EP: 160 Ayr, Newbury & Hong Kong September 16, 2022 The Ayr Gold & Silver Cups are the feature races at the west Scottish track on Saturday as the sprinters line-up over 6-furlongs. Further south, Newbury stages a trio of Group races on the same afternoon. Trainer John Ryan steps Manaccan up to Group 3 company for the first time in the 5-furlong Newbury sprint [...]
County is capable of giving Fownes a Fine Valley start September 13, 2022 AFTER a two-month break, inner-city track Happy Valley hosts its first meeting of the 2022/23 season in Hong Kong on Wednesday, with an eight-race programme starting at 12.15pm. Most of the talk during the close season centred around the general wellbeing of champion jockeys Zac Purton and Joao Moreira, who both suffered health issues in [...]
Power-packed De Sousa can lift Hercules home to victory September 13, 2022 FORMER three-time British champion jockey Silvestre de Sousa’s return to Hong Kong began with a bang at Sha Tin on Sunday as he visited the winners’ circle on his first day back. An armchair ride on Lucky Sweynesse in the Chief Executive’s Cup was just the start the 41-year-old Brazilian needed, although it did cost [...]
EP: 159 Haydock, Kempton & Ascot September 2, 2022 The Group 1 Sprint Cup over 6 furlongs is the feature race at Haydock on Saturday, accompanied by the Old Borough Cup and the Superior Mile. Kempton and Ascot also race on the same afternoon. Trainer David Loughnane runs Go Bears Go in the Group 1 Haydock contest and he joins us as our special [...]
EP: 158 Goodwood, Beverley & Newmarket August 25, 2022 The Celebration Mile held at the beautiful Goodwood racecourse has attracted a small field of four runners this weekend, whilst Beverley host their annual Beverley Bullet meeting. Already a classic winning trainer, George Boughey is our special guest today discussing the chances of Hoo Ya Mal who will be a hot favourite in the March [...]
EP: 157 York – Saturday August 19, 2022 The final day of York’s four-day Ebor festival features the Ebor Handicap itself. Run over a mile and three quarters, we can expect another very competitive renewal of this year’s race with some very interesting Irish trained horses being aimed at the £300,000 winners’ prize. The 7-furlong Group 2 City of York Stakes & Group [...]
Royal Aclaim the one to catch but Raasel may do the chasing August 18, 2022 IT’S NOT that often you get a horse that’s yet to run in Group company go off favourite for a Group One, but that’s the case with ROYAL ACLAIM in the Nunthorpe Stakes (3.35pm). Her trainer James Tate has never masked the esteem he holds his three-year-old filly in and given she’s unbeaten in her three career [...]
Courageous Coltrane to defy Stradivarius in Lonsdale Cup August 18, 2022 ONLY three horses have won six times at York and after Copper Knight and Dakota Gold were beaten on Wednesday, STRADIVARIUS has a chance to surpass them as the winning-most horse on the Knavesmire. His shot at glory comes in the Lonsdale Cup (2.25pm) and while I’ll be including him in my World Pool Quinella, he’s not [...]
EP: 156 York – Friday August 18, 2022 The breathtaking 5-furlong Nunthorpe Stakes is the main event at York on Friday afternoon. The Platinum Queen has been supplemented by her owners as the exciting 2-year old takes on her elders, who include the extremely impressive and unbeaten Royal Aclaim. In today’s episode, Tom Palin and James Tate talk us through their respective chances [...]
Alpinista to strike for older generation in Yorkshire Oaks August 17, 2022 ONLY six runners go to post for the highlight of day two, the Darley Yorkshire Oaks (3.35pm), but it looks a smashing contest nonetheless. We have four-time Group One winner Alpinista, Irish Oaks winner Magical Lagoon, Pretty Polly victor La Petite Coco and of course Epsom Oaks heroine Tuesday all set to take their chance. [...]