The Lingfield Winter Million competition hosts a wonderful three-day assembly with each leaping and flat stars on present and £1m in prize cash to be gained.
The star of the flat racing is the £100,00 Winter Oaks sandwiched between two high-quality leaping playing cards, with each race dwell on Sky Sports activities Racing from January 19-21.
One of the best race of Day One is the £110,000 Sovereign Handicap Hurdle, with Go Dante looking for the double for Olly Murphy’s staff.
Day One – Friday
The assembly is opened with a good Novices’ Hurdle (12:40), with current Class One winner Deafening Silence for Dan Skelton showing to be the one to beat.
Leaping icons akin to My Mate Mozzie and JPR One function within the Lightning Novices’ Chase at 2:25, whereas Grade 2 winner Grasp Chewy additionally heads off this extremely aggressive race.
Harry Fry’s Love Envoi is predicted to line up alongside You Put on It Properly and Brewin’upastorm within the 3:00.
The spotlight of Day One is the Sovereign Handicap Hurdle (3:35) which sees Go Dante and Spirit D’Aunou amongst different’s battle for a double and Doddiethegreat has a rating to settle after his defeat final day out to Go Dante.
Grasp Chewy has two entries within the Lightning Novices’ Chase on the Friday and The Godstone on the Sunday
Day Two – Saturday
Raceday will get beneath method at 10:10, however the BETMGM Winter Oaks Fillies’ Handicap Stakes is the function at 1.25 that appears an fascinating contest, with Oh So Grand being high rated after her simple win within the Winter Oaks Trial on the identical course final month.
The £50,000 Construct Your Acca With Betuk Handicap (12.50) has some thrilling entries together with the 103 rated Silky Wilkie. This Karl Burke gelding has struggled of late however is confirmed on the all-weather. Nevertheless, Chipstead will likely be trying to follow-up on his win earlier than Christmas however is dropping again in journey.
Greatgadian, flagged by Sky Sports activities Racing’s Seb Sanders as an all-weather one to observe, is working within the 11.40.
Chipstead ridden by Frederick Larson (centre) on their technique to profitable the Coral Portland Handicap
Day Three – Sunday
The ultimate day has probably the most aggressive racing on provide together with the opening £40,000 bumper (12.40), though one of many high quality races on the cardboard will at most have 9 runners.
Protektorat makes an attempt to get again to his finest within the spotlight Fleur De Lys Steeple, ran over two miles and 6 furlongs. He faces the Irish raider Limerick Lace for coach Gavin Cromwell in addition to the highest rated L’Homme Presse who has one thing to show after unseating his rider within the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day.
The penultimate race of the competition the Surrey Nationwide has 23 entries, the hat-trick looking for Maintain That Taught is eye-catcher after profitable at Bangor and Ascot. Fern Hill will likely be trying to progress following a current wind surgical procedure, each entered on the five-day stage.
Watch each race from Lingfield’s Winter Million Pageant all dwell on Sky Sports activities Racing on January 19-21.
