Horse racing betting: O’Brien can bridge Great Voltigeur gap with Idaho August 16, 2016 Since Powerscourt’s victory in 2003, Aidan O’Brien has tried to land Wednesday afternoon’s Betway Great Voltigeur (3.05pm) with 19 horses. He’s responsible for three of the six runners in the £160,000 Group Two contest today and I think his persistence will be rewarded. Bahrain Trophy winner Housesofparliament and Gordon Stakes runner-up The Major General look [...]
Horse racing betting: Dariyan to strike a blow for France in the Juddmonte August 16, 2016 Racing returns to the Knavesmire on Wednesday as York plays host to the popular Ebor Festival – and it’s the return of Postponed in the Juddmonte International (3.40pm) that will have fans most excited. Roger Varian’s charge has already rattled off a hat-trick of wins this season and was expected to make it a fourth [...]
Horse racing betting: Take on Orion’s Bow with Richard Fahey’s Nuno Tristan at Ripon August 11, 2016 We are in the middle of a brief quiet spell in racing, but York’s Ebor meeting takes centre stage next week and The Punter will be covering all four days. The big betting race this weekend is Ripon’s Great St Wilfrid (Saturday 3.55pm) which is sandwiched between the Steward’s Cup and next month’s Ayr Gold Cup. David [...]
Betting: Sea Of Heaven can sail to victory in Ascot Stayers race August 4, 2016 Shergar Cup day at Ascot is the ultimate jockey’s spectacle and it once again welcomes riding talent from around the World. Japanese rider Kenichi Ikezoe takes the ride on SEA OF HEAVEN, who justified my support by landing a valuable handicap at Ascot a fortnight ago. On Saturday, Sir Mark Prescott’s four-year-old is back for [...]
Betting: Scottish can bloom in Rose Of Lancaster August 4, 2016 Away from the razzmatazz of Saturday’s Shergar Cup, there is some decent racing on offer at both Newmarket and Haydock. The feature race at the former is the Sweet Solera Stakes (3.15pm) for two-year-old fillies and the Group Three prize can go the way of the Richard Hannon-trained NATIONS ALEXANDER. My selection was beaten under a [...]
Goodwood betting: Dancing Star all set to give punters a magical memory July 28, 2016 Just a quick glance at Saturday's Qatar Stewards’ Cup (3.45pm) field is enough to understand why many compare it to a cavalry charge. With 28 going to post, the six furlong handicap is one of the highlights of the final day and I fancy DANCING STAR to continue her unbelievable progress this season. Andrew Balding’s [...]
Goodwood betting: Mamillius looks ready to strike for in-form Baker July 28, 2016 Minding is the star of the show at Goodwood on Saturday in the Qatar Nassau Stakes (3.10pm). She’s in a different league to her rivals and it’s completely understandable that she’s 2/7 with Coral. We’re not going to get rich backing her at that price, though. The race I’m most interested in on the undercard is [...]
Goodwood betting: Take emotion out of it and back Stoute’s Thikriyaat July 28, 2016 Godolphin have had a resurgent year so far with a regular stream of Group race winners for their now wider range of trainers. However, at the start of the year, their big hope would have been Charlie Appleby’s Emotionless. The Shamardal colt was a hugely impressive winner of the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster last September [...]
Goodwood betting: Angel can fly in the King George Stakes July 28, 2016 Watching back a replay of last year’s Qatar King George Stakes, it’s impossible not to be impressed by William Haggas’s Muthmir. The son of Invincible Spirit carried a penalty to victory that day and won with a little bit more in hand than the eventual winning margin of just a head implies. He lines up unpenalised [...]
The Gurkha holds of Dettori-ridden Galileo Gold to hand Aidan O’Brien his fifth Sussex Stakes win July 27, 2016 Trainer Aidan O’Brien’s concerns over The Gurkha proved misplaced as the 11/8 favourite beat Frankie Dettori-ridden Galileo Gold to claim victory in the Sussex Stakes – Glorious Goodwood’s £1m race. Scoring by a neck, The Gurkha exacted revenge for the defeat inflicted by Galileo Gold and Dettori in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot in [...]