Category: UK Racing

It is “all systems go” in Alyanaabi’s 2000 Guineas bid after pleasing trainer Owen Burrows in a racecourse gallop at Newmarket.The Too Darn Hot colt won on his debut at Salisbury last June and followed up that run when finishing fourth of 10 in the Listed Pat Eddery Stakes at Ascot.On the latter occasion he…

Dancing City followed up his Aintree success with a battling victory in the Grade 1 Channor Real Estate Group Novice Hurdle at Punchestown yesterday.Sent off the 7/4 favourite to follow up his dominant Sefton Novices’ Hurdle win, Willie Mullins’ horse found plenty for pressure under Paul Townend to see off the late threat of his…

Yesterday felt like summer had arrived, sunbathing in my garden (for the first time this year!) had me dreaming about the beauty of our merry month of May; then I switched focus to racing fixtures this week and noticed ”heavy’ at both Northern venues, Redcar/Doncaster, which of course meant scrutiny of two ‘standard’ all-weather polytrack…

Fine FormPandora’s Gift CC – 7.30can strike at Listed level in the IRE-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Chelmer Fillies’ Stakes at Chelmsford.The Stuart Williams-trained daughter of Churchill has barely put a foot wrong in four starts on the all-weather so far, finishing second on debut at Chelmsford before returning to win at the track…

A round-up of the pick of the action from Ascot yesterday, including Jasour staking his claim for a shot at the Commonwealth Cup.Coltrane toughs it out in SagaroColtrane landed back-to-back victories in the Longines Sagaro Stakes, but was made to pull out all the stops to repel the late challenge of Caius Chorister.Andrew Balding’s teak-tough…

Teahupoo will face ten rivals in his bid to claim a fourth Grade 1 success when he lines up in the feature Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (6.00) on day three of the Punchestown festival.The seven-year-old made a winning seasonal debut in the Hatton’s Grace at Fairyhouse in December before fending off Flooring Porter to win…

Fallen Angel, second favourite for the QIPCO 1000 Guineas, is firmly on course for the Newmarket Classic.The daughter of Too Darn Hot, owned by Clipper Logistics, won three of her four starts at two including the Group One Moyglare Stud Stakes and with Aidan O’Brien saying on Monday that Opera Singer is unlikely to run,…

Fine Form Tenyatta br – 4.45 is another ex-Osborne runner who can go well for James Owen in the Old Ship Brightons Oldest Hotel Handicap at the seaside track.She made a perfect start for Owen when winning at Wolverhampton last month after changing hands for 8,000 guineas in March, but raised 3lb she could not…

Minella Cocooner provided the icing on the cake for new champion trainer Willie Mullins by winning the bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown.Partnered, like last week’s Coral Scottish Grand National winner Macdermott, by the handler’s nephew Danny, the 17/2 winner made stealthy headway to join the long-time leader Annual Invictus (20/1) jumping the final fence.The runner-up…

James McDonald is confident Romantic Warrior can reign supreme over his Group One QE II Cup (2,000m) rivals when the six-year-old superstar bids for a historic hat-trick of wins in Today’s HK$28 million contest.The Kiwi ace took his record aboard the Danny Shum Chap-shing-trained son of Acclamation to six victories from seven starts with a…