Author: keith
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French Selections Friday 25th
R1 CABOURG [R-H] C1 – PRIX MICHEL D’ORNANO – 2750m (a1m1/2) – Class D Race – Harness – EUR € 29,000 C1 – PRIX DU CENTRE EQUESTRE DE LA CAPELLE – 2700m (a1m1/2) – Class E Race – Harness – EUR € 21,000 C1 – PRIX DES MALAVAUX – 2400m (a1m1/2) – TURF – Condition…
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French Selections Friday 25th
R1 COMPIEGNE [L-H] C1 – PRIX DU LONVAL – 2400m (a1m1/2) – TURF – Class 3 Claiming – Flat – EUR € 18,200 C1 – PRIX COBAC PARC (PRIX DE SAINT-IDEUC) – 2500m (a1m1/2) – TURF – Class 3 Race – Flat – EUR € 12,800 C1 – PRIX YVES MALLET – 2150m (a1m1/4) –…
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GRAN DESCANS CAN INSPIREGRAND PLANS AT LINGFIELD
Fine FormHarry Charlton’sGran Descans LI – 2.45hails from a notable Juddmonte family and should be up to defying a penalty in the BetWright Bangers N’Cash Novice Stakes at Lingfield.His dam, Big Break, was not only a Group Three winner herself but a sister of Dermot Weld’s prolific winner Famous Name, who gained quite a following.Having…
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Jan Brueghel poised to be theBallydoyle big gun in the King George
Aidan O’Brien has suggested the Coolmore partners are leaning towards running Jan Brueghel rather than dual Derby winner Lambourn in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.Last season’s St Leger hero Jan Brueghel opened his account for the current campaign in the Coronation Cup at Epsom last month and looks set for…
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Rematch on as eight goforward in King George
Jan Brueghel and Calandagan remain on course for a rematch in Saturday’s King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.They feature among eight acceptors for Saturday’s Group One contest and will be meeting for the second time this season after the former came out on top in a thrilling duel for the Betfred Coronation Cup at…
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Via Sistina down for Randwick trial
Champion trainer Chris Waller says Via Sistina could follow a similar program as last spring that saw the mare land four Group 1 victories.Via Sistina will have her first public appearance on Tuesday morning when she steps out in the opening heat of 17 trials at Randwick.The 850m trial on the Kensington track has brought…
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William Pike poised fornational crown as statepremiership races heat up
William Pike is set to clinch his fifth career metropolitan premiership, with 102.5 wins placing him ahead of James McDonald and Chris Parnham nationally.McDonald has wrapped up his season, and with Pike seven-and-a-half wins clear of Parnham, the title looks secured — his first since 2019-20.Blake Shinn, however, remains a threat for most overall wins,…
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REGIONAL READY TO HACK UP IN HACKWOOD
Fine FormRegional NB – 2.57can secure his first win in the best part of two years in the Hallgarten And Novum Wines Hackwood Stakes at Newbury.Ed Bethell’s charge has not got his head in front since landing the Sprint Cup at Haydock back in September 2023, but that statement does not really do justice to…
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Fair chance Angellica will come good in the Hackwood
OFTEN when assessing a race for an ante-post selection several horses catch the eye, but today’s Hackwood Stakes (2.57pm) from Newbury strikes me as a contest where nothing looks to hold flawless claims.Regional is a standout on form, having finished third behind American Affair in the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot.He does need…
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Don Diego De Vega winsdrama-filled Grafton Cup
There was no shortage of drama in the 2025 renewal of Thursday’s $200,000 Grafton Cup (2350m).Race favourite Bear On The Loose was scratched just before the field was set to jump while second favourite Quietness ran off the track in the concluding stages and cost itself the race.Quietness led the field of 12 and travelled…