Irish Derby: Legatissimo to put Oaks nightmare behind her June 25, 2015 There is some fantastic racing in Ireland this weekend and the highlight is undoubtedly tomorrow evening’s 150th renewal of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (6.30pm). This race has been dominated by Aidan O’Brien over the past decade. He has won the race an astonishing eight times in the last nine years and 10 [...]
Royal Ascot 2015: Top hats off for Eagle and that man Frankie Dettori June 18, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS TOMORROW’S FINAL DAY OF ROYAL ASCOT Tomorrow's Hardwicke Stakes (3.40pm) has all the ingredients to be a mouth-watering encounter. With all seven confirmed runners having triumphed in today’s Group Two company or better it is a race to savour. Telescope, who won this race last year by a scorching [...]
Huntsmans can go close for Charlton and Buick June 18, 2015 FOLLOWING on from the Diamond Jubilee is the Wokingham Handicap (5.00pm), one of the biggest betting races of the week. With 30 horses sprinting up Ascot’s home straight, you may think you’ve got a better chance of landing tonight’s EuroMillions than finding the winner. It’s an incredibly difficult race, for sure, and nobody really knows [...]
Brazen Aussies can rule in the Jubilee again June 18, 2015 CHOISIR changed the face of Royal Ascot forever when he landed an extraordinary Group One sprint double at the meeting in 2003. Paul Perry’s beast was an unfancied 25/1 shot for the King’s Stand on the opening day and returned just four days later to scoop the Golden Jubilee at 13/2. His unlikely feat showed [...]
Moore may have found another winner June 18, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE BEST OF TODAY’S ROYAL ASCOT ACTION THE opening day of Royal Ascot promised two huge battles when the line-ups for the Queen Anne Stakes and St James’ Palace Stakes were confirmed. Yet the dominant performances of Solow over Able Friend in the former and Gleneagles over Make Believe in the latter [...]
Hootenanny can sail in and make it America’s Cup June 18, 2015 A RGUABLY the best race of the day is the newly-created Group One Commonwealth Cup (3.40pm). Leading contender Limato had his colours lowered for the first time in his six-race career at Haydock last month, but the rain had got into the ground that day and he was drawn out on his own. He’s far [...]
Maximum excitement on Royal Ascot June 18, 2015 ROYAL Ascot is the pinnacle of the Flat season and punters have been getting the better of the argument over the first few days, thanks to Ryan Moore for the most part. The world’s best jockey has plenty of big chances again today and spread bettors can support him on the Ryan Moore jockey index. [...]
Expect even Moore magic from Ryan on Dissolution June 17, 2015 RYAN Moore couldn’t have asked for a better start to the Royal meeting after landing a hat-trick on day one and another two wins yesterday. Tuesday’s ride on Clondaw Warrior was one of the finest you will ever see in the Ascot Stakes. It helps when you have an embarrassment of riches with whom few [...]
You couldn’t Make It Up if Capel Path wins Britannia June 17, 2015 THE Britannia Handicap (5.00pm) is always one of the toughest battles of the entire week and the bookies have had the better of the argument recently. Fast Or Free was a winning favourite for William Haggas and Ryan Moore in 2012, but there have been four winners priced 20/1 or bigger in the past eight [...]
Royal Ascot 2015: Anyone else fancy a Trip To Paris? June 17, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE GOLD CUP AND TERCENTENARY STAKES Trainer Dermot Weld will walk the course this morning to decide whether the ground is safe enough to allow favourite Forgotten Rules to take his chance in this afternoon’s Gold Cup (4.20pm). The lightly-raced five-year-old son of Nayef has had well-documented problems with his [...]