Category: UK Racing

Fine FormA couple of juvenile talents can light up Leicester’s card, withTouleen LE – 2.50looking a potentially useful runner in the Gascare Services EBF Fillies’ Novice Stakes.Trained by Owen Burrows for her owner-breeder Shadwell, this Lope De Vega filly hails from a fine female line with her dam, Talaayeb, a Group Three winner from the…

KALOKALO – 3.20 Leicester (NAP)He’s started at 8/1, 28/1 and 33/1 in three outings to date and KALOKALO is an interesting handicap debutant.He slots into this contest off the ceiling rating of 60 and was an eyecatcher on his final qualifying run, staying on under hands and heels into third behind Queen Tamara. He promises…

Sweet William will face a maximum of seven rivals in defence of his Betfred Howard Wright Doncaster Cup title on Friday.John and Thady Gosden’s charge prevailed in the two-and-a-quarter-mile event last term and has been holding his own once again in the staying division this term, chasing home stablemate Trawlerman in the Lonsdale Cup last…

Fine FormHigh Degree AS – 4.40can do the honours in the Ascot Iron Stand Membership Handicap.Trained by William Haggas, the Too Darn Hot colt progressed nicely through maidens and novices before making his handicap debut in the Kincsem Handicap at Goodwood.There he was a respectable fifth of 18 when stepping up to 10 furlongs for…

Today selectionsPERSUASION – 4.55 Haydock (NAP)PERSUASION rates a bet off top weight back at Haydock where his career form reads 13221. He acts on all types of ground conditions but his most recent win came on an easy surface up at Musselburgh in April this year and he’s only rated 1lb higher now so is…

Two Ballydoyle heavyweights in Illinois and Jan Brueghel are on a collision course in the Comer Group Irish St Leger at the Curragh on Sunday week.Illinois finished second to Trawlerman in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot in June and was then beaten by younger stablemate Scandinavia in the Goodwood Cup.Jan Brueghel beat Illinois by…

Fine FormCapitalization KM – 7.30can make a victorious return from a mid-season break in the Unibet Zero% Mission/EBF Novice Stakes at Kempton.A £260,000 breeze-up purchase in the spring, Capitalization made his race- course bow at Nottingham in June but he somewhat compromised his chance when missing the break and gave himself plenty of ground to…

Aidan O’Brien could take aim at Publish in Saturday’s Betting.betfair Ascendant Stakes at Haydock Park.The Juddmonte colt has been re-routed to the Listed contest after soft ground ruled him out of the Solario Stakes at Sandown on Saturday.He looks an exciting prospect having been a big eyecatcher on debut at Sandown before winning a maiden…

Today selectionsPERSUASION – 4.08 Thirsk (NAP)PERSUASION isn’t an easy horse to predict but he likes Thirsk and he might be a big price in the Constant Security Services Handicap over seven furlongs on Friday. The eight-year-old won over the course and distance off a mark of 84 last year and he was a close-up third…

Fine FormNovelette SN – 2.15is expected to complete her hat-trick for Simon and Ed Crisford in the curtain-raising Woburn Partners Nursery Handicap at Sandown.Placed on her first two starts, the daughter of Sioux Nation made it third time lucky at Yarmouth in early July, with the application of a hood going some way to harnessing…