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Circus masters Too Darn Hot and company in St James’s Palace Circus Maximus showed his adaptability when dropping back in trip to land the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot. Last seen finishing sixth in the Investec Derby at Epsom, the Galileo colt needed to be supplemented at a cost of £45,000 for the Group One contest over a mile. Having won the Dee S
Arizona too hot in for O’Brien and Moore in Coventry Stakes Arizona came home strongly to give Aidan O’Brien a ninth success in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot. Sent off the 15-8 favourite on the back of an impressive eight-length win at the Curragh, his supporters will have been a little worried early on. Outpaced, Ryan Moore was riding him pretty vigoro
Fizz bidding to repeat Tipperary sparkle at Wexford Effernock Fizz will bid to repeat her recent surprise Tipperary success with victory at Wexford on Wednesday. The Katy Brown-trained four-year-old has gone up over a stone for winning by 15 lengths off the front at 66-1. A change of tactics to racing prominently did the trick there, so her rivals wo
Point made in King’s Stand thriller Blue Point confirmed his superiority over Battaash to win back-to-back renewals of the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot. Billed as a match between the big two, it developed into everything race fans wanted inside the final furlong – but Charlie Appleby’s five-year-old was pulling away at the line.
Magical and Sea Of Class just two of the big names in Prince of Wales’s showdown Sea Of Class, Magical and Crystal Ocean all feature in a red-hot renewal of the Prince of Wales’s Stakes on day two of Royal Ascot, in what could prove to be the race of the week. It is Aidan O’Brien’s Magical who is favourite for the 10-furlong showpiece, having pushed Enable close at the Breeders’
Stradivarius faces 10 in defence of Gold Cup crown Stradivarius will face 10 rivals when he bids for back-to-back victories in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. John Gosden’s star stayer enjoyed a faultless campaign in 2018 – winning the Yorkshire Cup, the Gold Cup, the Goodwood Cup and the Lonsdale Cup to land a £1million bonus through the inaugural Wea
Phoenix Ladies to make Ascot debut with Forever In Dreams Forever In Dreams will be a first runner in Europe for the Phoenix Ladies Syndicate after being purchased at the Goffs London Sale on Monday. Winner of a Listed race at Haydock last time out for Aidan Fogarty, her new owners went to 430,000 guineas to secure a Royal Ascot runner. The filly will run
Back-to-form Plinth delivers at Kilbeggan Plinth’s victory in the Carmel Fay Memorial Novice Chase was the highlight of a 120-1 Kilbeggan double for Niall Madden, Joseph O’Brien and JP McManus. Last successful in the Grade Three Grimes Hurdle at Tipperary in 2017, the nine-year-old gelding had been out of form of late. But sent off at 10-1
I Can Fly must concede weight in Duke of Cambridge I Can Fly will try to concede 3lb to all her 16 rivals in Wednesday’s Duke of Cambridge Stakes at Royal Ascot. Aidan O’Brien’s four-year-old won the Boomerang Stakes on Irish Champions Weekend last season at this same Group Two level – which makes her task harder this time. Sir Michael Stoute has a
Stoute looking to Mustashry to deliver Queen Anne honours Sir Michael Stoute admits he is “hopeful” about the chances of Mustashry securing a second Group One win in Tuesday’s Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot. The mile event kicks off the four-day meeting in Berkshire and an open field of 16 is set to go to post. Mustashry, kept in training as a six-year-o
Army out to continue Invincible season in Diamond Jubilee Invincible Army stands his ground among 20 confirmations as he aims to continue his perfect start to the season in Royal Ascot’s Diamond Jubilee Stakes. A winner at Doncaster and York already this season, James Tate’s four-year-old sprinter is on the crest of a wave. There are two strong French chal
Aspen Belle eyes follow-up success Aspen Belle will bid to quickly follow up in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap at Sligo. The Pat Martin-trained six-year-old was an easy winner at Cork on Friday, but was hit hard by the handicapper as a result – going up 11lb. She will carry just a 6lb winner’s penalty on Tuesday evenin
Masar heads 14 in the mix for Hardwicke heat Last year’s Investec Derby hero Masar will face a maximum of 13 rivals in the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot on Saturday. Charlie Appleby’s colt has not been seen in competitive action since landing the premier Classic at Epsom last June, but has had the Royal meeting as his comeback target for som
Zain completes Gowran double for Halford and Whelan The featured Lengthen The Odds With BetVictor Handicap saw Michael Halford and Ronan Whelan complete a Gowran Park double with Ahlan Bil Zain. Useful on artificial surfaces, Ahlan Bil Zain (11-2) added to a Newcastle win, plus three on the Polytrack at Dundalk, getting there close home to defeat Fit
Blackmore back in the winning groove at Downpatrick Rachael Blackmore secured her first win after returning from a spell on the sidelines as she steered Put The Kettle On to victory at Downpatrick on Sunday. Sent off the 13-8 favourite for the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle, Put The Kettle On ran out a comfortable seven-length winner
Classic hero Phoenix aiming to fly again in Royal Ascot rematch Phoenix Of Spain and Too Darn Hot – the first two home in last month’s Irish 2,000 Guineas – are the headline acts among 11 runners declared for the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot on Tuesday. John Gosden’s Too Darn Hot was the undoubted star of the juvenile division last season, with his un
Weld set to rely on Hazapour at Royal Ascot Hazapour is set to be Dermot Weld’s only runner at this year’s Royal Ascot. The four-year-old has been declared for Tuesday’s Queen Anne Stakes, in which he will be ridden by Frankie Dettori, and Weld expects he will be the only horse to make the trip from his Curragh yard. Falcon Eight had been a p
Davison excited by Ribblesdale challenge with Fresnel Jack Davison is looking forward to a crack at the Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot on Thursday with the light-raced Fresnel. The Sea The Stars filly ran a fine race when fourth in the Musidora Stakes at York last month, having previously been a two-length fourth to Investec Oaks runner-up Pink Dogw
Appleby keen on Wild Illusion for Pretty Polly Charlie Appleby expects Wild Illusion to be tough to beat when she steps back up in trip in the Juddmonte Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh. The daughter of Dubawi will bid for the fourth top level success of her career, reverting back to a mile and a quarter for the Group One prize on June 28. Aft
Hamill keeps his cool to triumph on Peacocks Secret at Downpatrick Mikey Hamill performed heroics to get Peacocks Secret home in front in the Visit Newry Mourne & Down Handicap Hurdle at Downpatrick. The John ‘Shark’ Hanlon-trained seven-year-old looked set for a comfortable success when ridden to the front after the last – but he veered left on the bend before the
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