Author: keith
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JEWELRY CAN SPARKLE AT SALISBURY
Fine FormJewelry SL – 3.50can take the leap to Group Three company in her stride in the Ire-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Dick Poole Fillies’ Stakes at Salisbury. Hailing from the exceptional Urban Sea line on her dam’s side, this daughter of Wootton Bassett was snapped up for 280,000 guineas as a yearling last year…
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Betfair Sprint Cup:Horse-by-horse guide and tip
Horse-by-horse for Saturday’s Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock Park.ANNAFFive-time winner last season including the Portland, Bengough Sakes and a valuable Group Two prize in Saudi Arabia in February. Not been seen since and will need to be operating at the same level on his return to action to play a leading role.ART POWERHad a couple…
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Los Angeles heading to Leopardstown before Paris
Los Angeles appears increasingly likely to join stablemates Auguste Rodin and Luxembourg in the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes, the feature race on day one of Irish Champions Festival weekend.Auguste Rodin denied Luxembourg back-to-back wins in the Leopardstown showpiece 12 months ago, but for the second year in succession the son of Deep Impact will…
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French Selections Sunday 1st
R1 Longchamp [R-H] C1 – PRIX D’ARENBERG – 1000m (a5f) – TURF – Gr3 Race – Flat – EUR € 80,000 1. TREASURE ISLE – Inconsistent but capable colt. Finished a reassuring 4th in a 1250m Curragh Group III on 21 July before winning a 1000m Listed race at that venue on 17 August. Supplemented…
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French Selections Saturday 31st
R1 VINCENNES [L-H] C1 – PRIX DE CACHAN – 2100m (a1m1/4) – Class E Race – Harness – EUR € 52,000 1. FALCO DU HAMEL – 6th of 12 in a 3450m Agon-Coutainville Class E last Monday. Seldom disappoints with Eric Raffin reining and will generate interest 2. FERGIE HIGHLAND – One-paced 7th of 13…
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French Selections Friday 30th
R1 VINCENNES [L-H] C1 – PRIX LAMPETIA – 2700m (a1m1/2) – Class C Race – Harness – EUR € 53,000 1. JURELLA – Complicated but capable mare starting for first time since faulting in a 2850m Class C here late-February. Shoes on and no threat 2. LET IT BE VP – Form regressing at present,…
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Equality capable of firing in Bullet
Beverley hosts it’s biggest meeting of the year this weekend, with the ITV cameras in-situ for the William Hill Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes which has been a Clive Cox benefit for the last three years thanks to wins for Tis Marvellous (twice) and the three-year-old Kerdos.Those horses were at different ends of their career, but…
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LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY AT SOUTHWELL
Fine FormJungle Land so – 6.43can make a successful stable debut for George Boughey on the sixth and final night of the Racing League at Southwell.After finishing second on his first two starts as favourite for Karl Burke, the Kodiac gelding made it third time lucky with an authoritative all-the-way victory at Redcar in late…
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French Selections Thursday 29th
R1 Longchamp [R-H] C1 – PRIX DE FONTENOY – 1600m (a1m) – TURF – Newcomers Race – Flat – EUR € 50,000 1. BEST SECRET – Is a son of Persian King out of an American Post mare who was Listed-placed. He can be given a good chance. A must for all bets 2. KING…
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French Selections 28th August
R1 COMPIEGNE [L-H] C1 – PRIX DE COURTIEUX – 1800m (a1m1/8) – TURF – Class 2 Race – Flat – EUR € 28,000 1. MANDALAY – Was victorious on debut, followed up with a 5th at Deauville over 2000m on the 8th of June and has strong each way claims 2. ZELMAN – Might be…