Coroebus looks set to leave St James’ Palace rivals in his Shadow in Berkshire June 13, 2022 THIS year’s St James’s Palace Stakes (4.20pm) doesn’t look the strongest on paper, but if there is one star in the line-up it’s certainly COROEBUS. Charlie Appleby’s colt has done little wrong in his career so far and you had to be impressed by the way he won the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket last time. Runner-up [...]
Reshoun can put up bold Ascot Stakes defence despite draw June 13, 2022 THERE is somewhat of a Cheltenham Festival feel to the Ascot Stakes (5.00pm) with Gordon Elliott’s Pied Piper and Willie Mullins’ Bring On The Night currently battling it out for favouritism. Funnily enough, Nicky Henderson was supposed to saddle another of the leading fancies in Ahorsewithnoname but she sadly wasn’t declared. Both current market leaders [...]
Busker and Agent can chase home superstar Baaeed June 13, 2022 THEY SAY that you should save the best until last, but this year’s Royal Ascot meeting kicks-off with BAAEED, widely recognised as the best horse in the world. William Haggas’ four-year-old is unbeaten in all seven career starts to date and takes on a field of six in the opening Queen Anne Stakes (2.30pm). The son [...]
Crown set to give Stoute a Derby Guard of honour June 3, 2022 IT HAS been 12 years since Sir Michael Stoute won Saturday’s Cazoo Derby (4.30pm) at Epsom, but in DESERT CROWN he looks to have a horse more than capable of giving him a sixth victory in the world’s most famous horse race. Since bolting up in a Nottingham maiden in November last year, there has been plenty [...]
Sprint King to Star if rain stays away June 3, 2022 MICK Appleby isn’t the only trainer who’s had a 12-month plan to win the ‘Dash’ (3:45pm), but this really has been KING OF STARS’ main target for some time. I’ve been lucky enough to own him since 2020 and have enjoyed some great days out, including five wins so far, but I haven’t been much happier [...]
Mr Big can Stuff his rivals in Epsom opener June 3, 2022 DERBY Day gets underway with the fiercely competitive looking three-year-old Cazoo handicap (2.00pm) with at least half a dozen contenders looking extremely well-treated. Top of my shortlist has to be the Richard Spencer-trained MR BIG STUFF, who looked a shade unlucky in last month’s London Gold Cup at Newbury. The son of Iffraaj has been raised [...]
All about red, white and blue in Princess Elizabeth June 3, 2022 YOU MIGHT think we’re watching the quarter-finals of Wimbledon when the commentator mentions Bashkirova and POTAPOVA at Epsom, but in fact they’re two of the leading principle for the Group 3 Princess Elizabeth Stakes (2.35pm). Both are owned by Cheveley Park Stud and with both holding solid claims, it’s unsurprising both are vying for favouritism. Bashkirova did [...]
Emily can overcome June test and Up John to four Oaks wins June 2, 2022 THERE aren’t too many boxes left unticked by this year’s overwhelming Cazoo Oaks (4.30pm) favourite EMILY UPJOHN. She has the strongest form heading into the race, is sired by a Derby winner and has Frankie Dettori in the saddle. The way she demolished fields by wide margins at Sandown and York couldn’t have been more impressive, [...]
Emily enjoys Downs gallop ahead of Epsom Classic May 23, 2022 Tom Marriott reports from yesterday’s Cazoo Derby Gallops Morning at Epsom Downs Racecourse. AFTER a pair of pulsating wide-margin victories this season, Emily Upjohn is a shade of odds-on with most bookies to win the 2022 Cazoo Oaks in 10 days’ time. She streaked away from her rivals by nine-and-a-half lengths at Sandown last month, before [...]
O’Brien’s Stone coming of Age for Derby Day May 9, 2022 Tom Marriott reports from Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle base ahead of the Cazoo Derby Festival IT’S ALL change at Ballydoyle. Not just the installation of floodlights and speedometers on the gallops at Aidan O’Brien’s already state of the art training establishment – the home of a record-breaking eight Derby winners – but most importantly with the horses set to [...]
