Category: UK Racing

Ante-post favourite Field Of Gold is among 12 confirmations for the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday. John and Thady Gosden’s colt came with a wet sail in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket but could not catch Ruling Court. It was confirmed on Monday that multiple Irish champion jockey Colin Keane will…

Fine FormRace-fitTamfana NB – 2.35is rated a value option for the BoyleSports Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.David Menuisier’s filly made a satisfactory return to action when second to Dancing Gemini at Sandown, where it was the winner who showed the benefit of a previous outing.Tamfana is 5lb better off for this rematch and should be so…

Ace miler Rosallion will face eight runners as he looks to make a winning return in the Group 1 BoyleSports Lockinge Stakes (2.35) at Newbury today.He is joined by stablemate Persica as Richard Hannon bids to match his father’s record of three wins in the race. The son of Blue Point was last seen landing…

Aidan O’Brien’s beautifully bred filly Giselle had little trouble in landing the odds in the William Hill Oaks Trial Fillies’ Stakes at Lingfield. Sent off the 30-100 favourite, the three-year-old by Frankel and out of a Breeders’ Cup winner in Newspaperofrecord, only faced two rivals. It looked a straightforward task on paper and it ultimately…

Aidan O’Brien will look to strengthen his Classic hopes when fielding two runners in the William Hill Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes (3.00) today.The ten-time Derby-winning trainer will send Leopardstown debut winner Stay True to the Surrey track as well as Puppet Master, who was fourth to stablemate Delacroix in the Ballysax Stakes last time.O’Brien has…

Fine FormCathedral LI – 3.35is an exciting entry in the Group Three William Hill Chartwell Fillies’ Stakes at Lingfield.Ralph Beckett has bigger targets set up for the three-year-old this term, with the Irish 1,000 Guineas, the Betfred Oaks and the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot all on the radar.An E800,000 breeze-ups buy 12 months ago,…

Illinois began his season in the best possible fashion with a gritty success in the Ladbrokes Big-Value You Can Bet On Ormonde Stakes at Chester. A Royal Ascot winner in the Queen’s Vase last year, he was also second in the Grand Prix de Paris and the St Leger. He was giving weight away to…

Last year’s St Leger runner-up Illinos heads a select field of six for the Ladbrokes Big-Value You Can Bet On Ormonde Stakes, the £140,000 feature race on Boodles May Festival Ladies Day at Chester today.Aidan O’Brien shares the mantle of most successful trainer in the Group Three contest with recently retired Sir Michael Stoute, the…

Fine FormIllinois CS – 3.05can make his class tell as he lines up in the Ladbrokes Big-Value You Can Bet On Ormonde Stakes at Chester.The four-year-old hails from the family of Arc winner Danedream and he certainly showed a fair amount of ability during his Classic campaign without actually hitting the target on the biggest…

Galopin Des Champs (5/6 favourite) made it third time lucky in the Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup.In 2023 and 2024 Galopin Des Champs came into this Grade 1 feature as the Cheltenham Gold Cup winner but left Punchestown in defeat to Fastorslow. Beaten in England this time and with no Fastorslow in the line-up, Galopin Des…