Australia beat England in one of the great Ashes Tests at Edgbaston by two wickets June 20, 2023 Australia scored 98 runs in the final session of the final day at Edgbaston to beat England by two wickets and take a 1-0 series lead in the 2023 Ashes. Momentum swung throughout the day with both sides looking in the ascendancy and in desperate need of rescuing on multiple occasions. England were heading towards [...]
My fancy can keep Luxembourg at Bay in Prince Of Wales June 20, 2023 WITH just six runners going to post for the Group One Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (4:20pm), we could be set for a very tactical 10 furlongs. Ryan Moore will be sensing a soft lead aboard Luxembourg, who shares the head of the betting with Adayar at 9/4, and if he’s not made to work for [...]
Don’t miss another stop on Frankie’s Prosperous Voyage June 20, 2023 THERE are loads of potential stories involving Frankie Dettori this week, but the charismatic Italian would love nothing more than taking out a big race or two for his mates. In this afternoon’s Group Two Duke Of Cambridge Stakes (3.40pm), he climbs back aboard PROSPEROUS VOYAGE who is jointly owned by his friends Andrew Rosen [...]
Chesspiece looks the right move in competitive Vase June 20, 2023 WHILE it occupies a later position on today’s card than in the last few seasons, the Group Two Queen’s Vase (5:35pm) looks a contest well worth waiting for. A field of 14 lightly-raced individuals are set to go to post for a race that often comes down to staying potential, as has been proved in [...]
Intellogent play won’t leave you feeling Blue in Hunt Cup June 20, 2023 FOR MANY, the Royal Hunt Cup (5:00pm) is one of the highlights of the week at Royal Ascot. It’s a contest where established handicappers meet improving youngsters on the straight mile course at Ascot. A full field of 30 will be sent on their way at 5:00pm today and it could be profitable to stick [...]
Yer the one that I want in the Kensington Palace Stakes June 20, 2023 A FULL field of 20 are set to go to post for the Kensington Palace Fillies’ Handicap (3.05pm) and it looks a wide-open contest. Tamarama, ridden by Frankie Dettori, is bound to be popular after her good win at Kempton last time, though this looks a deeper race and she’s gone up five pounds in [...]
Haynes looks set to make a real Impact with Maximum June 20, 2023 A NEAR full-size field for the Listed Windsor Castle Stakes (6.10pm) over five furlongs will make for intriguing watching. Over half of the 26 two-year-olds come here with a win on their CV already, and the likes of Charlie Johnston’s Barnwell Boy and Aidan O’Brien’s Johannes Brahms make appeal, both having won their debuts and [...]
Q&A: Why Premier League gave Chelsea’s Paramount Plus sponsorship the red card June 20, 2023 Chelsea’s hunt for a new main shirt sponsor hit the news this week when it emerged that the Premier League had refused to sanction a potential deal with Paramount Plus. Here’s why the agreement was not allowed, why this situation isn’t unique to Chelsea or the top division of English football, and what it means [...]
Is Trent Alexander-Arnold the missing piece in Gareth Southgate’s England jigsaw? June 20, 2023 Trent Alexander-Arnold has shown he can thrive in midfield for England like he has with Liverpool – and Gareth Southgate deserves praise for finding the right role for him. Valuable lessons are thin on the ground in Euro 2024 qualifying — especially when, as in England’s case over the past few days, your opponents are [...]
EP: 208 Royal Ascot – Wednesday June 20, 2023 The Group 1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes and the always competitive Royal Hunt Cup feature on day two of this year’s Royal Ascot. Trainer Alice Haynes joins us to chat about her unbeaten 2-year-old colt Maximum Impact, who runs in the Windsor Castle Stakes. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews all of Wednesday’s action, [...]