The former champion has a strong book of rides at the Surrey track on this Bank Holiday afternoonTwelve months ago at the same Epsom bank holiday fixture, the bookmakers were running for cover after Silvestre De Sousa rode the first four winners, at odds ranging from 5-2 to 4-1. Following the fifth race, for amateur riders only, De Sousa then finished second and fifth on well-backed mounts in the last two contests. Related: Racing news and tips: Rain Goddess heads Aidan O’Brien treble at Curragh Continue reading...
Fourth in the big-field handicap last year, Roger Varian’s charge is handily weighted to take the prize this timeThe Turf Club has cautioned Davy Russell after examining footage from Tramore this month which appeared to show the high-profile jump jockey aiming a blow at his mount Kings Dolly at Tramore on 19 August. Continue reading...
Ulysses looks the most likely winner in today’s big race but could Frankie try to nick it from the front? Plus a 25-1 shot in the openerWell, hooray! We have slogged our way through the valley twixt Goodwood and York, arriving once more at the glorious peak of a top-quality midweek race-meeting. Related: BHA rebuffs allegations from defence team in John Wainwright case Continue reading...
John Gosden’s flying filly appears to have scared away the opposition, though her main rival comes from a yard familiar to this page ...Enable can be expected to start at very short odds indeed for Thursday’s Yorkshire Oaks, following the news this morning that just five rivals will take her on. Bookmakers have her at a best price of 1-3, with her nearest rival available at 7-1 for the Group One contest. Related: Frankie Dettori’s shoulder injury led to Shutter Speed’s stutter, says trainer Continue reading...
A champion at three, the French horse flopped last week on his first run of a troubled year and will now go to studChris Cook: Almanzor, a devastating winner of last year’s Champion Stakes at Ascot, has been retired after his comeback flop at Deauville last week. The colt pulled two lengths clear of the Arc winner, Found, in the highlight of his career last autumn but struggled to make it to back to the track this year, having been affected by a virus at Jean-Claude Rouget’s yard and then suffered a physical setback during his recovery. Related: Karl Burke packs a punch with a one-two in Deauville’s Prix Morny Continue reading...