3.20 Lingfield (7½f Classified Stakes) Glory Awaits Has seen better days and may or may not want this ground. Should run well enough but at this stage others are more likely to be better handicapped. Ice Slice Seems to handle just about any ground, the trip and ground are fine and he should run his […]
There are some competitive handicaps on Tuesday with some good evening action on the all-weather down at Chelmsford. Here are the day’s main runners and selections: 2.00 Ffos Las (7f Novice Stakes) Coal Stock Took a good step forward over the C&D last time and can go well again if handling the softer ground. Master […]
Five meetings take place across Britain and Ireland on Monday with the action well spread around. Yorkshire’s racing festival kicks on with an evening meeting at Beverley, while decent handicaps are run at Ayr and Windsor. Here are the highlights along with the main contenders. 4.40 Ayr (1m2f Handicap) Royal Regent A standing dish at […]
Newbury’s Rose Bowl and Hamilton’s Glasgow Stakes are the star attractions on Friday, two Listed contests which provide big clues to races later in the season. Here are the highlights along with the main contenders. 3.50 Newbury (Rose Bowl Stakes, 6f 2yo Listed Race) Another Batt George Scott’s contender has had a good season […]
Wednesday sees Pattern action over at Leopardstown along with some interesting handicaps and a good maiden at Doncaster. Here are the racing highlights and the main contenders. 4.00 Chepstow (6f Handicap) Munfallet Has been running on proper soft ground of late and that may not have been ideal and with a better surface promised here […]
The better of today’s races are saved for the evening meetings at Yarmouth and Sandown, the former having a Class 2 handicap over the mile-and-a-quarter while a Class 3 one mile contest is run at the latter. A few interesting maidens run at Yarmouth, notably Pretty Passe and Uae Queen in the 7.15 while €300,000 […]
It’s amazing to think it’s not that long ago that the only two ways to enjoy betting on horse racing were to either go to the racecourse, or stand in a betting shop and listen to radio commentaries. However, the savvy punter expects so much more for his money nowadays. In a world where punters […]
The UK’s biggest and best Group 1 race will take place at Royal Ascot next weekend, with the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes being used as a preview for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe for many of Europe’s top gallopers. The race is run over a distance of 1 ½ miles, with […]
The Irish Oaks (Saturday 15th July) is the second classic for fillies in the Irish Racing Season, and this 12-furlong contest is run at the Curragh. It was first run over that distance in 1915, though it wasn’t until 1948 that Masaka became the first filly to win both the Epsom Oaks and the Irish […]
There is little doubt that the Irish Derby is the standout race at the Curragh Racecourse at the end of June and start of July, with the famous event rounding off the popular three days event in style. The Irish Derby is always a race that generates much interest among both horse racing fans and […]
