Author: keith
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French Selections Wednesday 13th
R1 ENGHIEN [L-H] C1 – PRIX DE NOUZONVILLE – 2150m (a1m1/4) – Class D Race – Harness – EUR € 40,000 C1 – PRIX CHARLES DE VEAUCE – 2400m (a1m1/2) – TURF – Class 3 Race – Flat – EUR € 14,600 C1 – PRIX DE LA LONDE LES MAURES – 2650m (a1m1/2) – Class…
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GOLDEN CAN SHINEAT HAMILTON
Fine FormExpensive purchaseGolden Horse HM – 6.40is entitled to come on a bundle for his debut and should take plenty of beating in the David and William McHarg Memorial Maiden Stakes at Hamilton.The William Haggas inmate cost 425,000 guineas at Tattersalls in October 2023 but did not make it to the track at two and…
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previews & race by race tips
ALNAYEF – 3.15 CarlisleALNAYEF figures off a handy mark and ran his best race for Jim Goldie when second at Hamilton earlier this month. He makes plenty of appeal. Paper Doll and Marbuzet rate the principal dangers.STAR MARIAN – 3.32 LingfieldNot as competitive as the numbers suggest and this looks a good opportunity for STAR…
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Loughnane: 200 winners the aim this year
Teenage sensation Billy Loughnane has set his sights on 200 winners for the year following a maiden Group 1 victory on Sunday.The 19-year-old, son of trainer Mark Loughnane, was champion apprentice in Britain in 2023 and All-Weather Champion Jockey in 24/25 and has become a household name, with Rashabar’s 80/1 triumph in the Coventry Stakes…
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Joe Fanning booked for Nunthorpe favourite Lady Iman
Joe Fanning has been booked to ride Goodwood winner Lady Iman in the Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes at York later this month.The two-year-old filly will have to be supplemented for the Group One sprint but after winning the Molecomb Stakes – Lady Iman’s fourth victory in five career starts – owners the O’Callaghan family…
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She’s Bulletproof to returnin The Heath at Caulfield
Connections of She’s Bulletproof have decided against launching her spring campaign in Group 1 company, instead opting to kick off in the Group 3 The Heath (1100m) at Caulfield on August 30.The mare was briefly considered for the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at The Valley on September 6, but trainer Charlotte Littlefield said her…
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Pride Eyes trip to Caulfield with Private
Racing New South Wales’ decision not to reprogram the Missile Stakes is set to be Melbourne’s gain with Private Eye in line to resume in this Saturday’s PB Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield.Private Eye was an acceptor for the $300,000 Group 2 Missile Stakes, which was abandoned when last Saturday’s Randwick meeting was called off and…
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DETAIN CAN ARREST LOSING RUN AT HAYDOCK
Fine FormDetain HY – 3.00can reward those that keep the faith with victory in the Betfred Rose of Lancaster Stakes at Haydock.John and Thady Gosden’s charge won two of his three juvenile outings last year, only coming unstuck when upped to Group One company, and it looked as though he was set for a big…
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Order to hit Heights and bloom in Rose OfLancaster
THERE is plenty of different action for racing fans this weekend with Ascot hosting its annual Shergar Cup fixture and Group contests from Haydock and Newmarket.The Shergar Cup always attracts some of the best jockeys from around the world to Ascot to compete in four teams – Great Britain and Ireland, Europe, Rest of the…
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French Selections Saturday 9th
R1 DEAUVILLE [R-H] C1 – PRIX DUBAI RACING CLUB (PRIX DE REUX) – 2500m (a1m1/2) – TURF – Gr3 Race – Flat – EUR € 73,200 C1 – PRIX DE LA PORTE DE CLICHY – 2250m (a1m1/2) – Class C Race – Harness – EUR € 38,000 C1 – PRIX CE BELLO ROMAIN – 2875m…