Category: UK Racing

Fine FormAlsakib YO – 3.00can improve on his recent York spin by landing the Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Grand Cup Stakes back on the Knavemire.The five-year-old was up against it on his seasonal bow last month, taking on multiple Group One winner Rebel’s Romance in the Group Two Yorkshire Cup over the same…

Last year’s winner Running Lion will face a maximum of 10 rivals when she bids for back-to-back victories in the Duke of Cambridge Stakes at Royal Ascot on Wednesday.John and Thady Gosden’s mare was an emphatic winner of the Group Two contest 12 months ago and rounded off her campaign by finishing second to stablemate…

Today selectionsROYAL DRESS – 1.00 Epsom (NAP)ROYAL DRESS was unlucky not to win this race 12 months ago, suffering trouble in-running on more than one occasion, but finishing her race to good effect once in the clear and not beaten far.She confirmed herself a smart filly when winning a Group 3 at the Curragh a…

Fine FormRuling Court EP – 3.30can become the first horse since Camelot to win the 2000 Guineas and Betfred Derby in the same season.Connections of the Charlie Appleby-trained colt were not even considering running him at Newmarket until a sparkling gallop just a few weeks before the first Classic.He was so impressive in that piece…

Stanhope Gardens is a much bigger price than Dante-winning stablemate Pride Of Arras, but Ralph Beckett revealed on Thursday that it was the former who he saw as his likely Derby horse in the winter.The bookmakers got it wrong when the trainer had a one-two in the Oaks 12 years ago, with 20-1 shot Talent…

Ante-post favourites Delacroix, Ruling Court, Pride Of Arras and The Lion In Winter were confirmed while two French raiders have been supplementedAidan O’Brien’s star colts Delacroix and The Lion In Winter were two of 18 confirmations for Saturday’s Betfred Derby at Epsom, with French raiders Midak and New Ground making a field of 20 runners…

Fine FormCommanding Prince LE – 4.47can continue his rich vein of form with success in the Voluntary Action Leicestershire (VAL) Celebrating 60 Years Handicap at Leicester.The four-year-old did not make it to the track until February this year, having changed hands for 25,000 guineas at the end of 2024, which seems pretty reasonable considering he…

Fine FormIn A Hurry BE – 3.10looks poised to get off the mark in the Skidby Restricted Maiden Stakes on the Westwood at Beverley.The David O’Meara-trained Time Test filly was a good second in an Ayr maiden over a mile trip on her seasonal debut in April but was well beaten last time when stepping…

Jim Crowley would be confident of taking revenge on Los Angeles should he lock horns with Anmaat again in the future.The pair fought out the finish to Sunday’s Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh and having narrowly gone to the front inside the final furlong, the Shadwell Estates-owned seven-year-old was run down by his rallying…

Rashabar will head into the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas “underestimated”, according to his connections – but he will have some history on his side.The Brian Meehan-trained Coventry Stakes winner sports the famous Sangster family colours which have been carried to victory in the Irish Classic five times already.Jaazeiro (1978), Sadler’s Wells (1984) and Prince Of…