Entries by Geegeez News

Scandinavia in a different league to Bahrain Trophy rivals

Scandinavia was an emphatic winner when coming home unchallenged in the the Bahrain Trophy Stakes at Newmarket. Aidan O’Brien’s Justify colt was the 11-8 favourite under Ryan Moore in a small field of five, and horse and rider were happy to travel along in the slipstream of early leader Furthur. As the race progressed he […]

Celandine thriving ahead of Summer Stakes tilt

After being considered for an audacious July Cup bid, Celandine will return to the scene of past glory as she makes her reappearance in York’s William Hill Summer Stakes on Friday. Although not seen since fifth in the Cheveley Park Stakes as a two-year-old, trainer Ed Walker gave serious thought to supplementing the daughter of […]

Cinderella’s time for the spotlight

Cinderella’s Dream can reverse Royal Ascot form and claim Group One glory in the Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket. The Godolphin runner found the reopposing Crimson Advocate just under two lengths too good in last month’s Duke of Cambridge Stakes but there are valid reasons to think she can turn that verdict around. Firstly, Charlie […]

Racing Bulletin for 10/07/2025

Latest News and Features Meld Stakes next for Purview, says Weld Do Or Do Not aiming to build on Ascot effort at Newmarket Doyle banking on Bermuda to turn up the heat at Newmarket Conditions key to Rosallion’s Sussex Stakes run Ghostwriter going for Princess of Wales’s Stakes gold Owen backing Hallelujah U for big […]

Meld Stakes next for Purview, says Weld

Purview, who caught the eye when second to subsequent Eclipse winner Delacroix in the Leopardstown Derby Trial, will be seen next in the BoyleSports Meld Stakes on July 17. Dermot Weld has pinpointed a return to Leopardstown for the Juddmonte-owned colt, having resisted the urge to run in any of the Classics to date. Winner […]

Doyle banking on Bermuda to turn up the heat at Newmarket

James Doyle is relishing the prospect of his reunion with Flora Of Bermuda as she seeks a change in fortunes in the Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai July Cup Stakes at Newmarket. The Andrew Balding-trained filly was purchased by Wathnan Racing before Royal Ascot, where she finished third in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes under […]

Conditions key to Rosallion’s Sussex Stakes run

Richard Hannon will be led by ground conditions as he decides the next move of his star miler Rosallion. The four-year-old was most recently seen finishing second by a nose in the Queen Anne at Royal Ascot, prior to which he was third in Lockinge when making his long-awaited return to action. The Sussex Stakes […]

Ghostwriter going for Princess of Wales’s Stakes gold

Trainer Clive Cox considers the Princess Of Wales’s Stakes as too good an opportunity to pass up with his stable star Ghostwriter. Although without a victory since the autumn of his juvenile campaign, the four-year-old has run some excellent races in defeat at the highest level since, last season finishing third behind City Of Troy […]

Owen backing Hallelujah U for big Bahrain run

Hallelujah U will bid to turn the tables on past rivals in the Bahrain Trophy Stakes at Newmarket. The James Owen-trained three-year-old is owned by the Gredley family and was last seen finishing sixth in the Queen’s Vase at Royal Ascot. He was slow into his stride but was still close to the action when […]

Goldie focusing on Breeders’ Cup date with American Affair

Jim Goldie is “reasonably confident” American Affair will still make the Breeders’ Cup after he was forced to rule his stable star out of the Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes at York. The five-year-old was one of the most popular winners at Royal Ascot when he powered through the field under Paul Mulrennan to win […]

Thunder ready to roll in Bunbury Cup

More Thunder will be given the chance to gain compensation for his Royal Ascot near-miss in Newmarket’s bet365 Bunbury Cup on Saturday. Although campaigned at a mile and a quarter when trained by Sir Michael Stoute last season, the four-year-old has thrived back down in trip since joining William Haggas this term, winning his first […]

Electrical sparks big-race dreams for Brian Toomey

Brian Toomey’s first-ever two-year-old winner could prove worth the wait after Electrical marked himself as an exciting prospect with a power-packed display on debut at Newbury. The former jockey turned trainer – who sustained life-threatening injuries in a fall at Perth in 2013 – had previously never sent out a juvenile winner from his Chalfont […]

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