Not seen since claiming Royal Ascot glory two years ago, Subjectivist could return to action on the Saudi Cup undercard in Riyadh next month. The six-year-old was a brilliant winner of the Gold Cup in 2021, having previously landed the Prix Royal-Oak at ParisLongchamp and the Dubai Gold Cup at Meydan. However, it later emerged […]
Charlie Johnston has ambitious plans for a double century in 2023 after saddling his first winner in his own name at Kempton. Following a year with a joint-licence alongside his record-breaking father Mark, it was confirmed last week that Charlie would hold the licence outright from the new year. And while Johnston jnr insists it […]
Victory for Authorised Speed in the Unibet Tolworth Novices’ Hurdle would be the perfect way to repay owner Pat Gallagher, according to trainer Gary Moore. It was earlier in the year that Gallagher came to the Moore family’s rescue during the time Josh Moore was recuperating in a Liverpool hospital from numerous serious injuries sustained […]
Richard Hobson’s Fugitif has a Grade One Ascot option after his taking Chepstow success. The eight-year-old was an impressive winner of the Coral Get Closer To The Action Handicap Chase on December 27, scoring on soft ground by a ready five lengths. The performance followed a good earlier run at Cheltenham in November, where the […]
Ryan Moore has welcomed the British Horseracing Authority’s decision to allow jockeys to continue using the whip in the forehand position under new riding rules. The BHA announced a series of alterations to the regulations in the summer, with jockeys only allowed to use the whip in the backhand position and serious breaches to result […]
Chester Williams, who suffered a head injury in a schooling accident on the gallops in September, is unlikely to ride again. Williams was taken to intensive care in Plymouth after suffering the injury when riding work for his mother and trainer, Jane, at her South Molton yard in Devon. He was later moved to North […]
Denis O’Regan will have to wait at least another two weeks before having a chance at making a little history, after his three mounts at Hereford were beaten on Wednesday. The veteran jockey has ridden a winner at every other track in Britain and Ireland and needs just a win at the venue, which briefly […]
It is not often you see a winner at triple-figure odds, but there was two in the space of half an hour at Newcastle on Wednesday. With the first two races going with the market and won by the favourites, David Griffiths struck a blow for the outsiders when Endofastorm went in at 125-1 in […]
Tom Cannon believes whip rules should be “fairly black and white now” after the British Horseracing Authority revised the proposed changes to the current regulations. The BHA announced a series of alterations to the rules in the summer, with jockeys only allowed to use the whip in the backhand position and serious breaches of the […]
Neil Mulholland will send Lord Accord to the Dahlbury Stallions at Chapel Stud Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham before he goes back over fences. The lightly-raced eight-year-old has won three of his nine starts over fences and triumphed in six of 17 races under rules, with three runner-up efforts to his name. The consistent Yeats gelding […]