Category: UK Racing

  • MIDAIR FANCIED TO COME GOOD AT WINDSOR

    MIDAIR FANCIED TO COME GOOD AT WINDSOR

    Fine FormMidair WD – 6.40let favourite backers down when last seen but can make amends in the Support Target Ovarian Cancer And Save Lives Novice Stakes at Windsor.Trained by Harry Charlton, Midair was well supported to open his account when switched to handicap company last month, having previously been denied by just a neck in…

  • ‘Inspiral will be one of my main chances’

    ‘Inspiral will be one of my main chances’

    Kieran Shoemark admits he has an extra spring in his step ahead of his busiest Royal Ascot which he hopes Inspiral can help get off to a flyer with victory in the Queen Anne Stakes.The 27-year-old will bid to secure his biggest win since taking on the role as number one jockey to John and…

  • Never So Brave on course forRoyal Ascot run

    Never So Brave on course forRoyal Ascot run

    Sir Michael Stoute’s Never So Brave has Royal Ascot pencilled into his diary after a fruitful season so far.The son of No Nay Never crossed paths with some talented horses as a juvenile, meeting subsequent Group One winners Ancient Wisdom and Vandeek when the runner-up on both starts at two.He also defeated James Ferguson’s Jubilee…

  • DREAMS SHOULD COME TRUE AT HAYDOCK

    DREAMS SHOULD COME TRUE AT HAYDOCK

    Fine FormLive In The Dream HY – 1.50can shine for Adam West in the Betfred Passionate About Sport Achilles Stakes at Haydock.The five-year-old provided connections with success at the top level last season, landing the Group One Nunthorpe at York before heading off to the States to aim for the Breeders’ Cup.There he was fourth…

  • GROUP THREE JOHN OF GAUNT STAKES ATHAYDOCKGUIDE

    GROUP THREE JOHN OF GAUNT STAKES ATHAYDOCKGUIDE

    Flight PlanFlight Plan will be the ride of Daniel Tudhope in the Group Three this weekend. The Karl Burke runner was well-beaten on his return to action over a mile last month when last in the G1 Lockinge. However, he’s down in grade this week, and a return to seven furlongs isn’t likely to see…

  • Passenger primed for Prince of Wales’s challenge

    Passenger primed for Prince of Wales’s challenge

    Passenger will look to provide trainer Sir Michael Stoute with a fifth victory in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot following his triumphant return to action at Chester.An impressive winner of of the Wood Ditton at Newmarket on his racecourse debut last spring, the son of Ulysses went on to finish a luckless…

  • ‘All systems go’ for CommonwealthCup

    ‘All systems go’ for CommonwealthCup

    Vandeek remains very much on course for the Commonwealth Cup after losing his flawless record on seasonal debut in the Sandy Lane at Haydock.Simon and Ed Crisford’s Havana Grey colt was unstoppable as a juvenile, winning all four starts including two Group One titles in the Prix Morny and the Middle Park.Making his three-year-old bow…

  • NOISY NEIGHBOUR CAN RUFFLE THIRSK FEATHERS

    NOISY NEIGHBOUR CAN RUFFLE THIRSK FEATHERS

    Fine Form Noisy Music TH – 4.08 was a most taking winner at Windsor on her first start for Mick Appleby on Monday and is fancied to make it a quick double at Thirsk.The daughter of Group One scorer Music Show hinted at ability in three spins for Kevin Ryan and April’s Wolverhampton second to…

  • GIRL POWER CAN WIN THE DAY AT RIPON

    GIRL POWER CAN WIN THE DAY AT RIPON

    Fine FormInternational Girl RI – 7.55can spearhead a Ripon double for Richard Fahey in the weatherbysshop.co.uk Handicap.She proved pretty consistent through the 2023 campaign, placing on four occasions with only one really lacklustre effort on her record over six races.The six-year-old posted a fair performance on her return at this track last month, when being…

  • Laurel on course forDuke of Cambridge

    Laurel on course forDuke of Cambridge

    John and Thady Gosden’s Laurel will have her first run for over a year in the Duke of Cambridge Stakes at Royal Ascot.The lightly-raced five-year-old has not been seen since disappointing when well fancied for last year’s Lockinge at Newbury.As a three-year-old she was beaten less than a length in the Sun Chariot Stakes, on…