THE first of Ripon's four Saturday afternoon meetings this summer takes place tomorrow, when the seven-race programme is scheduled to start at 2.30.

Five of the afternoon's races are sponsored by NetBetSports.com, the on-line and telephone betting service.

The highlights are a pair of £10,000-added races - a handicap contest for three-year-old sprinters over six furlongs and a conditions race over the extended mile and a half.

The C B Hutchinson Memorial Challenge Cup, a £10,000 handicap race for stayers over two miles is also featured.

The BBC North Yorkshire Sport Pro-Am Ladies Handicap Stakes over one mile is for both amateur and professional lady riders.