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Horse Racing · The Morning Line · Monday
19 October 2026
Going
Good
Meetings
12 · AUS, FR, GB, HK & IRE
Next off
02:30
Today's Racing Briefing

A Class 1 feature at Pontefract heads 12 meetings

96 races across 12 meetings in Australia, France, United Kingdom, Hong Kong & Ireland, with the ground riding good. British Stallion Studs Ebf Silver Tankard Stakes at Pontefract (14:53) is the feature of the day. The model’s strongest opinion is Bass Hunter at Plumpton, rated 63% to win. The hardest puzzle is the 16:33 at Deauville, where nothing is rated above 14%.

Compiled from today's card
Meetings12
Races96
CountriesAUS · FR · GB · HK · IRE
GoingGood
FeatureBritish Stallion Studs Ebf Silver Tankard Stakes
Pontefract · 13:53
The Index
Race Intelligence
6 reads across today's card
Highest Confidence
Bass Hunter
The model's single strongest opinion on the card today.
Plumpton · 13:00 AI win 63%
Clearest Separation
Lilykoy
The widest margin between the model's first and second choice.
Bath · 12:47 Model gap 9%
Most Competitive
Deauville, 15:33
16 runners and nothing rated above 14% — the hardest puzzle on the card.
Race · 1m1.5f Wide open
Trainer to Watch
David A Hayes
The busiest yard on the card, across every meeting running today.
10 declared runners 8% strike
Highest Rated
Doctorino
Clear of the field on official ratings.
Compiegne · 12:47 OR 134
Market Mover
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Plumpton · 16:05
The Card
Featured Meetings
3 to follow today
Feature day
Pontefract
First race 12:53 ·Good To Soft ·7 races
British Stallion Studs Ebf Silver Tankard Stakes headlines the card at 13:53.
 GB
Wolverhampton (AW)
First race 15:15 ·Standard ·9 races
Race And Rest - Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Conditions Stakes headlines the card at 16:45.
 GB
Plumpton
First race 13:00 ·7 races
Nick And Valda Embiricos Memorial Handicap Steeple Chase headlines the card at 15:00.
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Racing silks
Bass Hunter
Plumpton 13:00 · 2m
63%
Racing silks
Distillate
Southwell (AW) 16:00 · 7f
24%
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Today · best rated 12 meetings
Racing silks
Bass Hunter
Plumpton 13:00 · Model gap 45%
63%
Racing silks
Distillate
Southwell (AW) 16:00 · Model gap 8%
24%
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Bass Hunter · form Top rated
Runs at this trip 4
Trainer, last 365 days 17.0%
Jockey, last 365 days 18.6%
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Plumpton 16:05
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