Today on Sky Sports Racing: Meetmebythesea on a hat-trick as Doncaster, Southwell and Lingfield face off on busy Friday | Racing news

Ahead of a fascinating weekend of racing, we have plenty to look forward to on Friday afternoon with competitive action from Doncaster, Lingfield and Southwell; watch every race live on Sky Sports Racing from 11.35am.

2.03 Doncaster – Meetmebythesea offer a triple hurdle offer

Measure by the sea is looking to extend his unbeaten record over hurdles in the The daily price of Virgin Beta raises the barrier for beginners in Doncaster.

Ben Pauling’s five-year-old impressed when winning a maiden hurdle at Ludlow and surpassed that when he beat The Kemble Brewery over the same course and distance of two miles in a novice hurdle last month. He concedes weight throughout, but looks like he needs to be beaten.

Mythical Moon also entitled to a lot of respect, given that his run against recent Newbury winner Jurancon is closely related to Meetmebythese via his run against The Kemble Brewery.

Alan King’s runner also beat the later double scorer Sixmilebridge on his first start over hurdles, so there is plenty to like about his profile and he handles the dangers.

Debutant Sleeping late it refers to some fertile species, so it is worth watching the market.

5.45 Southwell – Wanderlust and Beginner Trap Competition Invited

Marco Botti and Marco Ghiani team up with Wanderlust in Bet on the MGM: Showtime Restricted Maiden Stakes. Wanderlust has been very creditable in both starts to date and is to be feared if he benefits from a slight drop going into the mile.

Invited no longer a full-sister to top sprinter Caravaggio but remains a maiden after six runs and has an official rating of 76. Connections will be hoping the step up to a mile brings some improvement on his second start since switching to George Boughey.

Simon and Ed Crisford San Juanito dropped from One Voice placed Nassau and Yorkshire Oaks in 2020 and built on his debut by finishing third at Chelmsford last month. With more run luck, he looks capable of making the frame under Sean D Bowen.

2.15 Lingfield – Title of Patch’s Bond and Charlie’s Choice

A race that looks pretty strong for the grade has three last time-out winners in the line-up for this one £30 in free bets with Betuk Handicap.

Pat Phelan Patch’s link comfortably claimed the Kempton novice on his last start in November and rates an intriguing opponent on his handicap debut under Paddy Bradley.

Maximum weight Charlie’s choice is a model of all-weather consistency, has finished placed in his last five starts and can be expected to put in another strong performance despite the 1lb weight gain.

Looking for a hat-trick Stellar weather also worth mentioning as he returns to the Flat after attempting a hurdle at Newbury in late December.

Watch Doncaster, Lingfield and Southwell live on Sky Sports Racing on Friday 24th January.