Fujaira Prince followed up his Royal Ascot success with victory in York’s Sky Bet Ebor Handicap. Roger Varian’s grey was a rare winning favourite in one of the Flat calendar’s most notoriously difficult handicaps. But just as in the Copper Horse Handicap at Ascot on his seasonal return two months ago, the 11-2 favourite proved […]
John Quinn will consider top-level targets at home and abroad for Safe Voyage following a thoroughly impressive display in the Sky Bet City of York Stakes. The likeable seven-year-old won the Group Three John of Gaunt Stakes at Haydock last summer and opened his account for the current campaign with victory in the Listed Surrey […]
Make A Challenge outclassed his rivals to win the A.R.M. Holding Curragh Sprint Stakes with ease. Denis Hogan’s course specialist took his winning tally to five at the Curragh, sitting off the pace initially but challenging inside the last two furlongs and then storming clear under Joe Doyle. The 9-4 winner never needed to come […]
Onassis faces another step in her breakthrough season in the Group Three Betway Atalanta Stakes at Sandown. The daughter of Dubawi is already a Listed winner, having struck at Chantilly on her latest run following success in the Sandringham Handicap at Royal Ascot. The Charlie Fellowes-trained filly was due to run at this level at […]
Coltrane completed his hat-trick with a dominant display in the Sky Bet Melrose Handicap at York. Andrew Balding’s three-year-old did not make his debut until late June, but has made rapid progress in the space of a couple of months, with two sound efforts in defeat followed by back-to-back victories at Chepstow and Newmarket. Facing […]
Campanelle will try to emulate Lady Aurelia by supplementing Queen Mary glory with victory in the Darley Prix Morny at Deauville. Lady Aurelia did the double for trainer Wesley Ward in 2016, giving the American handler a second Morny win following No Nay Never three years earlier. Campanelle will try to make it three for […]
Certain Lad finished with a flourish to provide Hollie Doyle with another big-race victory in the Sky Bet And Symphony Group Strensall Stakes at York. The record-breaking rider opened her Group-race account aboard Dame Malliot in the Princess of Wales’s Stakes at Newmarket in July and doubled her tally with Extra Elusive in last month’s […]
He may not regain his champion jockey crown this year – but it would be a push to argue that since the resumption of racing in June, Jim Crowley has not been the man to follow. An opening-day treble at Royal Ascot – a meeting at which he rode six winners – has been followed […]
Malone Road made his eagerly-awaited comeback a winning one with a debut victory over hurdles at Kilbeggan. The highly-rated six-year-old had been sidelined for 642 days, but his return was worth the wait as Gordon Elliott’s charge enjoyed a smooth success in division two of the Hurley Family Maiden Hurdle. Malone Road’s jumping was understandably […]
Denis Hogan is plotting a path via Saturday’s Curragh Sprint Stakes for his consistent gelding Make A Challenge. The five-year-old is due to line up in the Listed six-furlong contest as he prepares for future Group One engagements. Twice a winner this season after clocking up six successes last term, the son of Invincible Spirit […]