Postman Paul Fetton is hoping Saturday will prove a red-letter day for him and the other shareholders in CABARET QUEEN when the mare bids to win one of Jumps racing’s historic prizes, the £250,000 Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury.
Torrential rain is not only doing its best to scupper this weekend’s flagship November Meeting at Cheltenham, it also reduced the final fortnight of the Flat season to a damp squib.
The finale to a vintage Flat season graces the Ascot turf on Saturday when the ninth Qipco British Champions Day attracts another glittering cast of equine stars.
In many ways, the deluge that prevented any play on the final day of Nottinghamshire’s last Specsavers County Championship match against Surrey last week was a fitting end to a dreadful red-ball campaign.
Derbyshire’s on-loan all-rounder Darren Stevens says he has no intention of calling time on his career, even though he will leave his parent club, Kent, at the end of the season.
In-form batsman Leus du Plooy says that helping Derbyshire Falcons to wins in the Vitality T20 Blast is more important than individual scores he might make.
Superstar ENABLE, who has been touted the queen of racing, will be aiming for her 11th successive win on Saturday as she edges closer to the legendary Frankel’s unbeaten record of 14 victories.
Proud Derbyshire reach a playing milestone when they take on Worcestershire at Kidderminster on Sunday because it will be the county’s 4,000th game in all formats.
