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Royal Ascot may have come and gone, but there is no let up in the action over the next seven days, with some decent midweek racing followed by one of the season's top betting handicaps, the Northumberland Plate at Newcastle.
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Wednesday 23rd June
The Cumberland Plate (3:35) is the main attraction at Carlisle on Wednesday, though the traditional Carlisle Bell (3:05) handicap is another quite valuable prize on the track's seasonal showpiece day.
Thursday 24th June
There is listed action for fillies over a mile and a quarter a Newcastle on Thursday in the shape of the Hoppings Stakes (4:30).
Down at Warwick the Eternal Stakes (4:05) is a similar contest restricted to fillies, this time over seven furlongs.
Friday 25th June
The best race on Newcastle's evening card is the Gosforth Park Cup (7:25), a valuable handicap over five furlongs.
Saturday 26th June
Saturday is Northumberland Plate (3:10) day in Newcastle, where the Group 3 Chipchase Stakes (2:05) over six furlong is just one of the many attractions on a strong supporting card
There is also good racing at Newmarket where there are two listed races as well as the seven-furlong Group 3 Criterion Stakes (3:25) and Windsor, where the listed Midsummer Stakes (3:00) is the main attraction.
Over in Ireland, The Curragh stages the first day of the Irish Derby meeting, the highlight of which is the Group 1 Pretty Polly Stakes (3:40) over a mile and a quarter for fillies and mares