The fourth favourite for the Derby won the the Derrinstown Stakes, the premier Epsom trial in Ireland, in impressive fashion earlier this monthTony Paley: Frankie Dettori has been booked to ride Hazapour in the Derby, a surprise move ahead of next week’s Epsom Classic.The Dermot Weld-trained colt, the fourth favourite for the Derby at around 12-1, won the the Derrinstown Stakes, the premier Derby trial in Ireland, at Leopardstown earlier this month. Hazapour’s impressive success that day was secured under Declan McDonogh, but Weld has booked Dettori, whose retained trainer John Gosden has a Derby contender in Roaring Lion, owned by Qatar Racing Ltd who will call on the services of their main rider Oisin Murphy. Related: Loose talk sees...
De Sousa’s sheer number of rides make him well placed for the championship, while Operative and Dream Sleep appeal on Tuesday’s cards I was beginning to think Silvestre de Sousa might be vulnerable in this year’s jockeys’ title race but then he went to Ripon on Sunday and won on all four of his rides. Sure, one of them was an unbeatable 1-9 shot but two were 6-1 and 7-1. There’s not much wrong with his form or his confidence on that showing. Related: Willie Mullins’ vet Tim Brennan denies passing on inside information Related: Revived Rhododendron holds off Lightning Spear to snatch Lockinge Tuesday ti Continue reading...
John Gosden says he will announce a final decision about Roaring Lion’s next race on Tuesday morningChris Cook: A final decision about Roaring Lion’s next race is to be announced on Tuesday, with John Gosden prepared to say that he is “leaning towards” running his flashy colt in the Derby at Epsom a week on Saturday. The alternative is to run him in the French equivalent the following day. Related: Curbing FOBTs is a big win – now bookies’ racing bet practices must go | Greg Wood Redcar 2.05 Zebzardee 2.35 Furni Factors 3.05 Displaying Amber 3.35 Amandine 4.05 Merry Banter (nap) 4.35 Make On Madam 5.05 Savaanah 5.35 Boko Fittleworth Carlisle 2.15 Hard Forest 2.45 Seen The Lyte 3.15 Uptown Funk 3.45 Raselasad (nb) 4.15 Arbalet 4.45 Ventura Gold 5.15 Presidential 5.45 Redrosezorro Towcester 2.25 Pontresina 2.55 Windspiel 3.25 Starcrossed 3.55...
Addeybb has looked like he was heading into Group-race company when an emphatic Lincoln Handicap winner and when following up in a Sandown Group Two contestAny Aidan O’Brien runner in any race deserves the highest respect and his Rhododendron is a veteran of nine Group One contests, making her a formidable opponent for anyone. But her only success at that level in the past year came in very different circumstances to the ones she will face at Newbury in Saturday’s Lockinge Stakes, for which she is surely the wrong favourite.Her narrow Prix de l’Opera win was on soft ground over an extra quarter-mile in a race restricted to females. She might not even be the strongest contender from her stable,...
Stradivarius moved to within a point of Order Of St George at the head of the betting for next month’s Gold Cup at Ascot following his success in the Yorkshire CupStradivarius moved to within a point of Order Of St George at the head of the betting for next month’s Gold Cup at Ascot following his three-length success in the Group Two Yorkshire Cup here on Friday, but as John Gosden, his trainer, admitted afterwards, no one can be sure that the four-year-old will stay two-and-a-half miles until the field straightens up for home on 21 June. Stradivarius was running for the first time since mid-October, but travelled so smoothly until halfway down the straight that Frankie Dettori – took...