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 [...]
Keep the winnings ticking over with Time Test June 17, 2015 HER Majesty The Queen fields Peacock in this afternoon’s Tercentenary Stakes (3.05pm) and it would be lovely to see a royal winner at Ascot this year. The son of 2009 Queen Anne Stakes victor Paco Boy finished only 1½ lengths behind Investec Derby hero Golden Horn in Newmarket’s Feilden Stakes. He then followed that up [...]
Royal Ascot 2015: Free Eagle to land another major prize for Dermot Weld June 16, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE PRINCE OF WALES’S AND QUEEN MARY STAKES There are plenty of good trainers in the UK and Ireland, but only a handful have managed to stay at the top of their game for a long period. Dermot Weld is one of them. The first European to win a race in [...]
Go loco when Acapulco scoots away from her rivals June 16, 2015 IF it is Dermot Weld who has changed the travelling habits of European trainers, then Wesley Ward holds the honour of chief U.S. ambassador to Royal Ascot. It was back in 2009 when he took this meeting by storm, becoming the first Stateside trainer to win at this historic event. He took the Windsor Castle [...]
Classy Ivawood to take the Jersey June 16, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE JERSEY AND DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE STAKES LAST week I had the pleasure of visiting Richard Hannon’s stable in Wiltshire and the one horse on virtually everyone’s lips was IVAWOOD who lines up in this afternoon’s Jersey Stakes (2.30pm). The son of Zebedee has yet to visit the winner’s enclosure in three [...]
Integral hard to beat but get on Rizeena each-way June 16, 2015 When Sir Michael Stoute’s Integral waltzed away with last year’s renewal of the Duke Of Cambridge Stakes (3.40pm), she did so in the style of a filly who looked more than able to mix it up with the very best of the boys over a mile. And one year on, the Cheveley Park Stud-owned mare [...]