What's on this week: more Grade 1s, Cheltenham's New Year's Day bonanza and the veterans' big day

Monday

Jubilee Alpha was third behind Listentoyourheart in a Listed race at Newbury last time and attempts to reverse the form with that rival at Taunton. The Paul Nicholls-trained five-year-old is 2lb better off with the winner as they clash again in the Listed Byerley Stud Mares' Novices' Hurdle (2.17), which was won by subsequent Cheltenham Festival heroine Marie's Rock in 2019.

Montgomery could provide Venetia Williams with her fourth win in the last eight runnings of the Betfred Last Fling Handicap Chase (3.10). His rivals in Haydock's £25,000 feature race include 2022 Welsh Grand National one-two The Two Amigos and The Big Breakaway.

Dyrholaey is unbeaten on the all-weather and runs for the first time since Royal Ascot in Wolverhampton's feature 6f handicap (7.00).

Find out whose been declared for Cheltenham's New Year's Day meeting, which features the Grade 2 Relkeel Hurdle and Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase, on our website and app shortly after 10am.

Tuesday

High Class Hero was last seen being beaten half a length by the fellow Willie Mullins-trained Dancing City in Grade 1 company at the Punchestown festival and returns to the same track to make his chasing debut (12.35) along with his Grade 2-winning stablemate Loughglynn.

High Class Hero: makes chasing debut at PunchestownCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

The Listed BetUK Quebec Stakes (1.44) headlines Lingfield's all-weather card and Tyrrhenian Sea bids to defend his crown in the £50,000 event for Roger Varian and Jack Mitchell.

Ballymackie has failed to beat a rival in his three starts over fences, but those races were won by Iroko, L'Eau Du Sud and Jango Baie and the Laura Morgan-trained eight-year-old has to be of interest on his handicap debut (1.50) at Warwick.

Uttoxeter's 2m4f novice handicap chase (3.05) features a rematch between Knockanore and Taras Halls, who finished first and second over course and distance last time.

Don't miss out on top tipping from Pricewise and Paul Kealy for New Year's Day live on our website and app at 6pm, along with analysis and trainer quotes for the big races.

Wednesday

December Gold Cup winner Gemirande could go for back-to-back feature Cheltenham handicap victories in the Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase (2.05). Lucky Place could provide Nicky Henderson with his fifth victory since 2008 in the Grade 2 Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle (3.15).

Lucky Place (yellow and blue) and Golden Ace (nearest): both entered in the Relkeel HurdleCredit: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

Cheltenham Festival winner Limerick Lace could revert to mares' company in a Grade 3 (2.25) at Fairyhouse after finishing fifth in the Betfair Chase. Last year's winner Minella Indo is one of 14 entered in Tramore's O'Driscoll's Irish Whiskey New Year's Day Chase (2.15), the Grade 3 Al Boum Photo won four times, with two of those victories prepping him for Gold Cup glory. 

There is £175,000 and £130,000 of prize-money on offer at Southwell's and Fakenham's jumps cards respectively. Musselburgh, Catterick and Exeter complete the New Year's Day jumps action, while Newcastle stages an all-weather Flat fixture.

Thursday

A £60,000 purchase owned by Michael Buckley and Mark Blandford named Everybody Knows could make his debut for Nicky Henderson in Huntingdon's bumper (3.40), with Freddie Gordon already jocked up on the son of Kapgarde in the finale for conditional and amateur jockeys.

Eider Chase winner Anglers Crag is entered in the 3m handicap chase (2.15) at Ayr, where he could take on the JP McManus-owned Ilikedwayurthinkin, who is bidding for a fifth win from his last six starts. Newcastle's all-weather Flat fixture is the only other meeting.

Anglers Crag: Eider winner could run at AyrCredit: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos)

Declarations for Sandown's Premier raceday, featuring the Veterans' Chase Series Final, and all of the racing on Saturday will be available on the website and app shortly after 10am.

Friday

Roccovango has won four of his last five starts and could aim to confirm the form from his latest Uttoxeter victory with Inox Allen in Musselburgh's feature 2m7½f novice handicap chase (1.27) for Sean Bowen and Olly Murphy.

Lingfield and Southwell stage all-weather Flat fixtures.

Declarations for Sunday's Grade 1 Lawlor's of Naas Hurdle and Plumpton's Sussex National will be live on our website and app in the morning.

Don't miss tipping from Pricewise, Paul Kealy and Johnny Dineen live on our website and app at 6pm, along with expert analysis and previews for Saturday's best racing.

Saturday

The 2024 Veterans' Chase Series Final (3.00), worth £100,000, headlines Sandown's Premier fixture, which also includes a Listed 2m4f race (2.25). Wincanton will also form part of ITV's coverage with seven live races to be shown from Sandown and the Somerset track.

Cork and Newcastle race over jumps before Southwell and Wolverhampton stage all-weather Flat fixtures.

Sunday

The Grade 1 Lawlor's of Naas Novice Hurdle (1.55) is the main event of the day and Gordon Elliott, who won the race for the same connections with Ginto in 2022, has the Bective Stud-owned duo The Yellow Clay and Wingmen entered.

The Yellow Clay: unbeaten in three starts over hurdlesCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

The new Racing Post-sponsored two-mile Grade 2 novice chase (12.55) will be run earlier on the Naas card.

The BetGoodwin Sussex National (2.40) features on Plumpton's Premier raceday, where a £75,000 handicap hurdle (2.05) over 3m1f will also be staged. Chepstow is Britain's other jumps card.

Premier racedays

Wednesday Cheltenham
Saturday Sandown
Sunday Plumpton

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