Unusually dry conditions are forcing racecourses and trainers to revise pre-season plans for the National Hunt campaign. Ascot has begun watering ahead of its aut…
Racecourses face testing pre-season as dry spell bites ahead of jumps campaign
Archive for month: August, 2026
Shergar Cup Sparks and Newbury Weekend Preview
A review of Ascot's Shergar Cup highlights international performances and the progressive Tuco Salamanca, with a look ahead to Newbury's Hungerford Stakes and key…
Walker targets York juvenile contests after Ascot successes
Ed Walker is lining up juveniles and select senior horses for York's Ebor Festival, with Never Enough likely for the Gimcrack and Alfred Wallace a possible Acomb…
Key contenders for Ascot’s Shergar Cup as teams head into showpiece
Ascot’s Shergar Cup combines team tactics with a diverse card, featuring sprinters such as Thunder Call and All Ways Glamorous, stayers including Shrimp Shady and…
Samangan strikes in Prix Maurice de Gheest with prospects for bigger targets
Samangan gave Francis‑Henri Graffard a Group One success in the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville, edging out Stolen Kiss and denying William Haggas’s Division.…
Rossa Ryan’s Sandown Ban Reduced, Clearing Path for Ebor and Morny Rides
An independent panel has reduced Rossa Ryan’s Sandown suspension from 28 to 10 days, a decision that clears him to ride at York’s Ebor meeting and to partner Orth…
Unbeaten Bow Echo retired after training setback
Bow Echo, unbeaten winner of the 2000 Guineas and the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, has been retired after a training setback. Trainer George Boughey c…
Five Ascot contenders to note for Saturday’s Shergar Cup
A preview of five runners to follow at Ascot’s Shergar Cup, highlighting Kendall Roy, Pole Star, Havana Hurricane, Hoseki and Two Tribes and the features of their…
Consistent Guard an each-way must
Ascot selections Saturday 8th August The Shergar Cup is the centrepiece of today’s racing action. Not a meeting that I am greatly enthused about in truth given unfamiliar jockeys riding horses they don’t usually ride. However that said 10 runner handicaps are definitely of interest to me, so I...
Aeronautic to fly in
Goodwood selections Saturday 1st August The final day at Goodwood and the prevailing fast ground will very much remain for a day where the Stewards Cup will take centre stage. I have two selections for the feature, plus selections from two other races on the card. Goodwood 1.50: Aeronautic...
