Welcome to the Evening Standard’s LIVE coverage of today’s horse racing as the sport returns to the UK for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic.
Today’s ten-race card at Newcastle received a whopping 369 entries, with trainers keen to make up for lost time having seen the start of the Flat season delayed by more than two months because of the pandemic.
Results
- Zodiakos wins first race of Flat season
- 13:35pm - Little Jo 9/1
- 14:10pm - Edraak 16/1
- 14:45pm - Art Power 5/4
- 15:20pm - Brian The Snail 13/2
- 15:55pm - Oakenshield 11/2
- 16:30pm - Queen Of Kalahari 10/1
- Champion jockey Oisin Murphy lands first win on Alignak
Stay tuned for live updates…
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What’s in store this week
An action-packed resumption is planned, with the Coronation Cup to be run at Newmarket on Friday before the first two Classics of the season – the 1000 and 2000 Guineas – are held at the same track over the weekend.
