Cavern Club rolled in with a late run to land the Unibet Same Race Multi Summer Handicap Hurdle for James Owen and Gavin Sheehan. The chestnut was last seen winning at Chester on the Flat in June, but has plenty of hurdling experience on his CV and was a good runner-up in a Cheltenham novice […]
Royal Ascot heroine True Love showed her male counterparts the way home with a scintillating display in the GAIN Railway Stakes at the Curragh. Aidan O’Brien had saddled 14 previous winners of the Group Two contest, with Rock Of Gibraltar (2001), George Washington (2005) and last year’s victor Henri Matisse (2024) among them, and it […]
A hunch from Owen Burrows to explore options at 10 furlongs paid dividends, as new recruit Royal Dubai thrived over the extra yardage in the BetVictor Steventon Stakes at Newbury. Previously trained by Marco Botti, the five-year-old has been a consistent operator in good company at distances around a mile, but after a switch to […]
Aidan O’Brien has revealed his Irish 1,000 Guineas heroine Lake Victoria may not run again. The Frankel filly enjoyed a faultless juvenile campaign, winning each of her five starts including Group One strikes in the Moyglare Stud Stakes, the Cheveley Park and at the Breeders’ Cup. Following an interrupted preparation she could finish only sixth […]
Latest News and Features Minnie Hauk has chance to join an illustrious roll of honour Wise Approach makes his mark in Newbury feature Powerful chance for Slattery colt in smart renewal of Sapphire Stakes Nico de Boinville healing ‘very well’, says Henderson Bethell hoping Regional outlook is favourable in Hackwood Stakes Sat TV Trends: 19th […]
Epsom heroine Minnie Hauk is all the rage to provide Aidan O’Brien with an eighth victory in the Juddmonte Irish Oaks on Saturday. Alexandrova (2006), Peeping Fawn (2007), Snowfall (2021) and Savethelastdance (2023) are among the Ballydoyle handler’s previous winners of the Curragh Classic and he is responsible for four of the six runners in […]
Wise Approach was much the best when sauntering to success in the Ire-Incentive – It Pays To Buy Irish Rose Bowl Stakes at Newbury. Charlie Appleby’s Mehmas colt – who cost a million guineas as a yearling – is a half-sibling to the Group-placed Golden Mind and multiple Group One winner Perfect Power, and was […]
Andy Slattery thinks Powerful Nation will take a good deal of beating as his promising three-year-old steps up in class for the Barberstown Castle Sapphire Stakes at the Curragh. The Sioux Nation colt has never finished outside of the first three in eight starts and landed a Listed race on his last outing. “He looks ready […]
Nico de Boinville is on the road to recovery following broken ribs a nasty neck injury that saw him required to wear a brace. Nicky Henderson’s stable jockey was kicked in the back after a fall at Plumpton on Easter Monday that ruled him out of the end of the season. Henderson was able to […]
Ed Bethell’s dependable stable star Regional will bid to be the toast of the yard in the Hallgarten And Novum Wines Hackwood Stakes at Newbury. The seven-year-old has hardly run a bad race across the last three seasons, and has a Group One win in the Haydock Sprint Cup to his name alongside multiple placings […]
The Bowen family are synonymous with the Unibet Summer Plate Handicap Chase at Market Rasen and this time it is Mickey attempting to get his name on the roll of honour with Courtland and Statuario. Peter Bowen, the now-retired patriarch of the famous Welsh family, won it eight times as a trainer from 1997-2022. His […]
Kevin Philippart de Foy has been in the news of late ahead of his move to the famous Freemason Lodge Stables in Newmarket, yet he is hoping to land one of the biggest prizes of the summer jumps season at Market Rasen. The Belgian has an intercontinental background given his mum was a trainer in […]
Havana Hurricane will bid to put an end to Eve Johnson Houghton’s “incredibly unlucky” record in the Weatherbys Super Sprint at Newbury on Saturday. The Havana Gold colt provided his trainer with a second victory in the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot last month, following in the hoofprints of her 2021 winner Chipotle. The […]
Latest News and Features Snellen strikes Group Three gold with gutsy Meld success Fairy Oak holds on for Leopardstown maiden success Royal Fixation handed Lowther mission at York O’Brien eager to take on Hauk again with Wemightakedlongway No hurry for Burke to set Venetian Sun target Meehan seeking stamina answers with Steventon contender Rashabar Do […]
Snellen fended off the late challenge of hot favourite Purview to win the Group Three Boylesports Meld Stakes at Leopardstown. All eyes were on the Dermot Weld-trained Purview, who was sent off the 4-6 market leader under Colin Keane after chasing home subsequent Eclipse winner Delacroix in a Derby Trial at this track back in […]
