Walkinmayotomilan gained her first rules success in the Bay Leaf Maiden Hurdle at Ballinrobe, showing improved form on good ground for trainer Ross O'Sullivan and…
Walkinmayotomilan proves popular winner at Ballinrobe
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Speed Shapes the Nunthorpe — and Royal Ascot Form Still Matters
The Nunthorpe at York is a five-furlong test of pure speed. Recent Royal Ascot performances have proved a reliable guide to which sprinters can translate fast Asc…
Salisbury card moved to Thursday evening as heatwave affects southern tracks
Salisbury has moved its Thursday fixture from the afternoon to a 5.30pm start as the latest heat spell peaks. Other southern courses, including Windsor, have reor…
Giavellotto to head to Baden after Hardwicke run — trainer outlines autumn plans
Marco Botti has confirmed Giavellotto will next appear in the Baden Grand Prix on 6 September. The older stayer, successful in last season’s Hong Kong Vase and a…
Lord Roxby highlighted for Great St Wilfrid at Ripon
Andrew Asquith points to Lord Roxby after a recent course-and-distance success as a notable contender for the William Hill/MND Association Great St Wilfrid Handic…
Morris Dancer’s Royal Ascot form boosts appeal for Hungerford at Newbury
Morris Dancer has shortened in the betting for Saturday’s Visit Malta Hungerford Stakes after a strong Royal Ascot effort. The Gosdens’ colt returns to seven furl…
Charlie Johnston on Kingsley Park, Goodwood memories and life as sole licence holder
Charlie Johnston discusses life as sole licence holder at Kingsley Park, the yard’s facilities and how his veterinary background and family history shape preparat…
Unbeaten Bow Echo retired after sustaining career‑ending setback
Bow Echo, unbeaten in six starts and a winner of the 2000 Guineas, St James’s Palace Stakes and Sussex Stakes, has been retired after sustaining a career‑ending i…
Constitution Hill eyed for September Stakes at Kempton as Windsor plan falters
Nicky Henderson is weighing up running Constitution Hill in the September Stakes at Kempton after concerns that Windsor’s August Stakes could be on ground too fas…
Bow Echo retired unbeaten after Group 1 hat‑trick
Bow Echo has been retired unbeaten after a setback ended the three‑year‑old’s season. The Night Of Thunder colt won the 2000 Guineas, the St James’s Palace Stakes…
