Katie Midwinter (24/09/22) 1.50pm – Royal Lodge Stakes (Group 2) Charlie Appleby is yet to win this race, despite saddling the favourite, Coroebus, in last year’s contest won by Mark Johnston’s Royal Patronage. The Godolphin colt went on to win the 2000 Guineas and St James’s Palace Stakes, whilst Royal Patronage failed to replicate hisContinue reading “Saturday’s Selections from Newmarket (24/09/22)”
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St Leger Festival Preview & Irish Champions Weekend from the Curragh (11/09/22)
Katie Midwinter (10/09/22) 12:30pm – Champagne Stakes (Group 2) Three horses are set to line up in the Group Two Champagne Stakes for two-year-olds. It’s a field of quality despite lacking runners, with the market headed by odds-on favourite Silver Knott. Charlie Appleby’s colt was impressive at Sandown when last seen winning the Group Three SolarioContinue reading “St Leger Festival Preview & Irish Champions Weekend from the Curragh (11/09/22)”
Saturday Selections from Haydock featuring Ascot & Kempton (03/09/22)
Katie Midwinter (02/09/22) There’s plenty of action across the cards on Saturday, with the feature race of the day coming from Haydock, in the 3:30pm Group One Sprint Cup Stakes over 6f. Minzaal is the current market leader, narrowly ahead of Naval Crown, with last year’s winner Emaraaty Ana best priced at 7/1. All threeContinue reading “Saturday Selections from Haydock featuring Ascot & Kempton (03/09/22)”
York Ebor Festival – Friday (19/08/22)
The Ebor Festival’s third day is almost upon us. There has been plenty of exciting action on track in the first two days on the Knavesmire, with Baaeed putting in a spectacular performance on Wednesday’s feature race, and sensational mare Alpinasta claiming the win in Thursday’s Yorkshire Oaks. Stradivarius is the star on show onContinue reading “York Ebor Festival – Friday (19/08/22)”
York Ebor Festival – Thursday (18/08/22)
1:50pm – Lowther Stakes (Group 2) Dramatised is strong at the head of the market as she is set to put her unbeaten record on the line in this Group Two contest for two-year-old fillies. She won her maiden at Newmarket in fine fashion before impressing at Royal Ascot, comfortably beating twenty rivals to gainContinue reading “York Ebor Festival – Thursday (18/08/22)”
York Ebor Festival – Wednesday (17/08/22)
The York Ebor Festival is almost upon us, with an exciting four days of action to come. On day one we see the highest-rated horse in training, the unbeaten Baaeed, put his record on the line stepping up to 1m2f for the first time. The feature race on the card, the Juddmonte International, promises toContinue reading “York Ebor Festival – Wednesday (17/08/22)”
Saturday’s Selections from Newbury & Ripon (13/08/22)
2:30pm Newbury – Geoffrey Freer Stakes (Group 3) Zechariah announced himself as a promising stayer with a narrow defeat in the Queen’s Vase at Royal Ascot in June. He was just denied by Eldar Eldarov there, going off at odds of 20/1. That was an impressive performance in a race formerly won by a starContinue reading “Saturday’s Selections from Newbury & Ripon (13/08/22)”
Glorious Goodwood Day Four (29/07/22)
Racing fans have enjoyed three days of fabulous action at one of the most anticipated flat meetings of the year and the good news is there are two more days to come. Thursday’s card didn’t disappoint, with the feature race, the Nassau Stakes, providing a slice of history as Hollie Doyle became the first femaleContinue reading “Glorious Goodwood Day Four (29/07/22)”
Glorious Goodwood Day Three (28/07/22)
The second day of Goodwood saw the reappearance of the highest-rated horse in the world, Baaeed, who extended his unbeaten run in fine fashion in the Sussex Stakes. There was plenty to enjoy on a card that saw favourite backers off to a pleasing start with Charlie Appleby trained Secret State claiming the prize inContinue reading “Glorious Goodwood Day Three (28/07/22)”
Glorious Goodwood Day Two (27/07/22)
The first day of the Goodwood Festival provided plenty of drama. The opening two races were both won by 14/1 shots, followed by a 12/1 winner in the third. Forest Falcon, Marbaan and Sandrine all ran excellently to win their respective races, in ground that raised a few question marks. It was initially described asContinue reading “Glorious Goodwood Day Two (27/07/22)”
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