Author: keith
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Accademia has the answers at Newbury
Fine FormAccademia NB – 5.30looks well placed to complete her hat-trick for Ed Walker in the Gracelands Handicap at Newbury.Having shown some potential in three juvenile outings in novice company, the three-year-old blew away the cobwebs on her reappearance at Lingfield in late May and that put her spot-on for her next start at Doncaster,…
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Mojo flying ahead of Betfair Cup defence
Trainer Mick Appleby reports stable star Big Mojo to be “as good as he has ever been” ahead of defending his Betfair Sprint Cup crown at Haydock Park next month.The four-year-old son of Mohaather will bid to become only the second horse in the Group One contest’s history to win it twice following on from…
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French Selections Wednesday 26th
R1 DEAUVILLE-CLAIREFONTAINE [DEAUVILLE-CLAIREFONTAINE] C1 – PRIX DE L’AGRICULTURE DE PRECISION – LATITUDE GPS (PRIX KAWAN) – 3900m (a2m1/2) – TURF – Handicap – Steeple Chase – EUR € 45,000 C1 – PRIX DE SAINT-GALMIER – 2850m (a2m) – – Harness – EUR € 12,000 C1 – PRIX JONATHAN BESSE – 1600m (a1m) – TURF –…
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Trojan horse one tofollow at Musselburgh
Fine FormTrojan Sun MU – 3.45returns to a familiar hunting ground when aiming to reclaim the feature Portobello Cup Handicap at Musselburgh.Jim Goldie’s gelding, who belatedly began his racing career as a four-year-old, won this two-and-a-quarter-mile contest in 2024 and has been a consistent sort over his 33 starts.Four of his six victories have come…
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Double Rush likely to be given chanceto bounce back at Haydock
Andrew Balding’s Double Rush remains on course to potentially sign off his profitable campaign in the Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock.The Blue Point colt dominated a couple of sprint handicaps at Newmarket in the spring and completed his hat-trick in the Wokingham at Royal Ascot.He disappointed when stepped up to Group One company for last…
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Ebor Festival Eyecatchers
The Sky Bet Ebor Festival delivered in style and Robbie Lee looks back at some of the standout moments from across the week, plus some eye-catching runners to follow in the future.WednesdayMaltese Cross produced one of the performances of the week when powering past Pierre Bonnard in the Sky Bet Great Voltigeur to confirm himself…
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McNeil Stakes launch for Guineas-bound ‘Phox
Precisely how many runners Ciaron Maher has in this Saturday’s $200,000 H D F McNeil Stakes remains to be seen, but one colt who is a certain starter is Seraphox.The son of Harry Angel will launch a campaign that is being geared around the $3 million Group 1 Caulfield Guineas in the 1200-metre Group 3…
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Defiantly books Melbourne Cup 2026 place with Kergorlay success
Defiantly secured a ballot-exempt place in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) with an authoritative victory in the Group 2 Prix Kergorlay (3000m) at Deauville on Sunday, providing Joseph O’Brien with another serious candidate for a race in which he has already enjoyed considerable success.The Kergorlay carried a Melbourne Cup Golden Ticket for the first…
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GREAT BARRIER REEF SET FOR A MAJOR SUMBEPRIX MORNY CHALLENGEAT DEAUVILLE
Great Barrier Reef is set to face one of the biggest tests of his young career when he takes aim at the prestigious Sumbe Prix Morny at Deauville Racecourse today.The Group 1 contest is one of the highlights of the French summer racing calendar and provides an important opportunity for leading two-year-old sprinters to establish…