What's in store for us this final Bank Holiday before Christmas, and one that would usually signal the end of the long school holidays, but they been closed for months now. While I'm unlikely to venture too far out we are still looking for something to enjoy. Signs of the domestic football season finally restarting again for the 2020-21 season, the FA Community Shield between Arsenal and Liverpool will have taken place on Saturday, the Women's shield also taking place between Chelsea and Manchester City. The Scottish Premiership is already well underway but the English games will not begin for couple of weeks yet.
There is Formula 1 racing in Belgium this weekend, (won by Lewis Hamilton, no surprises there) with their Grand Prix held at the Spa circuit and then we'll have the Italian Grand Prix at Monza next week too.
Horse Racing Meetings - Monday 31st August
Usually a very busy weekend of racing with festivals taking place around the country most of them traditionally family fun days, sadly this year with no spectators allowed on course the big meetings for instance at Cartmel was run last weekend and there are only three meetings in Uk due today, we will settle for the following few meetings here in Uk and Ireland. Ripon stages the feature for the day their Champion 2yo Trophy (Listed). These are the Bank Holiday meeting's scheduled for today, Sandown Park is an evening fixture which is rare for a Bank Holiday in Uk, would have gone if we'd been allowed.
Ripon Flat Turf
Sandown Park Flat Turf [Evening]
Southwell Flat All Weather
Downpatrick NH (Ire)
Roscommon Flat (Ire) [Evening]
We shall take a look at the feature races around the various tracks today;
RIPON [1st race 12:15]
Feature event - Ripon Champion 2yo Trophy (6f Listed) @13:50
Selection - Bahrain Pride [James Doyle]. [WON 4/1]
SANDOWN PARK [1st race 15:00]
Feature event - Hampton Handicap (5f) @15:35
Selection - Maygold [Oisin Murphy]. [3rd 9/2]
SOUTHWELL [1st race 12:00]
Feature event - Thurloe Handicap (5f) @14:40
Selection - Moveonup [e.w.] [Tyler Heard].
DOWNPATRICK [1st race 13:00]
Feature event - Adare Manor Opportunity Beginners Chase [2m 3f] @15:05
Selection - Braid Blue [SF O'Keeffe]. [Unseated 1st]
ROSCOMMON [1st race 16:00]
Feature event - Irish Ebf Median Sires Series Race [7f] @16:00
Selection - San Martino [JA Heffernan]. [Non Runner]
Going home to Plough Lane
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