The filly has returned in good health after her bitterly disappointing performance last week but no discussion has been held about whether to retire the high-class fillyLady Aurelia has returned from Royal Ascot with a clean bill of health after her bitterly disappointing performance in the King’s Stand Stakes last week but no discussion has been held about whether to retire the high-class filly.The American-trained four-year-old has twice triumphed at the Royal meeting but was a well below-par seventh after going off the well-backed favourite to follow up her blistering display in the race 12 months ago. Related: Worcester install more cooling stations as racing prepares to deal with heatwave Beverley Continue reading...
After huge success in Dubai in spring, Saeed bin Suroor has yet to get his European season out of the starting stallsI take a keen interest in trainer form, though it doesn’t always do me a power of good and I have noticed a remarkable tendency for trainers to win lots of races right after I’ve pointed out that they’re not doing very well. It’s time, I think, for that kind of turnaround in the fortunes of Saeed bin Suroor, whose European season has started so sluggishly, it’s barely got out of the starting stalls. Related: Old Persian set for Irish Derby as Charlie Appleby extends golden run Chepstow Continue reading...
Kalagia stands out on the Carlisle card as we get ready for a busy week at Royal AscotAny punter can be forgiven for taking a day off on Monday with 30 races at Royal Ascot to look forward to over the next five afternoons, but if a horse looks like value it should not really matter if it is running at Ascot or Carlisle and there is at least one runner on the card at the Cumbrian track that could be worth an interest. Related: Royal Ascot steps up crackdown on brawling amid the finery Ayr 2.00 Society Queen 2.30 She's Pukka 3.05 Star Cracker 3.35 My Name Is Rio 4.10 Our Charlie Brown 4.45 Ingleby Hollow 5.15 Munthany Carlisle 2.15 Theatre Of War 2.45 Power To Exceed 3.20 Mutabaahy 3.50 Mischief...
Ryan Moore is a positive booking for Clive Cox’s colt in York’s Catherine Memorial SprintWith Harry Angel among Clive Cox’s team going to Royal Ascot next week, the trainer will be hoping his Lambourn string is in excellent health and should get a good clue about that from his seven runners on Saturday’s cards. Perhaps the most interesting is Snazzy Jazzy (3.35) in York’s Catherine Memorial Sprint.This colt was unbeaten in three as a juvenile, the biggest payday coming in a valuable sales race at the Curragh in September, when he earned £147,000 for connections, beating 28 rivals by daylight. He was favourite for his handicap debut at Newmarket in April but may not have been sharp enough and seemed...
Cracksman seems likely to be the first odds-on shot of the meeting in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes next ThursdayCracksman shortened with several bookmakers on Thursday for the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot next week, and John Gosden’s colt now seems likely to be the first odds-on shot of the meeting when he lines up for the feature event on Wednesday, and the only odds-on favourite all week in a Group One event. Before anyone gets too heavily involved, however, a few of the lessons of history when it comes to odds-on chances at the Royal meeting are worth bearing in mind. Across the week as a whole, a total of 36 horses have set off shorter than...