TONY CALVIN: ITV course details this week – with double-entries now included

MIDDAY MONDAY COPY – AND NOTHING DOING ON TUESDAY

We have just five in the Fighting Fifth now – Anzadam, Constitution Hill, The New Lion, Golden Ace, and Nemean Lion, who has been supplemented, which makes sense with £3,082 available for fifth.

Some firms have Constitution Hill as their [11/8] favourite but others have The New Lion topping their market at [6/4].

The early Monday afternoon [7/4] about the former was taken , and he is now [13/8] tops in one place, as is The New Lion.

All firms are 1/4 1,2.

The latest Tuesday betting sees Constitution Hill best at [6/4], The New Lion at [13/8], Anzadam at 3s, Golden Ace at 25s and Nemean Lion at 66s.

There are 27 (from 44) in the Coral Gold Cup, and the weights have gone up 7lb after Grey Dawning and Protektorat came out.

Myretown and Resplendent Grey are vying for favouritism at the 6s and 7s mark, with The Changing Man ranging from 7s to 10s.

All firms are betting 1/4 1,2,3,4.

Unbelievably, there are only eight five-day entries for the 70k Rehearsal Chase at Newcastle; that’s a very sorry look.

Furthermore, three of the eight are double-entered this week, too (Cruz Control, Hold That Taught and Jasmin De Grugy), and another ran and was unseated on Saturday (Konfusion).

The ITV double-entries are below and have been updated today (Tuesday).

I’m not sure if I am going to do any ante-post copy. but I’ll decide on Tuesday afternoon.

With ITV racing on Friday, I’ll probably wait, having had an early look at the opening prices.

I had another look on Tuesday morning, and nothing whatsoever appeals at the prices, so the Saturday copy can wait.

I suppose Gorgeous Tom is interesting enough at a general 25s in the Coral Gold Cup now he doesn’t take up his Irish entry on Thursday (presumably to wait for this, though that is simply an assumption).

A full field of 24 looks more likely than not perhaps (if not, not far off it), and that usually means better odds and more places come the day-of-race markets.

I’ll be back on Wednesday with the early stats/info on Friday’s ITV Racing.

ITV COURSE DETAILS THIS WEEK

NEWBURY (watered the chase course on Monday)

HURDLE: Soft, Good to Soft in places (4.2) (60% soil moisture)

CHASE: Good to Soft (4.6) (55% soil moisture).

Chase Course – Good to Soft (GSt 4.8 on Monday 6.30am)

Hurdle Course – Soft, good to soft in places) (GSt 4.2 on Monday 6.30am)

Rails: HURDLES: Centre/ Outside. FENCES: outside. Split bends in place

Tuesday morning course update: 71mm of rain since our opening fixture. Forecast: Sunny start, frost tomorrow morning, turning windy, milder with blustery showers possible Thursday & Friday.

Weather: Showers most days, nothing substantial at moment

Watering: Selective watered the good areas on the chase course on Monday (10mm).

NEWCASTLE (7mm on Monday)

Going: Soft, good to soft in places

Going Stick: 6.5, Monday 7.30am

Soil moisture: 59%

Rails: Fresh ground with rail set to the innermost running lines.

Tuesday morning course update: 7mm rain Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday look mostly cloudy with a cool northerly breeze and a chance of occasional showers. Relatively mild from Thursday through to Saturday with bright spells and occasional showers. Daytime temperatures of around 8C on Saturday.

Weather (latest yr.no forecast):  light showers

SOUTHWELL

Going: Standard

Tuesday morning course update: 1mm of rainfall yesterday. Tuesday, dry bright, over-nighty frost. (0C) Wednesday, dry, bright with a possible shower during the afternoon. (5C) Thursday and Friday, a mixture of bright or sunny spells, but also some occasional light showers.

Stalls: 5 furlong, centre; Remainder, inner.

Weather (latest yr.no forecast):  showers

FAIRYHOUSE

25 November 8.00am – The ground at Fairyhouse is soft. Unsettled forecast later in week with possibilty of 5-10mm (approx) of rain

DOUBLE ENTRIES

(ITV racing schedule currently suggests there is no race planned between 2.15pm and 2.55pm at Newbury, which surprises me)

1.40pm Newbury: Act Of Authority, Bowensonfire, C’Est Different (due to run on Wednesday), Dominic’s Fault, East India Express, Homme Public, I’m A Lumberjack, Lud’or, Rubber Ball, Samuel Spade, Santos Blue, Tutti Quanti

2pm Newcastle: NONE

2.15pm Newbury: Bowensonfire, Col Du Pre, Hot Fuss, Rubber Ball, Tutti Quanti

????: There will be another race in here; tbc

2.55pm Newbury (27 confirmations; max field of 24): Cruz Control, Inch House, Pic Roc

3.15pm Newcastle (just 8 entries): Cruz Control, Hold That Taught and Jasmin De Grugy

3.35pm Newbury: Chief Sunday, Grain d’Oudairies, Homme Public, Luminous Light, Rath Gaul Hill, Western General