Category: UK Racing

The Northumberland Plate Festival continues on day two with the Gosforth Park Cup today.Let’s start with some details on our selected horses at Newcastle17:25 (Newcastle) BergeracBergerac has a decent record at the North-East venue and has been given a chance to shine in the Jenningsbet In Shiremoor Gosforth Park Cup Handicap.He is back down to…

Connections are hoping The Strikin Viking can be as prolific as the Premier League footballer he was named after when he aims to build on an impressive debut in the Gain Railway Stakes at the Curragh.The two-year-old is named after Manchester City striker Erling Haaland and his owners, Middleham Park Racing, admitted they saved the…

Ambiente Friendly and Los Angeles, second and third in the Derby at Epsom, are due to meet again in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby on Sunday.James Fanshawe’s Ambiente Friendly beat Los Angeles by three and a quarter lengths at Epsom, with both no match for City Of Troy, and owners the Gredley family have…

Andrew Asquith had an 8/1 winner in his last column and is back with two bets at Newcastle this weekend.The Northumberland Plate is one of the big betting races this weekend and there are several among the entries who raced at Royal Ascot last week, notably Ascot Stakes winner Pledgeofallegiance, who could possibly be turned…

Fine FormBrunch nc – 4.10has slipped back down to a dangerous mark this term and can take full advantage in the JenningsBet In Kippax Seaton Delaval Handicap at Newcastle.The seven-year-old was only beaten by just over a length when sixth in this race last season and is now 12lb better off with the winner Lattam.Michael…

Ambiente Friendly will aim to go one better than at Epsom when he contests the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh on 30 June.The James Fanshawe-trained colt shot to prominence with a startling performance in the Lingfield Derby Trial.Ridden by Rab Havlin for the first time at Epsom, he travelled ominously well for…

This time last week Royal Ascot was foremost in the minds of all horse-racing folk and mention was made of the difficulties posed finding winners among the minefields but, in the knowledge, the harder you work, the luckier you become we enjoyed two brief dalliances and they need to be highlighted given my purpose is…

Fine FormWarrendale Wagyu BE – 1.47looks well up to defying a penalty in the Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Handicap at Beverley.Trained by John and Sean Quinn, the three-year-old showed precious little in three outings last term but that always looked likely to change this season.Gelded and making his handicap debut off a…

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…

Deira Mile could be pointed towards the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby after his fourth-placed performance in the Epsom Classic.The Owen Burrows-trained Camelot colt was fourth in the Futurity Trophy last season and began this year with a taking four-length victory in a Windsor novice.At Epsom he stepped up to a mile and a half…