‘We’re seriously considering Doncaster,’ says Joseph O’Brien of the recent Navan winner, who has shortened to 8-1 from 20sA fascinating new contender looks set to be added to the St Leger conversation, as Joseph O’Brien is poised to send over Galileo Chrome for the Doncaster Classic. The Irish horse has probably sailed under the radar for most British-based punters as the public chatter has centred on Santiago and Pyledriver but he impressed in winning the Yeats Stakes at Navan a week ago. Related: Delia Bushell regime questioned future of smaller tracks in Jockey Club group Lingfield 1.00 Ashazuri 1.30 Volcano Bay (nb) 2.00 Brenner Pass 2.30 King Zain 3.00 Al Mansoura 3.30 Lily Beach 4.00 Glencora 4.35 Disey’s Edge Continue...
The favourite for the Group One Haydock prize looks good value after his clock-breaking success in the HungerfordSoft ground in the early autumn can make for some funny results as the stars of summer start to lose their form, so it takes a certain amount of courage to side with the favourite in a competitive Group One such as Haydock’s Sprint Cup. But the 3-1 available about Dream Of Dreams (3.25) is bigger than we could reasonably have asked for, in view of his clock-breaking success in the Hungerford.Inconsistent in the past, he has perhaps been sorted out by a gelding operation and can stay unbeaten under Oisin Murphy. It was very tempting to go with Glen Shiel, who can...
Guy Mitchell, who had his right eye removed at the age of five, rode a winner 30 years after first applying for a jockey’s licence“I was feeling a bit better by Tuesday,” admits Guy Mitchell, reflecting on the Sunday night celebrations that followed his earlier success at Goodwood. The overindulgence was well earned, a party 30 years in the making, to mark the moment he became the first jockey with only one eye to ride a winner in Britain. Related: Talking Horses: French giving up on hopes of 20,000 crowd for Arc Tips by Chris Cook Continue reading...
Ian Maggs has one of 12 shares in Glen Shiel, the Godolphin castoff who is giving his new owners a taste of the big timeRacing’s heaviest hitters tend to dominate the big races and the Betfair Sprint Cup on Saturday is no exception, owners involved including the deputy ruler of Dubai, the dominant Coolmore bloodstock empire and the racing vehicle of the late Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. But in among them, enjoying his very first taste of the big time, will be a former policeman from Northampton. Related: Talking Horses: Oxted ruled out of Sprint Cup after poor gallop Uttoxeter 12.40 Apres Le Deluge 1.15 Jessica Rabbit 1.50 Global Anchor 2.20 Lord Sparky 2.50 Chasamax 3.20 Dead Right 3.50 Perfect Myth 4.25 TranslinkBath 2.00...
‘It’s totally unsustainable’ says prolific owner Tom Morley as he plans to reduce his investment over low prize money“I’ve never known so many pissed-off people,” says Tom Morley, one of the most prolific owners in British Flat racing, offering a gloomy assessment of the sport’s immediate future. It is a perilous time, with no end in sight to the Covid-19 crisis while trainers are desperate to persuade their patrons to reinvest at sales like the one that took place in Newmarket this week. Related: Racing crowds to return next month with pilot event at St Leger Sedgefield 12.20 Mukhtoon 12.50 Marine One 1.20 Timoshenko 1.50 Brotherly Company 2.20 Viking Hoard (nap) 2.50 Kitty's Light 3.25 Swaffham Bulbeck 4.00 Buckled 4.30 Grey...