Betting Preview – Monday 31st August

Monday’s sport includes eight race meetings in Ireland and the UK, the US Open commences and more.

HORSE RACING
Huntington – Jumps, 12.30
Newcastle – Flat, 12.45
Epsom – Flat, 1.55
Ripon – Flat, 2.00
Chepstow – Flat, 2.10
Cartmel –Jumps, 2.15
Downpatrick – Jumps, 2.55
Roscommon – Mixed, 4.50

There’s also international racing from Flamingo Park, Longchamp and much more.

FOOTBALL
Cheltenham Town v Wrexham (Kick-off 5.30pm on BT Sport 1). Coverage of the match from Whaddon Road, where the Robins play host to the Dragons. Both of these clubs will have aspirations of a return to the Football League.

BASEBALL
Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees (Start-time 12.00am on ESPN)

CYCLING
Vuelta a Espana: Coverage of the 10th stage of this year’s race, which features a 146.6km journey from Valencia to Castellon.

CRICKET
England v Australia. Coverage of the sole T20 match of the series, which takes place at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, where England triumphed in the First Ashes Test of the summer. (2.30pm on Sky Sports Ashes)

GREYHOUNDS
Hall Green – First Race 10.31am
Monmore – First Race – 10.38am
Sheffield – First Race 2.18pm
Nottingham – First Race 6.28pm
Yarmouth – First Race 6.33pm
Romford – First Race 6.39pm

TENNIS
Coverage of the opening day of the US Open – final Grand Slam event of the season – which gets under way with first-round men’s and women’s singles matches at Flushing Meadows in New York. (4pm on Sky Sports 1)