Racing Tips: Black Corton to restart with a win in the Charlie Hall?

Weekend racing odds and preview

Thistlecrack may be missing, but there’s still plenty to get excited about on ITV4 this afternoon before the Breeders’ Cup takes centre stage in the evening.

Ed Chamberlin and co. will be stationed at Wetherby for three contests, including the Charlie Hall Chase. There’s also an exciting four-race offering from Ascot, where the Sodexo Gold Cup rounds out the action.

We’ve previewed it all in our ITV Racing Tips.

Black Corton – 2:40 Wetherby

Bryony Frost Saturday’s are back. The young jockey partners old favourite Black Corton in the Charlie Hall Chase, with the pair set to go off as favourite after the withdrawal of Thistlecrack. The duo won seven times together last term before tailing off towards the end of a long campaign.

Paul Nicholls’ runner goes fresh this time, with Frost having steered Frodon and Eason to victory for the training over the last week. The jockey always gets the best out of the all-heart Black Corton, who will relish the ground as he bids to retain his 100% record over 3m and rack up a third Graded success in the process.

Kings Lad – 3:35 Ascot

Joe Tizzard is plenty bullish about the chances of Kings Lad in the Sodexo Gold Cup – and with good reason. The 11-year-old has impressed since undergoing wind surgery in the summer, following up his second at Newbury with a nice handicap victory at Chepstow.