Duel between Mark Johnston’s filly and Almoreb is the biggest attraction on Tuesday’s Newbury cardOnly one of the seven races on a relatively low-key card at Newbury this afternoon has attracted a double-figure field, and that is the opening maiden in which five of the 11 runners are priced at 33-1 or bigger. All five of the meeting’s handicaps have something to recommend them, however, and the one-mile event at 3.25 makes particular appeal as it may well boil down to an effective match between two horses at around 2-1. Rebel Assault and Almoreb are the two runners in question, and while it seems odd on the face of it that neither has managed to register a win this season...
Arc-winning filly has not raced since her big day in Paris and connections may opt to avoid running her at York this monthIt’s a worrying time for fans of Enable, as her connections spent the weekend talking about the possibility of her skipping York this month and waiting for Kempton’s September Stakes to make her reappearance. The filly hasn’t raced since landing the Arc 10 months ago and her return was delayed by the swelling found in a knee in May. Related: Jason Watson does old mentor proud with ‘phenomenal’ ride on Gifted Master Ripon 2.00 Royal Destiny 2.30 Life For Rent 3.00 Racemaker 3.30 Sheepscar Lad (nap) 4.00 Seen The Lyte 4.30 Eyecatcher 5.00 Tajdeed Continue reading...
Alhakmah’s defeat was frustrating but a couple of wins at Goodwood on Thursday would make it all right againDid you see Alhakmah yesterday? You know it’s Goodwood when your horse gets knocked sideways, crosses the entire width of the track and then finishes at improbable speed from a mile back to be beaten a neck. I imagine her trainer, Richard Hannon, was throwing things at the screen. That’s what I was doing, anyway. Related: Glorious Goodwood: Lightning Spear and Oisin Murphy take Sussex Stakes Goodwood 1.50 Bathsheba Bay (nb) 2.25 Pilaster (nap) 3.00 Shine So Bright 3.35 Billesdon Brook 4.10 Greenback Boogie 4.45 Accordance 5.20 Cowboy Soldier Continue reading...
Expert Eye could come out on top in a clash of the Newmarket titans down in Sussex and there’s an interesting 20-1 shot laterSteve Cauthen once said of the start of the season, all your geese are swans just now, and that’s how it is for a punter on a summer’s morning like this one. You make your picks for Goodwood and Galway, read some previews, look at the odds, find out what others have plumped for. Some of it makes you feel even more excited about your own fancies... Related: Glorious Goodwood: Gosden makes case for staying horses after Stradivarius win Goodwood 1.50 Imphal 2.25 Making Miracles (nap) 3.00 Soldier’s Call 3.35 Expert Eye 4.10 Alhakmah 4.45 Magnolia Springs...
The Irish raider, a 4-1 shot for today’s big race, can cause an upset on day one of Glorious GoodwoodEd Arkell, who took over from the long-serving Seamus Buckley as Goodwood’s clerk of the course at the start of the season, has issued a bulletin on the going ahead of his first Glorious Goodwood. Related: Glorious Goodwood: Stradivarius back in tune for Gosden and chases £1m Goodwood 1.50 Silver Line 2.25 Cosmic Law (nb) 3.00 Sir Dancealot (nap) 3.35 Torcedor 4.10 Al Mureib 4.45 Pettochside 5.15 Dance On The Day Continue reading...