Author: keith

  • Straand Deal continues winning streak

    Straand Deal continues winning streak

    A trip north or a break to get ready for the spring is what trainer Lloyd Kennewell must weigh up after Straand Deal made it a winning hat-trick at Sandown.Success in the Sportsbet Same Race Multi Handicap (2400m) on Saturday was Straand Deal’s first at the trip after victories over 2014m at Morphettville and 2100m…

  • French Selections Sunday 14th

    French Selections Sunday 14th

    R1 CHANTILLY [R-H] C1 – PRIX DE LA REINE BLANCHE LONGINES – 1100m (a5f1/2) – TURF – Newcomers – Flat – EUR € 45,700 C1 – PRIX DE PORTBAIL-SUR-MER – 2625m (a1m1/2) – Class F – Mounted – EUR € 17,500 C4 – GRAND PRIX MICHEL DE PONTBRIAND – 3200m (a2m) – – Harness –…

  • French Selections Saturday 13th

    French Selections Saturday 13th

    R1 ENGHIEN [L-H] C1 – PRIX DE LA PLACE DUPLEIX – 2875m (a2m) – Class B – Harness – EUR € 52,000 C1 – PRIX DES HAMADRYADES – 1600m (a1m) – TURF – Maiden – Flat – EUR € 24,700 C1 – PRIX DES OEILLETS – 1350m (a7f) – TURF – Claiming – Flat –…

  • DANDANA CAN RETURN WITH YORK SUCCESS

    DANDANA CAN RETURN WITH YORK SUCCESS

    Fine FormDandana YO – 3.00rubbed shoulders with some pretty hot company last season and drops down in grade for the British EBF Fillies Handicap at York.She was an excellent fourth in the Group Two Lowther Stakes behind Royal Fixation and while fitness has to be taken on trust for her reappearance, she looks capable of…

  • Boughey has Bow Echo ready for ‘ultimate test’

    Boughey has Bow Echo ready for ‘ultimate test’

    George Boughey remains confident Bow Echo will pass his “ultimate test” at Royal Ascot, with the 2000 Guineas hero the star name among nine colts confirmed for what promises to be an epic St James’s Palace Stakes.Three from three as a juvenile last season, the son of Night Of Thunder was among the leading protagonists…

  • French Selections Friday 12th

    French Selections Friday 12th

    R1 VINCENNES [L-H] C1 – PRIX TOLOSA – 2100m (a1m1/4) – Class D – Harness – EUR € 59,000 C1 – PRIX DES CIGALES – 1200m (a6f) – TURF – Class 3 – Flat – EUR € 21,000 C1 – PRIX CORTEIRA – 1200m (a6f) – TURF – Class 2 – Flat – EUR €…

  • French Selections Thursday 11th

    French Selections Thursday 11th

    R1 Longchamp [R-H] C1 – PRIX DE L’ATHENEE – 2000m (a1m1/4) – TURF – Class 2 – Flat – EUR € 24,700 C1 – PRIX DU CONSERVATOIRE D’AMIENS – 2400m (a1m1/2) – Class E – Mounted – EUR € 20,000 C1 – QATAR COUPE DE FRANCE DES CHEVAUX ARABES – 1600m (a1m) – TURF –…

  • French Selections Wednesday 10th

    French Selections Wednesday 10th

    R1 CAEN [R-H] C1 – PRIX DE BUAIS – 2450m (a1m1/2) – Class E – Mounted – EUR € 29,000 C1 – PRIX DE AINAY-LE-CHATEAU – 2150m (a1m1/4) – Class G Amateur Drivers – Harness – EUR € 8,000 C1 – PRIX SUBOTICA – 2100m (a1m1/4) – TURF – Class 3 – Flat – EUR…

  • CENTRUM TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT SALISBURY

    CENTRUM TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT SALISBURY

    Fine FormAll eyes will be onCentrum SL – 4.18when he makes his debut for John and Thady Gosden on an afternoon which could feature some exciting prospects at Salisbury.A half-brother to dual Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Oaks winner Enable, the three-year-old is bred to stay and…

  • Horse Racing Tips: Nap of the Day

    Horse Racing Tips: Nap of the Day

    THAT’S RANDOM – 17:28 Salisbury (NAP)Some interesting novice/maiden events on the Salisbury card but the best bet might come in the three-year-old handicap over six furlongs. THAT’S RANDOM represents a shrewd yard in Harry Charlton and the well-bred son of Bated Breath is a half-brother to the same trainer’s 109-rated sprinter Completely Random. He’s had…