The Flat racing continues at Ffos Las on Thursday with day one of the Summer Flat Festival at Ffos Las. Racing on the opening day of action gets underway at 2.25pm with a maiden stakes in class five before coming to a close at 5pm with a two-mile handicap in class six.

The action continues at Chepstow Racecourse this week with a competitive six-race card on the Flat on Thursday afternoon at the track. Racing gets underway at 2.10 with a seven-runner handicap for apprentice jockeys in class six before the meeting comes to a close with an eight-runner handicap in class six at 5.05 to bring the curtain down on the card.

The 2024 edition of the Racing League arrives in Chepstow on Thursday with a high-quality seven-race card on offer for punters heading to the track. The Racing League sees seven teams representing different parts of the country taking each other on across 42 races at six meetings with over £2m in prize money on offer, with Chepstow’s card marking the third fixture of the season and the midway point of the competition – with all kids aged under 17 able to get in for free when accompanied with a paying adult to Chepstow on Thursday.

The Flat season continues apace at Ffos Las this week with a six-race card on offer on Tuesday evening. Racing gets underway at 6.05pm with an 11-runner handicap in class six before rounding off at 8.40pm with another class six handicap, this time over the one mile and six furlong distance.

The Flat racing season continues at Ffos Las on Wednesday, with six races on the card for the midweek evening meeting. The racing gets underway at 6:30pm, with the racing running all the way until 9pm in the evening sunshine. The going is likely to be good to firm, with the ground beginning to dry up as the weather improves following what has been a wet July so far.

Chepstow hosts its latest meeting on Friday evening – Ladies with a competitive seven-race offering for punters heading to the track. Racing gets underway at 5.15 with a class four handicap before rounding off at 8.45 as nine runners take on the class six handicap to bring proceedings to a close.

Missed out on a ticket to the Glastonbury Festival this year? Fear not, as you can head to Glast-On-Dee instead on Friday to mix live music with a seven-race Jumps card at the track. That’s right. Bangor-On-Dee Racecourse hosts its latest card on Friday afternoon and evening, with live music before and after the card off the track.

Hot on the heels of Ffos Las’s 15th birthday celebration on Sunday, the Welsh track hosts a midweek six-race evening card to keep the action rolling in. Racing gets underway in the Burry Port RNLI 200 Year Celebration Racenight at 6.20pm with the 1m2f handicap in class six before rounding off at 8.50 as seven runners take on the class five handicap.

Jumps racing often takes a back seat at this time of year as the Flat season kicks into gear but there is still some action on offer for those fans of the obstacles – including at Ffos Las this week.  The Welsh track hosts a seven-race Jumps card on Wednesday afternoon, kicking off at 2pm with a 16-runner maiden hurdle before rounding off at 5.05 as 12 runners tackle the 2m7f handicap chase.  The opener (2.00) is a large field maiden hurdle and of the 16 runners set to head to post, the Olly Murphy-trained Dexterity sets the standard. 

Chepstow Racecourse’s first Flat meeting of 2024 arrives at the track on Tuesday evening, with a competitive seven-race card on offer for punters to get the new campaign at the track underway. The meeting kicks off with a nine-runner Division 1 handicap at 5.40 and rounds off three hours later at 8.40 with a ten-runner handicap in class six.

Welsh jockey David Probert will be aiming to continue his encouraging start to the flat racing season when the opening flat meeting takes place at Chepstow Racecourse on Tuesday night. Probert has already passed 50 winners for 2024, the last of which came at Ascot last Friday when he rode Arctic Thunder to victory for trainer Andrew Balding.

IF Kitty’s Light wins the Grand National on Saturday, then the biggest roars outside of Aintree will be heard at Chepstow Racecourse. The popular Christian Williams would be the toast of Chepstow if he manages to become the first Welsh trainer in 119 years to win the big race.

Welsh jockey Sean Bowen is determined to take his quest to become champion jockey right to the final furlong – and hopes Ffos Las Racecourse plays a part. Bowen – who hails from Pembrokeshire – would love nothing better than to bag a few winners at Ffos Las on Easter Sunday, March 31.

Ben Jones described his winner as “a dream come true” as he and Lorcan Williams celebrated two victories for Welsh jockeys at the Cheltenham Festival. Jones’ win came as owner Harry Redknapp enjoyed a first festival winner with Shakem Up’Arry on day three on Thursday.

Sean Bowen insists his chances of riding a winner in the big race on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival have improved – but admits he still expects State Man to win the Champion Hurdle. The Welsh jockey rides Not So Sleepy in Tuesday’s feature race, which has been denied its biggest draw card in the absent Constitution Hill, last year’s winner.

Dai Burchell, a revered former trainer and one of the most colourful characters in Welsh horse racing, has died at the age of 87. Burchell, who hailed from Ebbw Vale, achieved remarkable success in his career, overseeing the training of over 400 winners from his small stables on a windswept hillside above the Gwent town.

Sean Bowen returns to racing on Thursday, convinced he can still become the first Welsh rider to win the jump jockeys championship for 70 years. Bowen is back in the saddle at Huntingdon, having finally overcome a knee injury he suffered on Boxing Day.

NEW Chepstow clerk of the course Dai Jones says he will continue to use his son, jockey Ben Jones, as a sounding board after moving to his new post from Ffos Las. In something of a transfer window merry-go-round within Arena Racing Company’s racecourses in Wales and the west of England, Jones has moved eastwards to Chepstow to replace Libby O’Flaherty, who has switched to Worcester Racecourse.

Jockey Caoilin Quinn reckoned it was the best day of his life after he turned the Coral Welsh Grand National into a mud-splattered procession on Nassalam. The big race winner capped an afternoon to remember for trainer Gary Moore when showing stamina in abundance to trumph at Chepstow.

If Anyone can do it Again at the Coral Welsh Grand National, it’s Iwilldoit. If Iwilldoit wins the Coral Welsh Grand National at Chepstow on December 27, then look out for 25 co-owners celebrating like they’re keen to make up for lost time.