Sunderland have confirmed that their annual Festival will go ahead as usual, despite, at this stage there being no TV deal for SKY.
It is expected that the format will be identical to last year with the Classic (450m £25,000), Grand Prix (640m £15,000), Flyer (261m £3,000) and Puppy Plate (450m £3,000).
Joe Felford from the racing office said: “We are just waiting confirmation from GBGB but I understand that we are looking at the first three Wednesdays in July with all races to be shown on RPGTV.”
| Race | Runner | Born | Trainer |
| 180 | Autumn Actor | Jul 12 | Teal |
| 176 | Piercetown Jan | Apr12 | Strike |
| 169 | Roeview Falcon | Sep12 | Bell |
| 159 | Danzey Rocket | Sep12 | Strike |
| 154 | Kinloch Blaze | Jun12 | Bell |
| 140 | Lisnakill Paudie | Sep12 | Strike |
| 134 | Suncroft Liz | Nov12 | Bell |
| 125 | Knockroe Oak | Jun12 | McNicholas |
| 118 | Coppice Amy | Jun12 | Linley |
| 113 | Dash Time | May12 | McNicholas |
| 113 | Glenroe Panther | Aug12 | Murray |
Ameilas Charm (Droopys Scolari-Dundrum Lemon, Aug 14) remains the undisputed queen of Sunderland.
George Strike’s blue is unbeaten in her last four level break races at the track with the two fastest 450s of the year to date (27.13, 27.15).
Autumn Actor (Droopys Scolari-Cooga Kate) heads the list of the most prolific runners currently on the Sunderland card.
Jackie Teal’s A4 runner – and winner last time out – made his graded debut four years and one month ago and has so far racked up 180 appearances,an average of between three and four races per month.
The eleven runners featured on the table are all due to celebrate their sixth birthdays in 2018.
