Category: UK Racing

Fine FormElmonjed wd – 7.05can make it third time lucky for the season in the Fitzdares Handicap at Windsor.The son of Blue Point presumably had his kinks early on, given he was gelded before he even saw the racecourse, but he showed plenty of ability when he did hit the track by winning his first…

Fine FormAuguste Rodin AS – 3.40is the pick for King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes glory at Ascot.The odd blip on his record means his supporters must tread carefully in what looks a cracking renewal – but given that record also contains six Group One victories, even his detractors must concede he is the…

Just one month after Royal Ascot, racing returns to the Berkshire course as the QIPCO King George weekend gets underway today.Eight races take place on an action-packed at Ascot, including the Moet & Chandon International Stakes and Longines Valiant Stakes, though the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes will be the highlight of the…

William Haggas is planning to roll the dice in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes with Dubai Honour following his Group One victory in France.Already a dual winner at the highest level in Australia, the six-year-old added a major European prize to his CV when landing the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud in…

Fine FormGlistening nb – 6.45can shine for John and Thady Gosden in the Jebel Ali Racecourse EBF Maiden Fillies’ Stakes at Newbury.The Juddmonte-owned and bred filly is by Frankel and out of Soffia, a high-quality, Group-winning mare.This filly started her career in a Yarmouth maiden earlier in the month and finished third, beaten a length…

Fine FormDavid O’Meara’s runners have been in red-hot form of late andKnights Affair CT – 4.40can help to maintain that momentum by claiming Catterick’s Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap.O’Meara sent out four straight scorers over the weekend to make it 11 wins in a fortnight and has another strong fancy in today’s feature event.Knights…

14:40 (Catterick) Easy PeelerThe well named Easy Peeler can build on her promising Ripon debut in the British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes.John and Sean Quinn’s filly kept on well when chasing home proven performer Violet Love, now a three-time winner, and pulled nicely clear of the rest of the field that day.Her dam…

James Doyle will take over in the saddle aboard Irish Derby runner-up Sunway in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.A Group One winner in last season’s Criterium International, David Menuisier’s colt ran the best race of his three-year-old campaign so far when pushing Los Angeles close at the…

A return to York for the Sky Bet Ebor is on the cards for Wise Eagle following an improved performance in the Silver Cup on the Knavesmire earlier this month.Adam Nicol’s stable star was considered a lively outsider for the Gold Cup last summer in some quarters after finishing second to Coltrane in the Sagaro…

Auguste Rodin and Rebel’s Romance feature among 11 confirmations for Saturday’s King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.Aidan O’Brien’s Auguste Rodin is all set to take on the Charlie Appleby-trained Rebel’s Romance in a clash of two of the biggest operations in world racing, and it is the Ballydoyle-based runner who heads the…