Horse racing LIVE: Race results and live updates from Kempton Park, Lingfield and Newcastle

What a day’s action!

Summer is around the corner already with a glorious day for racing, and it’s a blockbuster card at Kempton Park today, plus there’s action at Lingfield and Newcastle worth looking out for.

It’s the Close Brothers Chase Day, with plenty of races to get stuck into, here’s a brief overview of the schedule today:

KEMPTON PARK

13:50 THE CLOSE BROTHERS PENDIL NOVICES’ STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 1) (Grade 2)

14:25 THE CLOSE BROTHERS ADONIS JUVENILE HURDLE RACE (CLASS 1) (Grade 2)

15:00 THE SKY BET DOVECOTE NOVICES’ HURDLE RACE (CLASS 1) (Grade 2)

15:35 THE CLOSE BROTHERS HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 1) (Grade 3)

LINGFIELD

14:05 THE BETWAY HEVER SPRINT STAKES (CLASS 1) - 5f 6y

14:40 THE BETWAY WINTER DERBY STAKES (CLASS 1) (Group 3)

NEWCASTLE

15:15 THE VERTEM EIDER HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 2)

Johnny Ward will be taking you through the action below.

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