Horse racing betting: Desire can give punters wings in the King George July 21, 2016 Dual winners of the Qipco-sponsored King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (4.30pm) are a real rarity – and sadly we won't be witnessing another at Ascot on Saturday. That's because last year’s winner and this year's favourite, Postponed, was ruled out of his defence bid on Wednesday due to a respiratory infection. He was [...]
Horse racing betting: Mokarris all set to bounce back after Royal Ascot flop July 14, 2016 Every now and then a horse comes along that leaves a lasting impression on its racecourse debut. Simon Crisford’s MOKARRIS did just that on his first start at Haydock back in May when bolting up having travelled powerfully through the race. He was then somewhat thrown in the deep end at Royal Ascot when taking [...]
Horse racing betting: The Tin Man has enough heart for Newbury battle July 14, 2016 Just over a decade ago there were plenty of complaints about the poor quality of British sprinters. Choisir’s historic double in the 2003 King’s Stand and Diamond Jubilee set the ball rolling for the Australians to come over here and plunder our top speedster contests. Things have changed in recent times, though, with the introduction of the Commonwealth [...]
Betting: Maria can be Amazing for backers in Falmouth Stakes July 7, 2016 Friday's Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket (4.15pm) is a one-horse race according to the bookmakers, with French raider Usherette currently as short as 4/7. Andre Fabre’s filly has won four of her five career starts to date including last time out in the Duke Of Cambridge Stakes at Royal Ascot. This daughter of Sharmadal is clearly [...]
Betting: Candy’s Limato to taste sweet July Cup success July 7, 2016 Seeing Henry Candy land his first Royal Ascot winner for 37 years last month brought a smile to the face of many. The Wantage handler lifted the Diamond Jubilee Stakes thanks to a battling effort from his Twilight Son and on Saturday he asks the son of Kyllachy to double up in the July Cup [...]
Horse racing betting: Mehmas to bounce back to winning ways in July Stakes July 6, 2016 Over the last few weeks the weather has made life difficult when it comes to making selections. There’s no excuse at Newmarket on Friday, though, as the forecast for the three-day July Festival looks fair. Richard Hannon’s MEHMAS was an excellent second behind Caravaggio in the Coventry Stakes last month and will appreciate the better [...]
Horse racing betting: Rainfall means Time faces his biggest Test yet June 30, 2016 All eyes are once again on the weather ahead of Saturday's Coral Eclipse (3.45pm), the most valuable race run in Sandown’s 130-year history. Aidan O’Brien’s French Guineas winner The Gurkha is as short as evens with Betway for the £525,000 Group One with rain-softened ground unlikely to harm his chances. Investec Derby disappointment Deauville and [...]
Horse racing betting: Duretto can land Old Newton Cup for in-form Balding June 30, 2016 Trying to find the winner of Saturday's Old Newton Cup (2.50pm) at Haydock is a pretty unenviable task, particularly now the rain has arrived. The Lancashire track was hit by 17mm on Wednesday and, with more forecast, the ground will ride soft. Andrew Balding’s DURETTO, available at a best-priced 5/1, has proved himself over the trip and on [...]
Racehorse Owners Association to launch syndicate drive to tackle falling ownership numbers June 27, 2016 British horse racing chiefs will on Tuesday launch a drive to reinvigorate the industry by encouraging more people to sign up for syndicates and group ownership. Royal Ascot winner Quiet Reflection and Cheltenham hero Sire de Grugy are both group-owned, and the Racehorse Owners Association (ROA) hopes to halt a decline in active owners by [...]
Horse racing betting: Look out for Gang Warfare at Newcastle racecourse June 23, 2016 Despite all the protest and petitions, Newcastle’s flat turf course was replaced with a new Tapeta track at the back end of last year, meaning that Saturday’s Northumberland Plate (4.15pm) will be run on an all-weather surface for the first time. However, any concerns that the ‘Pitmen’s Derby’ would fail to attract its usual level of [...]