Last year’s Irish Derby winner looks like getting a soft lead again and that could lead to a turn-up in Ascot’s big raceJust two opponents stand between Enable and a record-breaking third King George win but only the needy and the greedy will be tempted by odds of 4-9, bearing in mind that the veteran mare has just suffered consecutive defeats for the first time in her life. She is undeniably the most likely winner but a case can be made for 12-1 being too big about Sovereign (3.35). Related: King George: Gosden not expecting 'sinister' tactics as Enable faces three York 12.20 Final Voyage 12.55 Queen’s Order 1.30 Proud Archi 2.05 Golden Hind 2.40 Aspetar 3.15 Orbaan 3.50 Round The...
The likeable jockey may have suffered harsh treatment three years ago but he is bang to rights over Yarmouth interferenceRab Havlin could live to regret his decision to appeal against the 10-day ban given him by stewards at Yarmouth on Wednesday. The 46-year-old is a likeable man who may have suffered an injustice at the hands of officialdom three years ago but on this occasion he was bang to rights and should acknowledge it.The head-on replay is here:Should Rab Havlin have got a ten-day ban for this ride today at @GTYarmouthRaces? He certainly thinks not! Related: Talking Horses: Moscrop banned after winning race at Perth on lame horse Tips by Chris Cook Continue reading...
The part-owner of Im Too Generous has defended Nathan Moscrop after the jockey was banned for 10 daysA dramatic novice chase at Perth on Tuesday left jockey Nathan Moscrop with a winner and a 10-day riding ban. The stewards decided that he had failed to pull up his mount Im Too Generous – the only one of six starters still standing – when the gelding apparently went lame after jumping the final fence.Moscrop made all the running on the 9-2 chance and was in a clear lead after three opponents failed to jump the fourth-last fence. Court Dreaming, who was in a distant second place, unseated his jockey at the next while the only other runner was pulled up. Im...
‘We’re going to lose an awful lot of owners,’ says Christian Leech, who has moved some horses to France for better prize moneyMore trainers and many owners are going to follow Ed Vaughan out of horse racing, according to one well connected trainer who has had to shift part of his business to France to make ends meet. Christian Leech, who, with his wife, Sophie, is normally based at their stable near Gloucester, is summering with some of their horses at Lamorlaye near Chantilly and relishing the better prize money on offer. Related: Talking Horses: it's Gosden versus O'Brien for Saturday's King George Continue reading...
The owner, whose silks were made famous by Tidal Bay and Inglis Drever, has only had a handful of recent runnersIt is no great surprise to read that Sir Graham Wylie has decided to take a break from racehorse ownership. There was a time when his colours could be relied upon to show up on jump racing’s biggest day but the software millionaire had just one runner in Britain last season, when Yorkhill started at 25-1 in the Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury in November and made little impact before falling at the fourth-last.It’s almost a year since the last winner in his black and beige silks, also Yorkhill at last summer’s Galway festival. He had a couple of other high-class...