Betting Preview – Friday 17th April

Friday’s sport includes seven race meetings from the UK & Ireland, top-of-the-table Championship action, golf’s Shenzhen International & RBC Heritage continue and lots more besides.

HORSE RACING
Fontwell – 1.10pm, National Hunt
Ayr – 1.25pm, National Hunt
Newbury – 1.50pm, Flat
Tipperary – 3.00pm, National Hunt
Bath – 4.35pm, Flat
Southwell – 4.55pm, National Hunt
Dundalk – 5.35pm, Flat

There’s also action in South Africa from Fairview at 12.10pn and from Greyville at 4.55pm. The sole French meeting comes from Maisons-Laffitte and that starts at 12.50pm.

FOOTBALL
English Championship – Norwich City v Middlesbrough (Kick-off 7.45pm, Sky Sports 1).
MLS – New York Red Bulls v San Jose Earthquakes (Kick-off 12.00am, Sky Sports 5).
Belgian Pro League – Standard Liege v Gent (Kick-off 7.30pm, Setanta Sports 1).
A-League – Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners (Kick-off 8.30am on BT Sport 1).
A – League – Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC (Kick-off 10.45am, BT Sport 1).
French League – Nantes v Marseille (Kick-off TBA, BT Sport 2).
Bundesliga 2 – Ingolstadt v Fortuna Dusseldorf (Kick-off 5.30pm, ESPN).
Bundesliga – Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Moenchengladbach (Kick-off 7.30pm, ESPN).

AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL
Collingwood v St Kilda (Bounce-up 10.50am, ESPN).

BASEBALL
Pittsburgh Pirates v Milwaukee Brewers (Start-time 12.05am, BT Sport 2).

BOXING
Junior Witter v Ahmed El Mousaoui (live on 8.00pm on Eurosport).

CRICKET
Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League is live from 3.00pm on Sky Sports 1.

FORMULA ONE
The practice session from the Bahrain Grand Prix is live from 4.00pm on BBC 2 and from 9.55am, 11.55am & 3.55pm on Setanta Ireland.

GOLF
On the European Tour, the Shenzhen International continues and it is live on Sky Sports 4 from 6.00am.
On the PGA Tour, the RBC Heritage enters its second day and the action can be viewed live on Sky Sports 4 from 8.00pm.

GREYHOUNDS
Kinsley – First Race 10.31am
Swindon – First Race 10.38am
Hove – First Race 2.08pm
Monmore – First Race 2.18pm
Nottingham – First Race 6.28pm
Sheffield – First Race 6.33pm
Towcester – First Race 6.39pm

ICE HOCKEY
Montreal Canadiens v Ottawa Senators (Face-off 12.00am, Setanta Sports 1).

RUGBY
Super Rugby:
Crusaders v Chiefs (Kick-off 8.35am, Sky Sports 1)

Super League:
St Helens v Leeds Rhinos (Kick-off 8.00pm, Sky Sports 3).

NRL Rugby:
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Kick-off 10.35am, Setanta Sports 1).

European Rugby Challenge Cup
Edinburgh v Newport Gwent Dragons (Kick-off 7.45pm, BT Sport 1).

TENNIS
ATP Tennis: The Monte-Carlo Masters is live from 9.30am on Sky Sports 3.