Saudi Cup 2026
Saudi Cup (G1) “Forever Young” Some horses can produce a single top class performance. Others can produce a couple. Perhaps once or twice in a decade a horse will come along who produces several such performances in a row when they are at their peak. However, in order to be remembered as one of the […]
Betfair Ascot Chase Preview
Betfair Ascot Chase Preview I have tried very hard to find a reason why this year’s Ascot Chase won’t develop into a 2 horse race but it’s not an easy task. I’ll come to Edwardstone in a moment, but with the exception of the 2022 Arkle Winner, there really isn’t a case to be made […]
Forever Young (JPN)
Forever Young (JPN) There aren’t too many horses in the history of horse racing that have won Group 1 races on 3 separate continents. There are even fewer who have managed to achieve that feat in less than 12 months. Forever Young did both last year. He is a special race horse. It takes a […]
William Hill Game Spirit Chase (G2)
William Hill Game Spirit Chase (G2) “Lulamba” In the build up to Saturday’s card at Newbury there was a lot of speculation around Nicky Henderson’s team and whether they would run some of their stars on the deep ground at Newbury. Jango Baie wasn’t declared for the Denman Chase but the decision to keep Lulamba […]
Abu Dhabi Gold Cup
Abu Dhabi Gold Cup The inaugural running of the Abu Dhabi Gold Cup needed a moment of magic and it certainly got that from Joao Moreira. He isn’t called the magic man for no reason and his ride aboard Strauss, which was reminiscent of so many of his successes in Hong Kong over the years, […]
Don Lockwood Sidney Banks Memorial Novices’ Hurdle
Don Lockwood Sidney Banks Memorial Novices’ Hurdle “Act of Innocence” When Act of Innocence was beaten by Minella Yoga at Newbury in December, there was a slight sense that the bubble had burst. He was conceding a lot of weight to Paul Nicholls 4-year-old and the post-race comments from Nicholls, a former trainer of Act […]
William Hill Denman Chase (G2)
William Hill Denman Chase (G2) If we take the ratings and indeed the Antepost markets literally, then this is going to be a straight between Haiti Couleurs and L’Homme Presse. The former has already won a Welsh Grand National under a big weight this season and has been re-routed here after travel issues meant that […]
Sixmilebridge
Sixmilebridge Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase (G1) There will be definitely be some split opinions on the 2026 Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase at Sandown. On the one hand, there is the form book. Kitzbuhel came to grief before halfway and didn’t really look to be in love with the testing conditions or the jumping […]
Holy Bull Stakes
Holy Bull Stakes (G3) Gulfstream Park “Nearly” Wow! That was the first word that came to my mind when watching the video replay of this year’s Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Visually, this was one of the most impressive performances that we have seen from this crop of 3-year-olds and I’m not surprised to […]
Sovereign Spirit
Sovereign Spirit HHH The Crown Prince’s Cup (G3) Sponsored by Cebarco If we had to name a horse that is associated with the Bahrain Turf Club, it would have to be Sovereign Spirit. Trained by Jaber Ramadhan, this was a 7th success in Bahrain for the 6-year-old son of Le Havre, who seems to be […]