Category: UK Racing
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GIRL POWER CAN WIN THE DAY AT RIPON
Fine FormInternational Girl RI – 7.55can spearhead a Ripon double for Richard Fahey in the weatherbysshop.co.uk Handicap.She proved pretty consistent through the 2023 campaign, placing on four occasions with only one really lacklustre effort on her record over six races.The six-year-old posted a fair performance on her return at this track last month, when being…
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Laurel on course forDuke of Cambridge
John and Thady Gosden’s Laurel will have her first run for over a year in the Duke of Cambridge Stakes at Royal Ascot.The lightly-raced five-year-old has not been seen since disappointing when well fancied for last year’s Lockinge at Newbury.As a three-year-old she was beaten less than a length in the Sun Chariot Stakes, on…
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Lightning will try to strike in King Charles heat
Rogue Lightning is on course for the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot after kicking off his campaign in the Temple Stakes at Haydock.The four-year-old was three times a winner last term, taking a Doncaster handicap, the Shergar Cup Dash and the Listed Scarbrough Stakes before heading to ParisLongchamp for the Prix de l’Abbaye.There…
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REACHING TO HIT LEICESTER HEIGHTS
Fine Form Reaching High LE – 4.03 is regally bred in more than one respect and looks ready to start upholding family honour in the Racecourse Live Streams On Racing TV Extra Handicap at Leicester.The son of Sea The Stars is out of 2013 Ascot Gold Cup winner Estimate, a mating put together by the…
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Never So Brave on course for Royal Ascot run
Sir Michael Stoute’s Never So Brave has Royal Ascot pencilled into his diary after a fruitful season so far.The son of No Nay Never crossed paths with some talented horses as a juvenile, meeting subsequent Group One winners Ancient Wisdom and Vandeek when the runner-up on both starts at two.He also defeated James Ferguson’s Jubilee…
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Broxi and Elle make strong appeal after a ‘Wonder’ strike
WILTSHIRE WONDER kicked off Flaming June in the best possible way when our first System bet obliged at 9/2 with a runaway success, following on from a ‘Wonder’ week which ended with at least four successful System bets.The Epsom Derby selection was never at the races, horses don’t come from last place to win in…
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Epsom Derby day review
A review of the action from the undercard at Epsom Downs on Derby day.Scotsman sparkles at EpsomRoyal Scotsman returned to his best with a smart performance in the Betfred Diomed Stakes.Sent off at 17/2 in an open renewal of the Group 3 contest off the back of a disappointing return in the Group 1 Lockinge…
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KING’S LYNN LOOKS OVERDUE A RETURN TO WINNER’S ENCLOSURE
Fine Form King’s Lynn HM – 5.10 has shown plenty of his old dash in his two most recent runs and can snap his lengthy winless run in the Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap at Hamilton.The seven-year-old has not got his head in front since scoring at Group Two level in the 2022 Temple…
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Diego Velazquez heading for Prixdu Jockey Club at Chantilly
Diego Velazquez is Aidan O’Brien’s chief hope of winning a second Qatar Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly today.Impressive in his first two juvenile starts, the Frankel colt disappointed on his final appearance at two in the Futurity Trophy at Doncaster, but his trainer is happy to “put a line through” that run as he…
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Ezeliya storms to Oaks glory for Dermot Weld and Chris Hayes
Ezeliya shone in coming home an impressive winner of the Betfred Oaks at Epsom for trainer Dermot Weld and jockey Chris Hayes. The Aga Khan-owned 13-2 chance was kept handy throughout the mile-and-a-half fillies’ showpiece and was in the middle of the field of 12 as they turned for home. From there she began to…