Author: keith
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French Selections Saturday 18th
R1 ENGHIEN [L-H] C1 – PX DE LA VILLE D’EAUBONNE (PX D’HERNOUVILLE) – 2875m (a2m) – Class D – Harness – EUR € 46,000 C1 – PRIX DU PUY DE DOME – 4100m (a2m1/2) – TURF – Class 3 – Steeple Chase – EUR € 24,000 C1 – PRIX DE WISSEMBOURG – 2350m (a1m1/2) –…
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Damysus Heads CompetitiveEarl Of Sefton Stakes Field
All eyes are on Damysus, who heads the betting for the 2026 Earl Of Sefton Stakes, with strong support following solid recent form.Trained by the Gosden team and partnered by top jockey James Doyle, Damysus is priced as favourite ahead of notable rivals such as Boiling Point and Persica.Boiling Point, representing Karl Burke, brings consistent…
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DAMYSUS POISED TOSHINE IN EARL OF SEFTON
Fine FormDamysus NM – 3.00can play a starring role on day two of Newmarket’s Craven meeting with victory in the Earl of Sefton Stakes.John and Thady Gosden’s colt was placed in the Sandown Classic Trial and the Dante at York last spring, but a tilt at Derby glory proved a step too far as he…
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Begg hopeful of a Mornington Cup start
Trainer Grahame Begg sees two problems confronting Zakouma in his bid to win the Mornington Cup with the promising stayer.The Listed Mornington Cup (2400m) on Saturday offers the victor a ballot exemption into the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) in October and Begg sees Saturday’s race as a nice stepping stone for Zakouma who is…
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All star field set for All Aged Stakes
A record number of individual Group 1 winners are set to contest the $1.5 million, All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Sydney’s final Group 1 race of the season has 19 nominations including 14 individual winners at the elite level.The likely All Aged field includes $15.4 million earner Giga Kick; the brilliant…
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Avicenna pencilled in for Guineas trial starting point
The unbeaten Avicenna is set for an appearance in one of the recognised 2000 Guineas trials, with Roger Varian keen to discover in which direction to head with his exciting Classic hopeful.Owned by Godolphin, the son of Starspangledbanner saw the form of his Flying Scotsman win franked when Karl Burke’s Doncaster runner-up Hankelow landed the…
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Maher Tempted by another shot at The Everest
Briliant filly Tempted has set the scene for an Everest rematch with Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising after a scintillating victory in the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint at Randwick in class record time.The three-year-old on Saturday clocked 1:08.00 seconds for the 1200m, bettering the previous class record of 1:08.14 set by Cosmic Force in 2019,…
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French Selections Monday 13th
R1 AUTEUIL [L-H] C1 – PRIX GASTON BRANERE – 3600m (a2m1/4) – TURF – Listed Divided Handicap – Hurdles – EUR € 98,000 C1 – PRIX DE CRAPONNE – 2000m (a1m1/4) – TURF – Class 4 Claiming Handicap – Flat – EUR € 13,400 C1 – PRIX DU HARAS NATIONAL DU PIN – 2150m (a1m1/4)…
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NOCHE CLASICA TO STRIKE MUSSELBURGH GOLD
Fine FormNoche Clasica MU – 5.15can maintain her perfect start for Ed Bethell in the Sky Bet For The Fans Holyrood Handicap at Musselburgh.The Night Of Thunder filly won once from three starts for Kevin Ryan in the early part of last season before switching to James Owen.She won impressively at Goodwood on her first…
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Home sweet home inLiverpool Hurdle
Home By The Lee (5/1) backed up his Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle success with another win in the Grade 1 Jet2 Liverpool Hurdle at Aintree.Joseph O’Brien’s horse was pulled up on his two previous visits to Aintree but he put those efforts behind him here under a prominent ride from JJ Slevin.As the pursuers closed…