Unbeaten Branwell might become Queen Maria in opener June 14, 2022 WESLEY Ward has won the Queen Mary Stakes (2.30pm) three times in the last seven years, so the obvious starting point when analysing today’s opener is his Love Reigns. A daughter of U S Navy Flag, she won on debut at Keeneland over five and a half furlongs in April by almost 10 lengths. You [...]
Don’t leave King out of your Hunt Cup Quinellas June 14, 2022 THERE aren’t many more challenging puzzles to solve than today’s Royal Hunt Cup (5.00pm). 30 runners hurtling down Ascot’s straight mile, almost all of whom could easily be well ahead of their handicap marks, means that finding the winner is very difficult, but that doesn’t mean I’m not going to give it a good go. ASTRO [...]
EP: 139 Royal Ascot – Thursday June 14, 2022 The Gold Cup, run over two and a half miles, takes centre stage at Royal Ascot on Thursday when Frankie Dettori teams up with his old favourite stayer Stradivarius, who looks to win the Group 1 prize for a fourth time. The Norfolk Stakes and Ribblesdale Stakes, both Group 2 contests, also take place on [...]
EP: 138 Royal Ascot – Wednesday June 13, 2022 Wednesday at Royal Ascot sees the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes as the Group 1 feature race alongside a trio of Group 2 events. There’s also the Royal Hunt Cup cavalry charge, run over the straight mile course for us to look forward to. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Wednesday’s action, [...]
It’s in my Nature to take on jollies with Arecibo June 13, 2022 THERE’S certainly a very international feel to this year’s Royal Ascot and no more so than in the King’s Stand Stakes (3.40pm). Both Nature Strip and Golden Pal have proven their class in their native homelands of Australia and America, but now must prove they can strut their stuff on these shores. Nature Strip is [...]
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 [...]
EP: 137 Royal Ascot – Tuesday June 12, 2022 Day 1 of Royal Ascot 2022 kicks off with the unbeaten superstar Baaeed in the Queen Anne Stakes. We speak to leading jockeys William Buick & Tom Marquand on today’s episode as they both look ahead to their best rides at the royal meeting. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews all of the first [...]
EP: 136 York, Sandown & Hong Kong June 10, 2022 With Royal Ascot taking place next week, we can expect a slightly more low key weekend of flat racing in the UK, where York & Sandown both stage 7-race cards on Saturday afternoon. Clive Cox has a couple of really good chances of saddling a winner or two this weekend and the Lambourn based trainer [...]