Not surprisingly, Aidan O'Brien grabbed the headlines on the final day of Newmarket's three day fixture with last year's top-class juvenile True Love capturing the 1000 Guineas with another fine display. The daughter of No Nay Never, who raced seven times last term, was providing the Ballydoyle team with their eighth victory in the first fillies' Classic of 2026 and O'Brien's 49th British Classic....
Congratulation to George Boughey and his team following Bow Echo's brilliant performance in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday. Hugo Palmer's former assistant has done a superb job with the well bred son of Night of Thunder. Unbeaten as a juvenile, including a Group 2 win in the Royal Lodge Stakes over C&D last Autumn, he was prepared beautifully throughout the winter for the first colt...
As discussed, William Haggas' team were needing their seasonal reappearances last month but the Somerville Lodge outfit are starting to hit their straps with eight winners in the last six days. The stable had a terrific afternoon on the Rowley Mile on Friday with a treble. They include two hugely promising three year old who feature in the Top 40 Prospects in Ahead On The Flat. Earth Shot had repo...
Congratulations to Harry Derham and his team following Le Frimeur's victory in the Grade 1 three miles novice hurdle at the Punchestown Festival. The Gemix gelding was providing Paul Nicholls' nephew with his first winner at the highest level having stayed on strongly to beat the progressive Zanoosh by six and a half lengths. A point winner for Pat Doyle, the five year old was making it three out ...
The Punchestown Festival got underway on Tuesday and it was disappointing to see El Cairos only finish fourth in the Grade 1 novice hurdle. Beaten around eight lengths by the 135 rated Eachtotheirown, Jack Kennedy's mount was ideally positioned in behind the winner turning for home but failed to pick up and weakened tamely approaching the last. Perhaps he needs further but Gordon Elliott's charge ...
Last year's Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe winner Daryz made a sparkling return to action when trouncing his four opponents by upwards of three and a half lengths in the Group 1 Prix Ganay at Longchamp on Sunday. Champion trainer Frnacois Graffard had indicated beforehand that the four year old's first main target is the Group 1 Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot and he was expected to improve for...
While things didn't go to plan for the Top 40 in Ahead On The Flat on Friday, the same section had a much more profitable afternoon on Saturday with a double at Haydock Park. Ravenspire had impressed when winning comfortably on his debut at Southwell last month and Karl Burke's colt made it two out of two when defying a penalty in the opening twelve furlongs novice stakes. Having come under pressu...
Sandown Park hosted a terrific seven race card on Friday with Opera Ballo winning one of the strongest ever renewals of the Group 2 Bet365 Mile. Featured in the Top 40 last year, the four year old hasn't been the easiest horse to handle throughout his career with a tendency to race keenly. However, Charlie Appleby and his team have done a fine job with the son of Ghaiyyath and he is now beginning ...
It has been a relatively quiet few days on the track, although it was good to see No Drama This End back to winning ways in the Listed novice hurdle at Perth on Wednesday. Paul Nicholls' charge had failed to get involved in the Turners Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham in March being slowly away and then finding the ground too lively. Ruled out of the Grade 1 Sefton Novices' Hurdle at Aintree having b...
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