Mishriff can upset Westover in Ascot generation battle July 22, 2022 ONLY six runners have been declared for Saturday’s King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes (3.35pm), but what the field lacks in quantity, it more than makes up for in quality. The fact the sextet have won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, Juddmonte International, Saudi Cup, Coronation Cup and the Irish Derby, as [...]
Track specialist Chiefofchiefs to Star in international July 22, 2022 FULL-FIELD handicaps down Ascot’s straight course are never easy to unpick and the International Stakes (3.00pm) is another classic example. Near the head of the market is Charlie Hills’ Dark Shift, who boasts a very strong Ascot record having won four of his six starts at the Berkshire track, including the Royal Hunt Cup most [...]
Resurgent Rohaan to prove Wokingham win was no fluke July 14, 2022 ALL EYES will again be on Frankie Dettori this Saturday as he renews his partnership with Emily Upjohn in the Juddmonte Irish Oaks (3.45pm) at the Curragh tomorrow afternoon. The pair were painfully unlucky not to win the English equivalent at Epsom when stumbling leaving the stalls and narrowly missing out in a head bob [...]
Make sure you don’t Miss The Cut June 16, 2022 AUSTRALIAN raider Home Affairs will be hard to beat in the Platinum Jubilee Stakes (4.20pm) tomorrow if anywhere near the form of his stablemate Nature Strip, who won Tuesday’s King’s Stand. Vibes are strong but he’s no bigger than 2/1 with Star Sports and must fend off 26 rivals. The big betting race of the afternoon [...]
Fast-growing Racingbreaks.com secures £1.3m new investment June 16, 2022 Racingbreaks.com, Europe’s largest horseracing travel business, has enjoyed an excellent start to 2022 offering worldwide racing packages and has recently secured an additional £1.3 million in investment for future growth. The online platform organises all elements of a day’s racing to ensure a stress-free and enjoyable experience for racegoers and over 5,000 travel-related packages were [...]
Hayley’s Lover and Murtagh’s Church look perfect pair for the Holyrood June 16, 2022 LOOK down the home straight at Ascot this afternoon and you’ll see the air wobble. By the time they line up for the King Edward VII Stakes (5:35pm), temperatures will be well into the thirties and the ground will be rattling quick. That race looks a toss-up between the top two in the betting, marginal [...]
Quick ground to crown Sandrine Coronation Dame June 16, 2022 THERE don’t look many better races this week than the Coronation Stakes (4.20pm), which sees all the best three-year-old fillies in the mile division – with the notable exception of Homeless Songs – clash. Many will be looking forward to seeing the delayed return of John & Thady Gosden’s unbeaten filly Inspiral after a setback [...]
Fresh Hope that Fellowes and Turner can win the Sandringham yet again June 16, 2022 TRAINERS are creatures of habit. They have certain races they target and Charlie Fellowes will be hoping he can continue his love affair with the Sandringham Stakes (5.00pm) this afternoon. Thanks Be gave the young handler his first Royal Ascot win in this race three years ago when ridden by Hayley Turner who was becoming [...]
Jet looks good bet to take out Commonwealth June 16, 2022 FEW PEOPLE have crabbed the decision to introduce the Commonwealth Cup (3.05pm) in 2015, and the short but select roll of honour confirms that this has already become a highly prestigious race. Muhaarar, Caravaggio and Campanelle have already won today’s Group One contest, so it usually takes a classy type to emerge victorious and the [...]
Strad’s not lost his Mojo but Kyp can be king June 15, 2022 IS IT time for a new king to take to the throne of the stayers’ division? Thursday’s Gold Cup (4:20pm), the jewel in the crown of Royal Ascot’s five-day bonanza, looks set to be a duel between eight-year-old three-time winner, STRADIVARIUS, and improving four-year-old, KYPRIOS. The heart says Stradivarius, and the head isn’t far from leaning that [...]
