There's no shortage of New Year's Day racing to sink your teeth into and we've rounded up the essential details from the Sky Bet trading room, with Beware The Bear being backed.
Market Movers
Best-backed selection: Queen Tomyris (15.30 Southwell) – 7/2 from 11/1
Hood goes on this handicap newcomer who has some course experience under the belt already. It's a wide open race with several nibbled at since the market opened but William Jarvis's horse has to be of interest.
Catterick
13.00 – Strait Run 16/1 from 40/1
15.20 – It’s All About Me 13/2 from 12/1
Cheltenham
12.15 – Jarveys Plate 9/1 from 14/1
12.50 – Beware The Bear 5/1 from 9/1
14.35 – Shalakar 7/1 from 14/1
Exeter
14.25 – Run To Milan 3/1 from 5/1
Fairyhouse
No reports movers...
Fakenham
13.20 – Stonebrigg Legend 13/2 from 11/1
13.55 – Amanto 13/2 from 12/1
14.30 - Strictlyadancer 13/2 from 14/1
Musselburgh
No reports movers...
Southwell
12.35 – Amilba 15/2 from 14/1
15.30 – Queen Tomyris 7/2 from 11/1
Tramore
13.10 – Duchess Ravenwaves 15/2 from 16/1
Price Boosts - Hit or Miss
12.00 Tramore - Janidil
MISS - Stable's novices have just been a little behind what you might expect and this French recruit is surely best watched despite it looking a very winnable maiden.
12.15 Cheltenham - I Can't Explain
HIT - Waltzed to victory on Sandown debut and, with improvement likely, could prove head and shoulders above these rivals off level weights.
15.45 Fairyhouse - Ontheropes
MISS - Seemingly some depth to this Pro/Am Flat Race, as you might expect, and no surprise if his price turns out to be on the skinny side.
13.35 Catterick - Jack Devine
HIT - Sound form claims and likely to appreciate small field. Nothing wrong with recent chase debut either.
14.50 Musselburgh - Kajaki
HIT - Looked useful since switching to hurdles and, given he was rated in the mid-80s on the Flat at one point, his initial jumps mark of 118 seems perfectly fair. Should be more to come.
13.45 Southwell - Ornate
MISS - Trappy sprint handicap and he's been raised 1lb for recent course defeat, which can been seen as a plus but is just about enough to put us off at the prices.
15.35 Exeter - Cap Du Nord (Feature Boost)
HIT - Looks well handicapped on best form and will most likely love the deep conditions at Exeter.
13.55 Fakenham - The Very Thing
MISS - Looks likely to be involved but doesn't have a mass amount in hand based on latest effort (when demoted to second) and he's up in the weights here.
Trader Tip
13.00 Catterick - Starplex
Won off this mark at Newcastle back in 2017 and has had a couple of wins on the Flat in the meantime. He has struggled over hurdles in his three starts since winning but could make a return to form today now back down to a dangerous mark.
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