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Long Run won the Kingmaker at Warwick last year, but who will rule on Saturday?
"The day's other two jumps meetings take place at Ayr and Warwick, the latter hosting the Grade 2 Kingmaker Novices' Chase, won last year by Long Run."
Timeform run the rule over the next week's racing, which starts with an all-star card at Leopardstown on Sunday and ends with another at Newbury on Saturday...
Sunday February 6
Fontwell and Musselburgh both stage NH fixtures on Sunday, and the better of the two meetings is the one at the latter track, which hosts both the Scottish Triumph Hurdle and the Scottish County Hurdle.
The day's best action is over in Ireland at Leopardstown, where there are a total of four Grade 1s on the card. The most prestigious of them is the Hennessy Gold Cup over three miles, which looks notably competitive in the absence of Ireland's top staying chaser Pandorama, the likes of Joncol, Cooldine and The Listener all looking to hold chances. The three other Grade 1s are the Spring Juvenile Hurdle, the Deloitte Novice Hurdle and the Dr P. J. Moriarty Novice Chase.
Monday February 7
Lingfield and Ayr are the venues for Monday's jumping, while Wolverhampton will be the scene scene of seven races on the all-weather.
Tuesday February 8
Three meetings for punters to get stuck into on Tuesday - over jumps at Market Rasen and Sedgefield and on the all-weather at Southwell.
Wednesday February 9
Carlisle and Ludlow host the two NH meetings in Britain on Wednesday. There are also all-weather fixtures at Lingfield and Kempton, while jumping also returns to Ireland with eight races at Punchestown.
Thursday February 10
There are four meetings scheduled for Britain on Thursday - two apiece over jumps (Huntingdon, Taunton) and on the all-weather (Kempton, Southwell). There is also a NH card at Thurles in Ireland.
Friday February 11
Bangor, Kempton and Musselburgh all host NH cards on Friday, while the day's all-weather action takes place at Southwell in the afternoon and Wolverhampton in the evening.
Saturday February 12
Saturday's big NH fixture takes place at Newbury where the highlight is one of the season's premier two-mile handicap hurdles, the totesport Trophy. Alan King and Nicky Henderson currently provide the front four in the market, which is headed by the latter's French import Solix. There are also a couple of Grade 2 steeplechases at Newbury, namely the three-mile Aon and the two-mile Game Spirit, both of which are often used as final preps for Festival hopefuls.
The day's other two jumps meetings take place at Ayr and Warwick, the latter hosting the Grade 2 Kingmaker Novices' Chase, won last year by Long Run, while there is all-weather racing at both Lingfield and Wolverhampton.
There's a good quality card at Leopardstown in Ireland, but Musselburgh also features a couple of really interesting contests, including the Scottish Triumph Hurdle......
Timeform run the rule over the next week's racing, which starts with an all-star card at Leopardstown on Sunday and ends with another at Newbury on Saturday......
The Irish Hennessy meeting at Leopardstown is the last stepping stone before the Cheltenham Festival for many leading ante-post fancies from across the Irish Sea and the four Grade 1 events on the card all promise to be high-class renewals....
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