London & The South will look to stamp its authority on Racing League as season five reaches its conclusion at Southwell on Thursday, August 28. With a 125-point lead over closest challenger The East, Matt Chapman’s team is long odds-on to claim a maiden Racing League title having finished second in 2022 and third for the past two seasons.

London & The South delivered a potentially decisive blow to its Racing League rivals as the second half of the competition started at Windsor. Matt Chapman’s side began the evening in second place, 16 points behind The East, but now finds itself 95 points clear with an overall total of 581.

Season five of Racing League is shaping up to be the most exciting yet, with four teams firmly in contention following night three at Chepstow. The East remains top of the standings at the halfway stage with an overall points tally of 395. London & The South is second on 379, with Yorkshire third on 353 and Scotland fourth on 328.

Jamie Osborne hopes Wales & The West can initiate a fightback on home soil as Racing League heads to Chepstow for night three on Thursday, August 7.   The defending champions are on the backfoot after Great Yarmouth and Wolverhampton, with 27 runners across the two fixtures yielding a sole winner and one other top three finish.

The East leads Racing League following night two at Wolverhampton, on a card where six of the seven teams sent out winners. The East tops the table with 289 points after leapfrogging London & The South (270) and Scotland (259), although Charlie Fellowes’ side is the only team to have played both allocated jokers.

London & The South and Scotland were the standout teams as season five of Racing League started at Great Yarmouth, with both sides sending out three winners on the night.

Wales & The West increased its lead over London & The South at Newcastle, on an evening where Ireland reeled off four winners in a row.

The East started the evening with a three-figure advantage over the chasing teams, but Chris Hughes’ side now sit just 7.5 points clear

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Chris Hughes’ side led narrowly heading into night two following three winners at Great Yarmouth but now find themselves 101.5 points clear

Early leader The East looks to build on a strong start as Racing League moves on to Wolverhampton for night two on Thursday, August 1.

Kevin Blake fancies Ireland’s chances of going back-to-back in Racing League as the reigning champions begin their title defence

Wales & The West and Ireland are neck and neck in Racing League after night five at Wolverhampton, with just two points in it ahead...

Ireland kept its Racing League dreams alive with an impressive 146-point haul in week four of the competition at Newcastle.