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 […]
Fairy Oak confirmed the promise of her fine effort at Royal Ascot with a narrow victory in the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden at Leopardstown. Second on her Navan debut in early June, Michael O’Callaghan’s filly then finished fifth behind the exciting Venetian Sun in the Albany Stakes less than a fortnight ago later. […]
Royal Fixation will aim to give her owners Opulence Thoroughbreds their first ever Group winner in the Sky Bet Lowther Stakes. The Ed Walker-trained filly won impressively on her debut at York before giving hot favourite Venetian Sun a big fright in the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes. With Karl Burke sending the winner into Group […]
Joseph O’Brien is keen to let Wemightakedlongway have another crack at red-hot Juddmonte Irish Oaks favourite Minnie Hauk at the Curragh on Saturday. The pair met in a Cork maiden last October when Wemightakedlongway showed the benefit of her previous experience, beating Minnie Hauk on her debut by two and a half lengths. Since then […]
Karl Burke is keeping his options open with Venetian Sun following her latest big-race success at Newmarket last week. The Spigot Lodge handler has not made any secret of the regard in which he holds the Starman filly and she has so far lived up to the billing, with a debut success at Carlisle followed […]
Brian Meehan is on a “finding-out mission” with Rashabar in Saturday’s BetVictor Steventon Stakes at Newbury. A shock 80-1 winner of the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot last summer, the Holy Roman Emperor colt went on to finish second in two French Group Ones before the end of his juvenile campaign and kicked off the […]
David Loughnane is of the view he is not going to dodge a challenge with Do Bronxs, who runs in the Ire-Incentive – It Pays To Buy Irish Rose Bowl Stakes at Newbury on Friday. Owned by Amo Racing, the 80,000 guineas purchase is the first foal out of Lola Showgirl, a Royal Ascot and […]
Owen Burrows is praying for rain before he firms up plans for the smart Anmaat. The seven-year-old ended last season on a high when getting up late to beat Calandagan and win the Champion Stakes at Ascot, and this season has had to settle for silver twice in the Tattersalls Gold Cup and Prince of […]
Latest News and Features A Boy Named Susie impresses in winning start at Killarney Burrows looking forward to having Gethin back in the mix All eyes on Purview in Leopardstown’s Meld Stakes Albert Einstein return still appears some way off Blow for Fellowes and Basher Watts, as Shes Perfect meets with setback Johnson Houghton retaining […]
Donnacha O’Brien and his sister Ana were all smiles after A Boy Named Susie recorded an emphatic success in the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race at Killarney. The one-mile contest has a rich recent history, being won 12 months ago by dual Derby hero Lambourn while future multiple Group One winner Luxembourg took top […]
One-time Derby hope Gethin is on track to make a return to the racecourse towards the back end of next month. The Owen Burrows-trained grey won well on debut in a Nottingham novice on heavy ground before being far too good for Roger Varian’s Saddadd at Newbury to put him on track for the premier […]
