwell in February. Ben Pauling's gelding then won on his return to Huntingdon last month. This is a step up, but one that he looks equipped to handle. 2.40, Haydock – Handicap Stakes (Class 2, 7f) MYAL gave a strong performance over a longer trip at Docaster on his return in March. He had previously won his last four races in 2024. Two of those victories came at Haydock – and with this race back at a more familiar 7f, he could enjoy a third success on this favoured course. 4.10, Sandown – Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Class 1, 3m 4f) The betting for this race is dominated by the Willie Mullins stable – and just as we did at the Scottish Grand National, we are going to ignore his main contenders and go for his outsider KLARC KENT. On that occasion, the nine-year-old gelding was narrowly beaten into second by Captain Cody. With this being a shorter trip, stamina will not be such an issue and we are backing him to at least make the places. 4.45, Sandown – Handicap Stakes (Class 2, 2m 4f) IKE SPORT won this race emphatically last year. Since then the Spanish Moon gelding has failed to perform at the same level, but as he comes down the weights there is reason to believe in a reversal of form. He ran well to finish fifth in the Handicap Hurdle at Aintree, when he got caught too far back. We think he will push on and challenge in this contest again.
