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Today on Sky Sports Racing: Lazy Griff bids to bounce back at Chester

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Today on Sky Sports Racing: Lazy Griff bids to bounce back at Chester

In Saturday's feature race on Sky Sports Racing, Lazy Griff and By The Book clash in a fascinating renewal of the Listed Chester Stakes on the Roodee; we also have competitive action from Lingfield and Newton Abbot, live from 1.55pm

We have a busy day's racing on Saturday with action from Chester, Lingfield and Newton Abbot, live on Sky Sports Racing...

The feature event of the afternoon is the Listed Chester Stakes where quality pair Lazy Griff and By The Book headline a field of eight.

Charlie Johnston fields Lazy Griff who has shown a decent level of form this summer building on his reappearance to score with aplomb at Sandown and he must shoulder a three-pound penalty for that success. Only seventh in the Goodwood Cup last month, he will need to return to his best if he is to land this prize.

By The Book is a big danger for Charlie Appleby and Billy Loughnane. The five-year-old ran a creditable second in this grade at Beverley in early July and remains lightly raced for his age.

Fantasy World rates a fascinating contender for the Andrew Balding team as he switches back to the level having been over obstacles earlier this year.

Handlethekettle seeks a hat-trick in a competitive edition of this Aubrey Loze Memorial Handicap Hurdle at Newton Abbot.

The Jamie Snowden-trained charge was highly tried as a novice but has excelled since entering handicap company and arrives bidding for a third success on the bounce with Isabelle Ryder claiming a handy five pounds.

Supreme Yeats showed a great attitude to record a sixth career success at Bangor on his last start and will be expected to go close over this extra yardage.

Daisy Hitchen's Kitty Foyle is a consistent performer over hurdles and should be fit from a spin on the flat last month.

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George Boughey's Asuka looks to maintain his unbeaten record on the turf in an excellent renewal of this Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap .

The yard has been in flying form with Libertango taking the Lowther at York this week and Asuka has obvious claims here. Beaten at Wolverhampton in July, he justified odds of 1-50 at Lingfield before scoring on handicap debut at Thirsk and a three-pound rise might not stop him following up.

Whip Cracker has plenty of solid form in handicaps and showed his wellbeing when runner-up over further here in May. He cannot be ruled out on this return.

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