Crisfords’ Mey looks like a Daan good bet in the Gordon July 31, 2024 WHILE the Nassau naturally takes precedence today, my eye is also drawn to the Gordon Stakes (3.00pm). This race is rarely a big-field cavalry charge, and it won’t be this year either with only five runners, but I still think there are bets to be had. Jan Brueghel is going to be the hot favourite, [...]
Speech looks a Notable one in the Sussex July 30, 2024 WEDNESDAY’s feature, the Group One Sussex Stakes (3.35pm) is a race that has gone to the favourite on six of the last 10 years, and four of those have been sent off odds-on. That might well have been the case again this year had ante-post favourite Rosallion not been ruled out yesterday due to a [...]
New trip can help Tiber go with the Flow July 29, 2024 FIVE days of Glorious Goodwood are likely to produce plenty of good betting opportunities, but the opening day’s feature, the Goodwood Cup (3.35pm), doesn’t look to be one of them. That’s because Kyprios, who has once again reasserted his dominance over the staying division after returning from injury, looks a tough horse to oppose as [...]
Quinn can be king of the Swinger with Jungle and Riddiford July 29, 2024 ALL EYES will be on LORD RIDDIFORD as he seeks to land a fabulous five-timer at Glorious Goodwood in the five-furlong handicap sprint (4.10pm). Lining up off his lowest mark in six – yes six – years, he looks a danger to them all. Remarkably, he’s only won three races in the last three years, [...]
Bell ready to Carry home first prize in Ascot International July 23, 2024 RACING returns to Ascot for another big weekend, headlined by the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (3.40pm), a race that usually serves up one of the spectacles of the Flat season. That was certainly the case last year, when Hukum and Westover fought out a pulsating duel up the home straight, with Hukum [...]
Play King’s Gambit to make the winning move at York July 23, 2024 THERE’s also high-quality Saturday action away from Ascot the Group Two York Stakes (3.15pm) from the Knavesmire. My eye is immediately drawn to Passenger at the top of the market. The Niarchos-owned colt ticks many of the rather clichéd boxes as a ‘classic, progressive Sir Michael Stoute-trained four-year-old’ and impressed on his seasonal return with [...]
Ascot Racecourse saddles up for bumper year as turnover gallops to new record July 22, 2024 Ascot Racecourse saw its profit soar last year as hundreds more people visited the iconic venue despite icy weather cancelling one of its key race days, newly-filed documents have shown.
Rain won’t fall on Regional’s parade this time around July 16, 2024 RAIN has been the constant theme recently, with the unseasonably wet weather making ground conditions difficult to predict and things particularly tough from a betting perspective. Newbury was hit with 16mm of rain on Monday evening, turning the going soft, but the rest of the week is expected to be dry, so hopefully we can [...]
Hard to ignore Bowen’s superb Stats in Summer Plate July 16, 2024 WE’RE also blessed with Jumps action on Saturday in the shape of the Summer Plate and Hurdle at Market Rasen. The Hurdle looks like a devilishly difficult puzzle to solve, so let’s focus on the Plate (3.15pm). Mole Court is a progressive horse for Ben Pauling and currently heads the betting at around 5/1, reopposing [...]
Be Brave and back CP to halt Lui’s path to Glory July 12, 2024 EXPECT Francis Lui to be crowned champion trainer for the first time when Sha Tin hosts the final programme of the 2023/24 season in Hong Kong on Sunday. The 65-year-old may still be one winner behind rival Pierre Ng going into the final day, but it would come as a major disappointment to the stable [...]