Warren Greatrex believes dual Grade One winner La Bague Au Roi has plenty in her favour as she returns to action at Perth on Wednesday. The talented nine-year-old will begin what is to be her last season in training in the Weatherbys Racing Bank David Whitaker Handicap Chase. With the combination of a sound surface […]
Newmarket’s planned crowd trial later this week has been thrown into doubt after Cabinet Minister Michael Gove announced the phased return of spectators to sporting events will be “paused”. A successful trial took place at Warwick on Monday and Newmarket is due to stage its own test event with 1,000 spectators on each of its […]
Roger Charlton believes Aspetar has the right constitution to handle a gruelling round-the-world trip as he seeks to strike gold in the 100th running of the Ladbrokes Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. The gelded son of Al Kazeem, who is currently in quarantine in Newmarket, will bid to claim victory in the valuable Group One […]
Winning trainers Kayley Woollacott and Christian Williams voiced resounding endorsements of Warwick’s pilot crowd meeting. Woollacott had most to smile about with a big-priced double to bookend Monday’s eight-race card – while Williams sent out a promising winner and a second from his four runners. Both were full of praise too, though, for on-course arrangements […]
Owners returned to Irish racecourses for the first time since the resumption of racing, at Fairyhouse and Listowel on Monday. It was announced last week that, in line with new Irish Government guidelines which now permit racing and other outdoor sports to have a limited number of spectators, owners could be welcomed back. Horse Racing […]
Grade Two-winning hurdler Emitom is being readied to make his debut over fences at Uttoxeter next month – provided conditions are suitable. Trainer Warren Greatrex has earmarked the Free Tips Daily on attheraces.com Beginners’ Steeple Chase, over two and a half miles, at the Staffordshire track on October 4 as a first port of call […]
David O’Meara is considering returning Lord Glitters to the scene of his greatest triumph, in next month’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot. The evergreen seven-year-old has been out of luck since claiming last year’s Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot, but he has run a number of solid races in defeat – including when […]
Connections of Alkumait will consider supplementing for the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket next month, following his impressive display in the Mill Reef at Newbury. Marcus Tregoning’s juvenile faced a significant step up in class for Saturday’s six-furlong Group Two, after a comprehensive victory in maiden company at Glorious Goodwood in late July. However, the son […]
Dandalla and Miss Amulet are two of 12 fillies in contention for the Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday. Karl Burke’s Dandalla is set to step up to Group One company following back-to-back Group Two wins in the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Duchess of Cambridge at Newmarket. The Ken Condon-trained […]
Minzaal and Supremacy are on course for a mouthwatering clash in the Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday. Since finishing a promising fourth on his Ascot debut in late July, the Owen Burrows-trained Minzaal has shed his maiden tag at Salisbury and run out a thoroughly impressive winner of the Gimcrack Stakes at […]
Saeed bin Suroor’s Stunning Beauty will not be see again until she runs at the Dubai Carnival. Unraced at two, the Shamardal filly created a favourable impression when winning on her debut at Newmarket’s July meeting. She then went to Leicester and landed prohibitive odds with the minimum of fuss, but rather than target a […]
Last year’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes runner-up The Revenant is set to make his long-awaited return to action on Arc weekend at ParisLongchamp next month. Formerly trained in Britain by Hugo Palmer, the five-year-old won seven of his first eight starts for Francis-Henri Graffard before finding the Richard Hannon-trained King Of Change too strong on […]
Djingle was too strong for Ornua after the Kerry Group Chase was reduced to a match following the first fence at Listowel. Though six were declared for the two-and-a-half-mile feature on the opening day of the Harvest Festival, just three went to post after Paloma Blue, The Storyteller and Whisperinthebreeze were withdrawn. Then just two […]
George Rooke enjoyed a morale-boosting success on Vincenzo Coccotti at Chelmsford on Sunday, less than 24 hours after being stung with a 14-day riding ban. The 5lb-claiming jockey was suspended for riding a finish a circuit too early on the Paul D’Arcy-trained Sophar Sogood in the Download The At The Races App Handicap over an […]
Oxted will only run in the Qipco British Champions Sprint at Ascot next month if conditions are suitable. Trainer Roger Teal reports his July Cup winner to be back in rude health after being forced to miss the Sprint Cup at Haydock. Preparations are going swimmingly now ahead of the Group One sprint over six […]
