Far Cry 4 developer Ubisoft Montreal will match Red Cross pledges of up to $100,000 to aid Nepal after it was hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Saturday.

Punters have latched on to Martin Pipe’s Don Fernando as they look towards the big betting race of the weekend, the John Smith’s Northumberland Plate at Newcastle.

Bangalore, winner of the Tote Chester Cup two years ago, is set to bid for another big staying handicap at Newcastle on Saturday.