The loss of the meeting at Ayr will switch the focus to Yarmouth, where Ryan Moore looks set for a profitable afternoonOfficials are “hopeful” the Ayr Gold Cup – one of the big betting races of the year – will take place on Saturday after being forced to abandon Thursday’s meeting at the track because of waterlogging.The eight-race card would have featured the Doonside Cup but officials found part of the track waterlogged after the course was hit by 15mm of rain in 24 hours. Related: Racing news and tips: Winx in frame for ambitious European adventure in 2018 Continue reading...
Titi Makfi could have the edge in the Listed John Musker Fillies’ Stakes – the feature event on the second day of Yarmouth’s valuable September meetingEleven runners are due to to post for the Listed John Musker Fillies’ Stakes on Wednesday afternoon, the feature event on the second day of Yarmouth’s valuable September meeting, and while several have already got form in the book at this level and above, the still-improving handicapper Titi Makfi (3.50) could well have the beating of them. Related: McConvilles given three-year bans after injecting horse at Cheltenham Continue reading...
Kynren (3.25) is rated nap material at Redcar for David Barron, a trainer who can be relied on to get the best from the talent he has at his yardThe Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is always one of the highlights of the racing year and the news which ITV announced last week that the race is returning to terrestrial television this year is very much to be welcomed.ITV Racing’s decision to run their coverage, which will include four live races from Chantilly on Sunday week, on the main channel ensures their programme will get the biggest audience possible. Related: Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe hope Zarak faces crucial gallop on Tuesday Continue reading...
Silvestre de Sousa’s strike-rate at Brighton is very healthy and he can boot home another winner at the track in the shape of The Big Short (5.15)The season is drawing to a close at Brighton and the eight-race card at the Sussex track this afternoon is not its most compelling offering of the year, or even the last few weeks, but The Big Short (5.15) is worth waiting for in the final event.Charlie Hills’s three-year-old drew a blank in six starts as a juvenile and did not make an auspicious start to his second season either, finishing last of eight on his second start this year. His connections clearly suspected there was some talent in there somewhere, though, as The...
Mirage Dancer (4.50) is trained by the brilliant Sir Michael Stoute, whose record with progressive middle-distance horses is peerlessSocial media is turning us into addicts at best, and zombies at worse. Our overuse of the various social media platforms is bad for our health and resulting in increased anxiety and depression. But there is an upside to spending hours on Twitter — you find good folks like Graeme Wood.Wood, or @woodg31 as his followers know him, peppers his Twitter feed with television paraphernalia, including pages from Radio and TV Times of yore during TV’s so-called ‘golden age’. Earlier this week we went back to 1981 and a Friday that I am sure as a student I would have spent most...