
Kelso's Flat Racing Return: A Border Beauty Embraces Summer
Kelso trades its famous fences for flat racing this week, offering a rare glimpse of the Border beauty in summer mode across Monday and Tuesday fixtures.

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Kelso trades its famous fences for flat racing this week, offering a rare glimpse of the Border beauty in summer mode across Monday and Tuesday fixtures.

A quality evening card at Redcar is headlined by the £70,000 Cathedral Stakes, with good ground conditions favouring front-running types on the seaside track.

Friday's eight-race card at Ayr presents quality fillies' contests and competitive handicaps on ideal good ground conditions.

A quality seven-race card at Folkestone is headlined by the Listed Fitzdares Festival Stakes, with promising juvenile action complementing the feature.

Tonight's seven-race evening card at Cartmel offers competitive action on good to soft ground, with the feature Welsh Sport Maiden Stakes headlining proceedings.

Thursday's seven-race card at Doncaster offers quality action with the £30k British Stallion Studs EBF stakes headlining alongside competitive handicaps.

Thursday's seven-race card at Catterick Bridge offers competitive handicap action on good-to-soft ground, with several course specialists seeking to capitalise on ideal conditions.

Hexham's evening card offers competitive racing with the EBF Fillies' Stakes headlining proceedings on standard to slow ground.

Tuesday's six-race card at Newmarket offers intriguing opportunities with promising novices and competitive handicaps unfolding on ideal good going.

Monday's six-race card at Kempton Park offers quality two-year-old action alongside competitive handicaps on good ground conditions.

Monday's flat card at Plumpton features promising two-year-old action with strong northern representation across seven competitive races.

The beloved Kent venue returns to action this weekend with two afternoon flat meetings, offering racing enthusiasts a chance to experience its unique charm once more.