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Our racing team are joined by Paul Nicholls, Nicky Henderson, Anthony Honeyball, Tom Lacey, Tom Scudamore and Harry Cobden as they look ahead to Saturday’s Betfair Chase at Haydock, the feature action from Ascot and next week’s Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury. There are tips too with Ben Linfoot sweet on a 16/1 chance at Haydock while Richard Mann is a the lone voice taking on Might Bite in the Betfair Chase.

The Sporting Life team highlight their best bets for the weekend across a range of sports 1min - Racing, including Cheltenham November Meeting 6mins - Football, including England v Croatia 15mins - Rugby Inion, Autumn Internationals 19mins - Darts, Grand Slam of Darts 21mins Golf, DP World Tour Championship

Michael Shinners and David Ord are with you, bringing you exclusive access from the Cheltenham Press Day. We speak with Nicky Henderson, and Jack Channon. Emma Lavelle discusses Javart and Clerk of Course Simon Claisse explains the changes they've made for the Meeting.

Ben Coley takes you around the Sporting Life office as we highlight our best bets for the weekend. 1 Min: Racing Tips, including Wincaton 12 mins: Football, including the Manchester derby For full best bets tips on Racing, Football, F1; Darts; Rugby Union & NFL head to sportinglife.com now.

David Ord and Ben Linfoot are on Sporting Life Racing Podcast duty this week as they discuss Samcro, the Breeders’ Cup, Cross Counter and much more. There’s a look ahead to the key weekend action too.

We get around the Sporting Life office as our tipsters provide their best bets for the weekend of 3-4 November 2018. Timings: 1min: Football - Premier League & EFL 8mins: Racing - Jumps & Breeders Cup 15mins: Darts - World Series of Darts Finals 17mins: NFL 20mins: Rugby Union - Autumn Internationals

Steve Anderson of the Daily Racing Form joins Matt Brocklebank, Richard Mann and David Ord to preview this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup. We look at the pick of the European team, the main stars in the home defence and pick out the best bets for two star-studded nights of action at Churchill Downs.

One Jump Ahead author and Racing UK pundit Mark Howard joins David Ord, Ben Linfoot and Michael Shinners to preview the new National Hunt season. They discuss all the major divisions, offering thoughts on the big players in each, as well as providing horses to follow, ante-post tips and much more.

One Jump Ahead author and Racing UK pundit Mark Howard joins David Ord, Matt Brocklebank and Michael Shinners to reflect on the action from QIPCO British Champions Day. Cracksman, Roaring Lion and Stradivarius all come under the microscope while the panel also preview the Vertem Futurity Trophy at Doncaster and Cheltenham’s opening meeting of the season.

The team provide a race-by-race guide to QIPCO British Champions Day in the latest Racing Podcast. We're looking forward to the Group One-packed Ascot action as David Ord, Ben Linfoot and Matt Brocklebank pick out their selections for Saturday. Will the old Cracksman turn up in the Champion Stakes? Is Lah Ti Dar vulnerable to the Aidan O'Brien masses in the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes? We answer all the big punting posers in this week's edition.

We reflect on last week’s Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and look ahead to the Dubai Future Champions Weekend at Newmarket. Our team of David Ord, Matt Brocklebank and Richard Mann are joined by Michael Shinners from Sky Bet as they dissect the key talking points from the action in ParisLongchamp and try to unravel another fiercely-competitive renewal of the Cesarewitch Stakes. The boys also take a look at an intriguing renewal of the Dewhurst Stakes as well as picking out their best bets for the weekend.

Ben Linfoot is joined by fellow Sportinglife.com racing colleague Matt Brocklebank and Sky Bet’s Michael Shinners to reflect on the Cambridgeshire and look ahead to a stellar weekend on both sides of the English Channel as the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe takes centre stage.

David Ord, Ben Linfoot and Richard Mann previews the Newmarket Cambridgeshire, provide their best bets and discuss all the latest news from the industry.

A veteran of 13 Ryder Cups, caddie Billy Foster shares his amazing experience from the contest and gives his view on the 2018 clash in Paris, where he will be part of the team again. Billy discusses with our golf expert Ben Coley his views on Thomas Bjorn, Tigers Woods, Le Golf National Paris course, Rory McIlroy and much more.

We are at Moortown GC - the home of the 1929 Ryder Cup - as we preview the 2018 contest in Paris. We also have a Ryder Cup quiz for you to test your knowledge, as Ben Coley is joined by National Club Golfer's Alex Perry and Mark Townsend; and Phil Casey from the Press Association.

The racing team return with their reflections on what looks the hottest two-year-old colts’ division in years, and a look ahead to the weekend’s feature action, including the Ayr Gold Cup.

Ed Chamberlin is in da house – or the studio – as our racing team look ahead to the final Classic of the season, the William Hill St Leger. There are reflections on the victories of Enable and The Tin Man last weekend, best bets for the rest of the week and much more, well Oli Bell on the phone.

Harry Angel is the red-hot favourite for Saturday's 32Red Sprint Cup at Haydock and our preview podcast ahead of the big race features an interview with his trainer Clive Cox. There's also a look at Enable v Crystal Ocean at Kempton and bests bets for the weekend's racing.

Our racing team reflect on the action from the four-day Welcome To Yorkshire Ebor Festival. David Ord, Ben Linfoot and Matt Brocklebank talk all things Roaring Lion, Sea Of Class, Lah Ti Dar and more – as well as offering up bets for the St Leger, Cesarewitch and Arc. Fran Berry joins them on the line too to reflect on the highs of Thundering Blue’s great run in the Juddmonte International to the lows of a rounders defeat the hands of Ed Chamberlin’s ITV XI.

Broadcasting from the Finishing Post at York Racecourse we are joined by jockey Fran Berry and Oli Bell as we build up to the Ebor Festival and look at who could be the big winners.