Addeybb tends to be pigeon-holed as a mudlark but it is worth giving him the chance to prove he is a top-class competitorTo judge by Tuesday’s race times, this week’s rain has had only a limited effect on the ground but more is forecast from lunchtime today, setting a poser for punters. Addeybb (3.00) tends to be pigeon-holed as a mudlark but it may be worth giving him the chance to prove he has become a top-class competitor in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes.It was only a Listed race that he won over this course and distance last summer but there was some top-class form represented by the three that followed him home. The fitting of cheekpieces since that day...
The jockey, a prolific winner since racing resumed a fortnight ago, will be aboard the joint-favourite Win O’Clock in a Wednesday handicap at the prestigious Flat meetingFans of Hollie Doyle will be interested to learn that the in-form rider has picked up a very useful spare ride at Royal Ascot on Wednesday. The 23-year-old has been booked by Roger Charlton for Win O’Clock in Wednesday’s King George V Handicap, the 13-2 joint-favourite with most firms. Related: Sandown shunt shows racing needs safety-first approach on interference | Chris Cook Goodwood12.00 Dark Company 12.35 Rusper's Lad 1.10 Treacherous 1.40 Basilicata 2.10 Sir Roderic 2.45 Variyann 3.15 Master Spy (nap) 3.45 StagiairePontefract12.20 Lost My Sock 12.50 Bowman 1.20 Corvair 1.50 War Defender 2.20...
The Group Three Diomed Stakes is Saturday’s highlight on the track with Tabarrak the right type to test the favourite’s resolveThe Group Three Diomed Stakes, rerouted to Newbury from its traditional home at Epsom, is Saturday’s highlight and revolves around John Gosden’s King Of Comedy or, more precisely, what is between the four-year-old’s ears.He had several top-class runs to his credit at three and looked unlucky in the St James’s Palace Stakes. But his attitude deteriorated steadily as the season wore on and he appeared to throw in the towel in the QEII in October. Related: 'Glam up for gee-gees' the call as racefans play Royal Ascot at home Newbury 12.15 Tsar 12.45 Fortune And Glory 1.15 Edmond Dantes 1.50...
The internet campaigner Paul Fairhead, who has been helping punters for seven years, says the frustrations are now too much“My heart’s really not in it any more,” says Paul Fairhead, the internet campaigner for punters who has decided to bring that side of his working life to a halt. By his own estimate, he has helped punters recover more than £500,000 from bookmakers over the past seven years and The Guardian has sometimes reported on the outcomes of his cases but the work has got harder and he has begun to feel ground down.“It’s far more frustrating than it ever was and a real different ball game,” adds Fairhead, who says the final straw was the failure of his appeal...
Kameko’s trainer lines up the Derby after last weekend’s 2,000 Guineas triumph while Seinesational is one to watch on racing’s return to PontefractAt Park House Stables in the pretty Hampshire village of Kingsclere, newly home to the 2,000 Guineas winner Kameko, the celebrations of Saturday’s Classic success have not just been muted, they have barely begun at all. Asked if there has been anything done in the way of swinging from the chandeliers, the trainer Andrew Balding replies: “Not really, yet. But we’ll find time for that, when we can safely do it. It can wait.”As at other racing stables, staff at Park House have found a way of working while maintaining physical distancing but there seems little point in...