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The Richard Fahey-trained Ribchester will have his first run of the year in Britain in the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes at Newbury. The four-year-old was an excellent third in the Dubai Mile at Meydan in March, one of the feature races of Dubai World Cup night, and North Yorkshire handler Fahey was delighted with how […]
Aidan O’Brien’s dominance of the 1000 and 2000 Guineas was also mirrored elsewhere as the Ballydoyle maestro saddled a 1-2-3 in the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial at Leopardstown. The winner, Douglas Macarthur (7/1) was, based on betting and jockey bookings, the outsider of the trio but he stayed on resolutely in the home straight under […]
The Aidan O’Brien-trained Caravaggio is still on course for a tilt at the Poule D’Essai des Poulains at Deauville on May 14. The speedster looked set to join warm favourite Churchill in the QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday but was not declared for the race by Ballydoyle handler O’Brien. Unbeaten in four career starts, […]
The Aidan O’Brien-trained Winter landed some major bets as she ran out a decisive winner of the 1000 Guineas under Wayne Lordan at Newmarket on Sunday. Freely available at 33/1 earlier in the week, the imposing grey filly was heavily supported in the build up to the fillies’ classic and eventually went off as an […]
The Aidan O’Brien-trained Churchill justified 6/4 favouritism to land the first British Classic of the season, the QIPCO 2000 Guineas and provide Ballydoyle maestro O’Brien with a record eighth victory in the Newmarket Group One. Winner of the Group One Dewhurst Stakes at the track last term, doubts were raised as to whether the son […]
Martyn Meade has warned that Craven Stakes winner Eminent is likely to need a longer trip in future as the Newmarket handler believes one mile is the lowest trip he will want to run off. The son of Frankel is unbeaten in two starts at Newmarket and was very impressive in the Craven at HQ […]
The Gordon Elliott-trained Labaik, an impressive winner of the Grade One Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March, may have finished his career after suffering a bad injury at Punchestown last month in the Punchestown Champion Hurdle. The temperamental grey has refused to race four times in the last 12 months and […]
Aidan O’Brien horses are famed for being well-backed in the lead up to a big race but one of his fillies that has attracted significant support this week is probably not the one most people think. O’Brien saddles ante-post favourite Rhododendron in the fillies’ Classic on Sunday and she heads the betting at a general […]
The Joseph O’Brien-trained Intricately will head to the QIPCO 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on Sunday, providing his rookie trainer with a first runner in the race. The three-year-old was a game short-head winner of the Group One Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh in September under Donnacha O’Brien. However, the daughter of Fastneck Rock was […]
Middleham trainer Mark Johnston looks to have another exciting prospect on his hands as Galapiat, a son of Galileo, is set to take a step up to Group company following an impressive win at Epsom last week. The four-year-old is a daughter of Lady Jane Digby, who Johnston trained to win a Group One event […]
The Willie Mullins-trained Annie Power may not be seen on a racecourse again after she did not run at the Punchestown Festival last month after she was taken out of the Mares Champion Hurdle at the meeting. The daughter of Shirocco won the 2016 Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival but was ruled out this […]
The Aidan O’Brien-trained Minding, one of the finest fillies in the world and winner of the QIPCO 1000 Guineas and Investec Oaks, is potentially in line for a tilt at the Group One Lockinge Stakes at Newbury later this month over a mile. A facile winner of the Mooresbridge Stakes at Naas on Monday on her […]