Twilight and Thunder the Calls at Shergar Cup August 4, 2026 SOME of the world’s best jockeys will line up at Ascot this Saturday for Flat racing’s annual team competition, the Shergar Cup. This year’s edition looks a high-class one, with the decision to move the Curragh’s Group One Phoenix Stakes to Sunday meaning that both Ryan Moore and Dylan Browne McMonagle are free to compete. [...]
Keep Emit and Cover Up your sleeve for York August 4, 2026 WITH Glorious Goodwood in the rear-view mirror, attention turns to the York Ebor Festival as the next major meeting. Several of the contests from the Knavesmire are already priced up, and there are a few horses that look overpriced. The first of those is COVER UP, who’s currently 16/1 for the Nunthorpe. He caught my [...]
Diamond’s Brilliance can dazzle in the Nassau July 29, 2026 SOME top-notch fillies and mares take centre stage on Day Three of Glorious Goodwood in the Group One Nassau Stakes (3.35pm). All eyes will be on Aidan O’Brien’s unbeaten filly DIAMOND NECKLACE as she bids to take her career record to a perfect six-from-six and land a fourth Group One in the process. She made [...]
Andab could be Talk of New York on Sussex Downs July 29, 2026 WE WILL take an early look at tFriday’s card where TALK OF NEW YORK is a hot favourite to win the Group Three HKJC World Pool Thoroughbred Stakes (2.25pm). This son of Wootton Bassett was an excellent third to Bow Echo and Gstaad in the Group One St James’s Palace Stakes last month. That form [...]
Younger rivals to bow to Ballo in the Sussex July 28, 2026 DAY Two of Glorious Goodwood is headlined by the Group One Sussex Stakes (4.10pm) which offers the first chance to see a clash of the generations over a mile. All the talk has been about the third edition of an enthralling rivalry between three-year-olds Bow Echo and Gstaad. The record stands two-nil in favour of [...]
Cannes can provide plenty of glamour at Goodwood July 28, 2026 JOSEPH O’Brien has enjoyed a brilliant season so far thanks to Thundering On’s win in the Betfred Oaks and a remarkable five-timer at Royal Ascot. The 33-year-old has a busy week in store back home at Galway, but he isn’t ignoring Goodwood and I expect his CANNES to be very hard to beat in the [...]
Trawlerman can overhaul Scandinavia for Goodwood gold July 27, 2026 GLORIOUS Goodwood is here and racing fans can look forward to five days of top-class action from the picturesque Sussex Downs. Without doubt the headline acts on today’s opening card are Scandinavia and TRAWLERMAN, who clash again in the Group One Goodwood Cup (3.35pm) after their epic battle in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. [...]
Look to Lexington to Blitz his Goodwood sprint rivals July 27, 2026 AMONGST the action on the opening day of Glorious Goodwood comes a typically tricky sprint, the Coral Rewards Shaker Handicap (4.10pm). Whilst it is competitive, I do keep coming back to one and that’s the likely favourite LEXINGTON BLITZ. He was deadly over course and distance on his penultimate run, travelling powerfully before kicking clear [...]
Calandagan has Extremely good chance of going back-to-back July 24, 2026 ASCOT’s feature race on Saturday is the Group One King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (3.35pm), where a star-studded field of nine head to post for Britain’s most prestigious all-age Flat race. Last year’s winner, CALANDAGAN, is back to defend his crown. Francis-Henri Graffard’s five-year-old was winning the second of five consecutive Group Ones [...]
Nothing Funny about Regina’s hopes in Princess Margaret July 24, 2026 DIFFERING form lines from Royal Ascot come to the fore in the Group Three Princess Margaret Japan Cup Stakes (1.45pm). Queen Mary sixth, ALTA REGINA, is a filly to be interested in. The Wathnan recruit was seen doing her best work late on when flying home under James McDonald, suggesting that an extra furlong would [...]