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, [...]
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 [...]
Awaal to come back with a bang in Bunbury Cup July 9, 2024 NEWMARKET’s July Cup (4.35pm) is the centrepiece of this weekend’s action and it should provide us with the rematch between Inisherin and Vandeek we were deprived of in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot. Inisherin went on to win that race in good style in the absence of his main rival, who missed the Royal [...]
You should take no Liberties with Burke’s Lane at York July 9, 2024 THERE’S also a host of competitive action up at York headlined by the John Smith’s Cup (3.10pm). Sheikh Mohammed Obaid’s familiar yellow and black-silked string make up three towards the head of the betting, and the one that catches my eye is LIBERTY LANE. Karl Burke’s gelding started this season as a horse to follow [...]
Holloway set for a Regal reward on Eclipse Day July 2, 2024 ALL EYES are sure to be on Aidan O’Brien’s Derby winner City Of Troy on Saturday as he takes on his elders for the first time in the Eclipse (3.35pm). The star colt’s Epsom form received a real rubberstamp last weekend as Ambiente Friendly and Los Angeles, who finished second and third behind him in [...]
Don’t go cold on Chillingham in Haydock’s Old Newton Cup July 2, 2024 WHILE the south basks in sultry conditions this week, Haydock looks set to face regular showers all the way up to Saturday’s Old Newton Cup Day. Therefore, as is often the case at the Lancashire track, we best expect ‘soft’ to be in the going description come race-day. In the feature Old Newton Cup (3.15pm), [...]
Duke Of Oxford can reign for the day at Newcastle June 25, 2024 NEWCASTLE hosts its biggest Flat meeting of the year this weekend featuring the Northumberland Plate (3.10pm), also known as the ‘Pitmen’s Derby’ as it formed the traditional centrepiece of the holiday season for local mine workers. An all-weather surface replaced the turf Flat course at Gosforth Park in 2016 but that has done little to [...]
Angeles can put Epsom Los behind him in Irish Derby June 25, 2024 HOT off the back of a brilliant Royal Ascot, it’s a Classic weekend in Ireland. Aidan O’Brien swept all before him in Berkshire, landing his 13th Top Trainer title at the meeting, and sends LOS ANGELES to the Curragh in search of a remarkable 16th Irish Derby (4.05pm). O’Brien’s headline runner was last seen when [...]
Chorister possesses the Caius to unlock this Gold Cup field June 19, 2024 TODAY marks the middle day of five of this year’s Royal Ascot and for many it is the pinnacle of the meeting as it features the most prestigious race of the week, the Gold Cup (4.25pm). Flat racing often sees champions retired to stud after two or three seasons, which doesn’t give them the chance [...]
