Category: UK Racing

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…

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…

Francis-Henri Graffard is eyeing further success on British soil, with a trip to Epsom for the Coronation Cup on the cards for Dubai Sheema Classic runner-up Calandagan.The Frenchman claimed major prizes in Britain with both Calandagan and Goliath last season and is already plotting more raids this term, having been delighted with how the former…

Fine FormHarriet Bethell has her relatively small string in rare form at present andMilteye RI – 7.30looks set to add to her impressive statistics in the Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap at Ripon.Formerly trained by Edward O’Grady in Ireland, the five-year-old only has one success to his name from 19 outings. Since joining Bethell…

Aidan O’Brien has added The Lion In Winter to today’s Prix Jean Prat at Thursday’s supplementary stage, meaning a maximum of 10 will line-up in today’s Group One feature at Deauville.It is interesting the son of Sea The Stars reverts to the distance he excelled over at York as a juvenile, winning an Acomb Stakes…

A review of the rest of the action from Sandown Park on Coral-Eclipse day.Rum victory for PortmanJonathan Portman can once again take aim at bigger and better prizes with stable star Rumstar, who bagged the second Group Three success of his career when swooping late in the Coral Charge at 11/2 at Sandown Park.Having scored…

Fine FormChairmanfourtimes AY – 2.20has shown enough in two starts to date to suggest he can get his head in front in something like the Ayrshire Cancer Support EBF Maiden Stakes at Ayr.A son of Clive Cox’s shock Coventry Stakes winner Nando Parrado, Adrian Keatley’s charge had the misfortune to bump into Ameeq first time…

Fine FormStaya SN – 3.00is the form pick as she makes a swift return to action in the Listed Dragon Stakes at Sandown.George Scott’s charge was obviously going to be a smart juvenile prospect having cost 375,000 guineas at the spring breeze-up sales and she made an instant impact at Yarmouth in May when cantering…

Al Qareem is on track to fly the flag for Yorkshire in the inaugural running of the Charlie Wood Stakes at Beverley tomorrow.Trained by Middleham’s Karl Burke and owned by the locally-based Nick Bradley Racing, the six-year-old is a fitting competitor in the mile-and-a-half Listed event which was previously run as the Fred Archer Stakes…

Fine FormBelieve The Storm km – 6.23has hit the bar on his last two starts but the second division of the Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap gives him a perfect opportunity of victory at Kempton.Hailing from the family of Derby winner Pour Moi, Believe The Storm made a winning debut over seven furlongs at…