Category: UK Racing

Jasour dropping back to five furlongs and to note four eyecatching performances in defeat last weekend.ROHAAN – 3rd in 6f handicap at Ascot, SaturdayThe money came pouring in for Rohaan through Saturday morning but supporters must have half known their fate after a furlong or so as he was sat at the back of the…

Fine FormDylan Cunha has a canny knack of getting the best out of low-cost recruits and Hello Miss Lady LI – 2.35 looks like another bargain buy for the South Africa-born trainer.This daughter of Gleneagles cost just 6,500gns as a yearling and, to be fair, she did little to get excited about in her first…

Ground conditions are likely to be key to the participation of Spycatcher in the Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock on Saturday.The Highclere Thoroughbred Racing-owned gelding is one three possible runners in the Group One contest for trainer Karl Burke alongside Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes and July Cup runner-up Swingalong and the exciting three-year-old Elite…

Three recommended bets at Haydock and Kempton.A proper array of racing this weekend, with competitive cards at Ascot and Haydock, featuring the Group 1 Betfair Sprint Cup, accompanied by some excellent stuff on the all-weather at Kempton, including a couple of Group 3s.Haydock is where I’m going to start, as I quite like one in…

Fine FormJewelry SL – 3.50can take the leap to Group Three company in her stride in the Ire-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Dick Poole Fillies’ Stakes at Salisbury. Hailing from the exceptional Urban Sea line on her dam’s side, this daughter of Wootton Bassett was snapped up for 280,000 guineas as a yearling last year…

Horse-by-horse for Saturday’s Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock Park.ANNAFFive-time winner last season including the Portland, Bengough Sakes and a valuable Group Two prize in Saudi Arabia in February. Not been seen since and will need to be operating at the same level on his return to action to play a leading role.ART POWERHad a couple…

Los Angeles appears increasingly likely to join stablemates Auguste Rodin and Luxembourg in the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes, the feature race on day one of Irish Champions Festival weekend.Auguste Rodin denied Luxembourg back-to-back wins in the Leopardstown showpiece 12 months ago, but for the second year in succession the son of Deep Impact will…

Beverley hosts it’s biggest meeting of the year this weekend, with the ITV cameras in-situ for the William Hill Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes which has been a Clive Cox benefit for the last three years thanks to wins for Tis Marvellous (twice) and the three-year-old Kerdos.Those horses were at different ends of their career, but…

Fine FormJungle Land so – 6.43can make a successful stable debut for George Boughey on the sixth and final night of the Racing League at Southwell.After finishing second on his first two starts as favourite for Karl Burke, the Kodiac gelding made it third time lucky with an authoritative all-the-way victory at Redcar in late…

Connections are favouring the Qipco Champion Stakes for Calandagan after his valiant second to a “true champion” in the Juddmonte International at York.The Francis-Henri Graffard-trained bay has had a superb season so far, scoring a Group-race hat-trick that began with success in the Prix Noailles and led to victories in the Prix Hocquart and then…