Author: keith
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French Selections Sunday 12th
R1 Longchamp [R-H] C1 – PRIX DE MOGADOR – 1600m (a1m) – TURF – Class 3 Race – Flat – EUR € 23,000 1. STAR FROM THE EAST – Consistent for the most part with sound references/form credentials, including a last-start 2nd in a 1600m handicap at Lyon-Parilly on 20 April. Place chance 2. WASSERFARBE…
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DEFIANCE CAN SHOWHIS METTLE AT LINGFIELD
Fine FormDefiance LI – 3.00can advertise his Epsom claims with victory in the William Hill Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes at the Surrey track.Roger Varian’s charge beat Caviar Heights a short head on racecourse debut last August, with the value of that form well advertised by that horse’s four-length Listed victory at Newmarket last week.Defiance went…
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HORSE RACING TIPS FOR TODAY
Saturday hosts a packed card of racing with Lingfield holding the Oaks & Derby Trial, Ascot holding the Victoria Cup while Haydock hosts the Class 1 Swinton Handicap and listed Spring Trophy Stakes.Haydock’s card is great with a mix of jump and flat racing, as Ascot and Lingfield have a fantastic range of contests including…
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Point Lonsdale proves far too strong in Ormonde Stakes
Point Lonsdale secured his second career victory at Chester’s May Festival with a dominant display in the tote.co.uk Supporting Racing Ormonde Stakes.Winner of the Huxley Stakes over a mile and a quarter 12 months ago, Aidan O’Brien’s charge went on to run with credit in a series of Group One races, including when third in…
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‘Diamond’ smacks of value, just ‘Can’t Resist It!
Mr Hampstead cs – 2.05 has a gilt-edged opportunity to make it third time lucky in the seven-runner 3-y-o Maiden Stakes over twelve furlongs of ‘good to soft’ Chester this afternoon; final day of the prestigious May meeting and rates a ‘special’ on the time-handicap.This Galileo colt, owned by the powerful Amo Racing Limited, is…
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Chester review
A review of the pick of the day’s action from Chester yesterday as Capulet reversed recent all-weather form with Bracken’s Laugh to win the Dee Stakes. Capulet was tracked by favourite Jayarbee but Sean Levey was sending out distress signals on the 7/4 favourite as Moore started to go through the gears with a couple…
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PASSENGER TO TAKE WINNING ROUTE
Fine Form Passenger cs – 3.05 can make a winning start to his season in the Ire-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Huxley Stakes at Chester. The four-year-old has been off the track since winning the Group Three Weatherbys Global Stallions Winter Hill Stakes at Windsor by a short head from West Wind Blows in…
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Confirmed runners and riders for the Chester Cup
Hugo Palmer does not believe last year’s Chester Cup second Zoffee has been handed a boost after being drawn in stall one for today’s race (3.40).The eight-year-old is a general 10-1 chance for the £170,000 contest that he came within a neck of winning 12 lengths ago, only to be denied by Metier, who was…
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Joseph O’Brien believes Galileo Dame can answer Cheshire Oaks question
Joseph O’Brien has watched his father Aidan win the Weatherbys E-Passport Cheshire Oaks a record eight times, but now has the chance to join him on the roll of honour with Galileo Dame holding leading claims at Chester today.The daughter of Galileo Gold built on an encouraging effort on debut at Gowran late last year…
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Ryan to become a ‘Hero’ again and ‘Castle’ looks strong!
Dedicated Hero kl – 4.55 attempts to defy a course and distance penalty, incurred twelve weeks ago, in an intriguing ten-runner ‘Bumper’ Final over two miles of ‘good’ ground at Kelso today; this magnificent ‘Borders’ circuit has been watered and yet at the same time we learn Newton Abbot will only be staged if its…