Tag: Newbury

Explosive Lady Reverts To The Minimum At Newbury

The feature race from this afternoon’s Newbury card is the Fillies’ Listed St Hugh’s Stakes and Explosive Lady (3.55) reverts to the minimum trip having finished third in the Group 3 Princess Margaret Stakes at Ascot over six last time.

New Story Backed To Take Haydock Opener

Haydock stage a most informative afternoon card and in the opener Idder is of interest for Roger Varian but as a son of Authorized he might be quite at his best on the forecast good to firm ground and he is overlooked.

Classic Generation Handicap The Pick At Doncaster

Doncaster stage the pick of the afternoon action including a valuable Handicap for the classic generation over a mile. Only seven go to post but all have a chance including Moohaarib (3.35) who landed a Ripon maiden with the minimum of fuss last time.

Norfolk Stakes Kicks off Ladies’ Day At Royal Ascot

Ladies’ Day at Royal Ascot kicks off with the Norfolk Stakes over 5f for juveniles and Aidan O’Brien has not saddled the winner of the race since Johannesburg back in 2001 but I think he will put that right courtesy of the unbeaten The Great War (2.30).

Opening Day Of Royal Ascot Finally Here

The eagerly-awaited first day of Royal Ascot is widely regarded as the best days flat racing in the calendar with three Group 1’s on the card including the opening Queen Anne Stakes over the straight mile.

Richard Hannon Looking To Win First Group One

Not the greatest weekend’s racing but the Scoop 6 is likely to be won and good luck to all getting involved. The Lockinge Stakes at Newbury is today’s feature event a Group One contest over the straight mile for four-year-olds’ and older horses.

Colour Catcher Can Strike Gold At Kempton

The Monday jumps card at Kempton gives way to all-weather action this afternoon and Colour Catcher (2.10) is taken to improve on his debut when green but running on strongly into third place in a decent little race.

Heisman Can Go One Better At Kempton

All flat action today and the Kempton draw could have been kinder to Heisman (2.40) who ran a cracker over C&D on debut before giving best to a useful sort of Godolphin’s here at the beginning of the month.

Action Packed Saturday Starts At Newbury

A CRACKING jumps card at Newbury this afternoon beginning with a Novices’ Hurdle over the minimum trip and the progressive Sign Of A Victory (1.50) looks to have been very well placed by trainer Nicky Henderson and is taken to land his hat-trick having landed a Bumper at Kempton and a Novice Hurdle at Doncaster in his last two starts.

Fantastic Friday At Newbury

Excellent racing at Newbury this afternoon beginning with a maiden hurdle over an extended two-and-a-half miles where Call Me Vic (2.10) can go one better than when runner up at Doncaster back in January.

Superb Weekend Of Racing Ahead

Image courtesy of RaceHorsePhotos.co.uk By Charlie McCann WITH only ten days to the Cheltenham Festival the racing, almost by definition, is […]