Category: UK Racing
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ANOTHER REASON TO BE HOPEFUL AT HAMILTON
Fine FormOr Another HM – 2.05ran the very definition of green on his debut but should be wiser for that experience in the Wyvis Roofing EBF Maiden takes at Hamilton.Trained by Karl Burke, who knows a thing or two about winning with two-year-olds, the son of Dark Angel is out of a dam who is…
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Star attraction atBeverley Saturday
It will be a glorious and lively Saturday on the Westwood if the weather holds and a typically decent Beverley crowd should enjoy one of the track’s biggest racedays.The Hilary Needler Trophy EBF Fillies’ Conditions Stakes and the Beverley Two Year Old Trophy EBF Conditions Stakes take centre stage and the two contests have provided…
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Miss Alpilles will run in theWilliam Hill Brontë Cup at York
Trainer Ed Walker has identified the William Hill Brontë Cup at York tomorrow as a chance for Miss Alpilles to further boost her solid credentials.The five-year-old mare won a two-mile Listed race at Newmarket last autumn and took third spot over the same distance in an Ascot Group 3 last month.She remains in Group 3…
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HAATEM CAN MAKE GOODWOOD GAINS
Fine FormPopular performerHaatem GO – 4.17can make a winning start to his season in the Goodwood Festival Stakes.A genuine and consistent type for trainer Richard Hannon, the son of Phoenix Of Spain is now a five-year-old and has not been seen since a rare blip when sixth of seven in the Rose of Lancaster Stakes…
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Haatem set for Goodwood test ahead of Royal Ascot
Richard Hannon is confident the Fitzdares Festival Stakes at Goodwood today will provide the “ideal” preparation for Haatem in his bid for more Royal Ascot glory next month.The Wathnan Racing-owned son of Phoenix Of Spain will make his seasonal reappearance in the 10-furlong Listed contest in West Sussex to get his five-year-old campaign up and…
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previews & race by race tips
KNIGHTS CHARGE – 14:50 NottinghamKNIGHTS CHARGE looked good at Lingfield and might be up to defying a penalty now switching to turf. Outflank has performed to a fairly useful level on both starts and is feared most ahead of C&D winner Bay Royale. Oisin Murphy’s mount Cloud Forest could have a say if the betting…
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RUNMAN CAN MAINTAIN UNBEATEN RECORD AT NOTTINGHAM
Fine FormJohn and Thady Gosden’s unbeatenRunman NO – 2.20looks more than capable of taking the opening £9 Racedays At Nottingham Novice Stakes at Colwick Park.He made a good start to his career when winning on his sole start as a two-year-old before running out a ready victor on his seasonal reappearance when a long odds-on…
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Goodwood prep for Haatem ahead of Royal Ascot defence
Haatem is likely to prepare for the defence of his Wolverton Stakes crown at Royal Ascot with an outing in the Festival Stakes at Goodwood on Friday.The son of Phoenix Of Spain is being lined up to make his first start since finishing down the field in the Group Three Betfred Rose Of Lancaster Stakes…
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DAMYSUS LOCK-ED IN FOR NEWBURY PRIZE
Fine FormDamysus NB – 2.35can tower over his rivals to come to the fore in the Boyle Sports Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.The John and Thady Gosden-trained son of Frankel started his season evidently in good heart when winning the Group Three Earl Of Sefton Stakes by nearly four lengths at Newmarket in April.He carried a…
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Jonquil en route toLockinge assignment
Having served a reminder of his class at Ascot, Jonquil is out to prove he is the fly in the ointment in a red-hot Boyle Sports Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.A winner of the Greenham at Newbury last term before going close in the French 2000 Guineas, Andrew Balding’s four-year-old again showcased his very best early…