After winners in the 2018 Grand National and Irish equivalent, Gordon Elliott could make history in the Scottish raceGordon Elliott, having saddled the winners of the Grand National and the Irish equivalent in the past fortnight, is poised to achieve an unprecedented treble with Fagan (4.05) in the Scottish Grand National at Ayr. This looks a long-term plan for the grey, a horse who loves a sound surface and is owned by a Scotsman, Ronnie Bartlett.Two years ago Fagan finished best of all to be second in the Albert Bartlett Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, despite having started at 33-1. He has been lightly raced since then but his second place to Black Corton in October looks a lot better...
The jockey’s hopes of making the big five-day meeting, which begins on Tuesday, were dashed following results from an X-ray on his right leg that he fractured at Cheltenham last month Related: Horse dies at Cheltenham before race abandoned in sweltering heat Fontwell Park 1.40 Risk And Roll 2.15 Toviere 2.50 Dandy Dan 3.25 Theo’s Charm 3.55 Celma Des Bois 4.25 Onehelluvatouch 4.55 Spiritofchartwell 5.30 Regarding Ruth Continue reading...
It is 12 years since Speciosa won at the Craven meeting and took the 1,000 Guineas but Altyn Orda offers value at Newmarket’s season openerIt is nearly four weeks since the first thoroughbred set foot on a turf racecourse in 2018 and Addeybb bolted up in the Lincoln Handicap, but this, at last, is the day when the Flat season gets serious. The ITV cameras will be in attendance for the last two afternoons of the Craven meeting – starting today as the Nell Gwyn Stakes, the first significant trial for the 1,000 Guineas next month – takes centre stage. It is now a dozen years since Speciosa took this race and went on to follow up in the Classic,...
The colt pleased his trainer ahead of his seasonal debut in the Prix Ganay at Longchamp on Sunday week Related: Cue Card retires after failing to prove fitness for Sandown swansong Newmarket: 1.50 Aurum, 2.25 Jawwaal, 3.00 I Am A Dreamer, 3.35 Symbolization, 4.10 Noble Peace, 4.45 New Show, 5.20 Robero (nb), 5.55 Arzaak. Continue reading...
If there is a better way to arrive at a racecourse than the boat that chugs down the Thames, I’ve yet to discover itFour of Britain’s five Flat Classics will be run over the course of the next seven weeks, and the domestic run towards Guineas weekend at Newmarket begins on Tuesday with the opening of the three-day Craven meeting. But for fans of Windsor racecourse – and I very much count myself as one of those – the season starts with an afternoon meeting ahead of the much-loved Monday evening cards, which begin next week with a meeting for which entry is free if you register in advance. Related: Sunny outlook for the Grand National as safety first policy...