For many, Boxing Day means leftover Christmas dinner sandwiches and top-class racing, with Sky Sports Racing cameras heading to Wolverhampton, Fontwell and Sedgefield.
4.05 Wolverhampton – Onesmoothoperator and Claymore Holder
Wolverhampton’s nine-race main event, the BetUK Bet Club Handicap Free Bets (4.05), stars in one of this year’s Melbourne Cup contenders, A smooth operator.
The six-year-old son of Brian Ellison, who won the 2024 Northumberland Plate, returned home in the middle division at Flemington after landing the Geelong Cup in Australia.
old house, Winner at Royal Ascot in 2022, he ran his best race for a long time when third at Newcastle on his last start and represents a big danger if he can improve at this pace to 12 furlongs.
Alan King’s Paradise He ran well to take third at Southwell last month and will be a danger with Hector Crouch, while haku features five race and distance wins for Mark Loughnane. stretched (Craig Lidster) and Dream louder (Ian Williams) completes the field.
Onesmoothoperator (front left) on course to win the Virgin Bet November Handicap at Newcastle
2.17 Fontwell – Lingfield winner Spike Jones bids to move on
Fontwell Favorite jonesthree-time winner on the track, returns to action in the Golden Age of Betting: BetMGM Handicap Hurdle (2.17).
Sam Drinkwater’s seven-year-old bounced back when scoring at Lingfield on his last outing and could prove difficult to beat if he is in similar form here.
hidden history He claimed a first hurdle at Lingfield in February and hopes to build on his seasonal comeback in his second handicap start.
Others to consider include Shutupshirley who was last seen winning at Wincanton in December 2022.
2:00 Sedgefield – In-form clash between Yealand and Kaproyale
There are more jumps at Sedgefield, where a trio of last time’s winners battle it out in the Fairlight Studios Merry Christmas to all Handicap Chases (2.00).
Yeland he made a winning debut in the chase by landing a novice handicap at Doncaster and a repeat of that effort would see him close to a 4lb higher mark.
Kaproyale He has won three of his six starts over fences and looks to have strong claims as he returns this season for trainer Max Comley.
Meanwhile, an 11-year-old boy The rice cake he went back the years to score on this track earlier this month and a £5 penalty might not stop him from going ahead.
Watch all the races from Wolverhampton, Fontwell and Sedgefield live on Sky Sports Racing on Boxing Day.
