Cliffs Of Moher must bounce back from Epsom disappointment Cliffs Of Moher was the leading contender to claim his first major crown at the Epsom Downs following an impressive start to his fledgling career. The Irish horse had won two of his three races ahead of the event and was considered the favourite to win the Investec Derby, with Ryan Moore in the saddle. Aidan O’Brien sent six horses to compete in the race, and although Cliffs of Moher was the spearhead of his challenge for the crown, the three-year-old was beaten out for the crown. Rank outsider Wings of Eagles rose to the occasion with a flawless performance to defeat his stablemate, clinching only the second win of his career. The result was a disappointment for Cliffs Of Moher and Moore, although he […]
BetVictor.com’s Jack Milner with Tuesday’s best bets The pick of today’s racing comes from Leicester where a field of 11 go to post for a competitive renewal of the £25,000 handicap and Custom Cut (3.00) expected to go close in a first-time visor. The 8yo has been a tremendous servant for the Kevin Ryan yard and showed he retains plenty of his old ability when scoring at Gp 3 level earlier in the season at Leopardstown. He makes his first start handicapping since March 2013 and must go close from the head of the weighs under David Nolan. Another £25,000 pot is up for grabs to the winner of the sprint handicap and Ryan Moore looks an eye-catching jockey booking aboard Vibrant Chords (3.30) for trainer Henry Candy. He was no match for the well-backed […]
Jack Milner of BetVictor.com with Monday’s best bets US Navy Flag completed the rare Middle Park/Dewhurst double to give trainer Aidan O’Brien yet another Gp 1 success in another record-breaking season. The colt’s success is a testament to the breeding by the Coolmore operation with his dam Misty For Me, sending out Gp 1 winners on three consecutive Saturdays with his sister Roly Poly winning the Sun Chariot Stakes last weekend at HQ. That should be proof of the family’s ability to train on and BetVictor have cut the colt to 10/1 from 25s for next year’s 2000 Guineas on The Rowley Mile. Trainer Ian Williams came so close to landing the £150,000 Cesarewitch Handicap with his gelding London Prize bumping into Withhold; landing a monster punt for Roger Charlton and owner Tony Bloom. He […]
reviewer – David Cormack, The Racing Forum Bruce Millington points out in his introduction to Queens Of The Turf that there is something ‘even more special’ about a champion racehorse when that horse is a filly or mare and I’m sure we all have a special affection in our hearts for many of the great females that have graced the sport. This book brings together 50 of the greatest, selected by the Racing Post team, and we are treated to a short summary of the career of each, punctuated by high quality photographs throughout. The task of selecting the 50 must have been daunting (Millington hints at such in that intro) but it’d be hard to argue too much with the list they’ve come up with. There is a bias towards recent history with horses […]
Sam Hendry picks out the weekend’s best football bets This weekend’s Premier League action kicks off at Anfield on Saturday lunchtime with the meeting of Liverpool and Manchester United. The draw of Britain’s two most successful and well-supported teams facing each other hasn’t held as much sway in the last few seasons with neither side finishing higher than fourth since 2013/14. For United, this is a game to show they have truly arrived back at the very top level of the Premier League, especially after Manchester City threw down the gauntlet with their win at Stamford Bridge two weeks ago. But Liverpool need this just as much as their rivals after an inconsistent start which has seen them win three of their opening seven games and Jurgen Klopp facing fan and press scrutiny for the […]
Charlie McCann casts his expert eye over Saturday’s cards One of the best weekends on the racing calendar with top quality flat action from Newmarket this afternoon and the return of some of the stars of the winter game at Chepstow. The Dewhurst Stakes is widely regarded as the premier juvenile race of the flat season and today’s winner is likely to go into winter quarters as antepost favourite for the 2018 2000 Guineas back at Newmarket in May. Expert Eye (3.00) is the best two-year-old I have seen so far this season although the late defection of Irish raider Verbal Dexterity means Sir Michael Stoute’s unbeaten son of Acclamation will start at prohibitive odds (4/7 with BetVictor). The colt was a bit keen in the early stages when winning a vintage renewal of the […]