Category: UK Racing

Fine FormPrague SN – 4.15can make a successful return to Sandown in the Davies Insurance Solutions Gala Stakes.The four-year-old son of Galileo started out his career with Aidan O’Brien but never raced for the Ballydoyle maestro.He switched to the care of Dylan Cunha at Newmarket earlier this season and made his racecourse debut last month…

14:30 (Sandown) AesteriusAesterius can benefit from a drop in class in the Dragon Stakes.The Wathnan Racing-owned two-year-old ran out a convincing winner on his debut at Bath before stepping up to Group Two company at Royal Ascot.He was prominent on the near side in the Norfolk Stakes with a high draw but chased home stablemate…

Fine FormGrant Wood hy – 3.40can complete a Haydock sprint double in the Supalite Group Handicap.The five-year-old joined Paul Midgley last term after the retirement of previous trainer Eric Alston, but he had only a couple of turf starts before alengthy break that saw him return with a fair third on the all-weather in December.Grant…

George Duffield knows a thing or two about the Coral-Eclipse and is backing City Of Troy to impress at Sandown on Saturday.The 77-year-old twice found the scoresheet in the Esher Group One, firstly aboard Environment Friend for James Fanshawe in 1991 and then nine years later when called up by Aidan O’Brien to partner the…

Fine FormSavvy Warrior TH – 3.45can build on a recent success as he tackles the first division of the Weatherbys ePassport Handicap at Thirsk.Out of luck in four juvenile starts, the three-year-old showed initial promise over a mile on his seasonal return in April, but upped to 10 furlongs at Pontefract the following month he…

18:20 (Epsom) Giselles DefenceA Joe Leavy claim negates the small rise in weights Giselles Defence received for finishing second when tackling this trip at Leicester recently.Appears to hold solid claims in the opening Betfred ‘Bet Builder’ Apprentice Handicap.Daisy Roots was a good runner-up at Brighton two starts ago and must be considered on just her…

David Ord looks at the potential dangers to Derby hero City Of Troy in Saturday’s Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown.So City Of Troy could face a maximum of ten rivals in Saturday’s Coral-Eclipse, seven of which are enemies, trained outside the boundaries of Ballydoyle.On Monday his trainer Aidan O’Brien told Matt Chapman in The Sun that…

Fine FormSimply Blue HM – 2.15can kickstart what could be a profitable afternoon for followers of William Buick, as the Godolphin number one makes a rare visit to Hamilton.His first mount of the day sets a strong standard in the racingtv.com EBF Maiden Stakes following a promising effort on his second start.Despite still looking far…

Ed Bethell fears Inisherin could prove a tough nut to crack for Regional in the Darley July Cup on Saturday week.Bethell’s stable star made his Group One breakthrough last autumn in the Haydock Sprint Cup and in two outings this season has run with great credit.He was only worn down close home by Mitbaahy in…

City Of Troy will drop back in trip for his first start since winning the Derby, with Sandown’s Coral-Eclipse confirmed as the next port of call for Aidan O’Brien’s Epsom champion.The son of Justify carried all before him as a juvenile, going through his two-year-old season unbeaten and igniting triple crown dreams for his Classic…