Midnite Winter Derby
Midnite Winter Derby Stakes (G3) The Winter Derby returned to Lingfield for the first time since 2023 and that has probably had a bigger influence on the result than may first be conceived. The tighter bends and shorter home straight at Lingfield meant that this race developed into much more of a test of speed […]
UAE Oaks (G3)
UAE Oaks (G3) Sponsored by Deepal On paper, this looked like being a competitive renewal of the UAE Oaks, but the actual race turned out to be the complete opposite. Labwah has now won her last 3 starts at Meydan and having put over 7 lengths and 1.41s between herself and the rest of the […]
Al Sakhir Cup
Al Sakhir Cup sponsored by Texel Air Thursday evening saw a thrilling renewal of the Al Sakhir Cup in the latest round of the Bahrain Turf Series. A field of 18 sprinters spread right across the track made for an amazing race and in the end, it was the Ali Abdulmajeed trained Dan Tucker that […]
Jebel Ali Mile
Jebel Ali Mile (G3) Sponsored by A.R.M. Holding Thrilling. That’s the only word to describe the driving finish of the 2026 running of the Jebel Ali mile on Sunday. Three horses separated by just 0.03s at the line. In the end, the race was called to be a dead-heat between David of Athens and Masmak, […]
Jonbon
Jonbon Betfair Ascot Chase (G1) When Jonbon crossed the line 2s and 9 lengths behind Il Etait Temps in the Betfair Tingle Creek at Sandown in December, he was finished. That run followed on from a very laboured effort in the Schloer Chase at Cheltenham a month earlier and despite plugging on to finish 2nd […]
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, […]