Category: UK Racing

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…

Improving stayer Many Men could be tested at Listed level in Ascot’s BetMGM Noel Murless Stakes after his agonising reversal in the Melrose Stakes at York.Jim Boyle’s three-year-old was sent off the 9-2 favourite on the Knavesmire as he sought to back up a win over two miles at Ascot last month, but had to…

Rosallion is set to face 10 rivals in the first renewal of the Sky Bet City of York Stakes since it achieved Group One status.Richard Hannon’s star miler was bound for the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville last weekend but a bruised foot scuppered that plan and he was redirected to York.He faces Ralph…

Fine FormAlmosh’her YO – 3.35can provide Yorkshire with a winner of its most famous handicap, the Sky Bet Ebor at York.Trained in Leyburn by Karl Burke, the four-year-old runs in the colours of Qatar’s Wathnan Racing operation, a growing force in the game.They want to be winning the biggest races and while this fits into…

Fine FormAn Aidan O’Brien superstar denied France victory in the Juddmonte International 12 months ago, butDaryz YO – 3.35can put the record straight this year on the Knavesmire.It was only City Of Troy that stopped Calandagan triumphing at York and in some ways his stablemate Daryz is on a revenge mission against this year’s Ballydoyle…