Saturday’s Racing Previews Newbury and Newmarket
Newbury - Baaeed eyes G3 Lockinge Stakes £198,000 purse
By Andrew Atkinson
Newbury features the Group 1 Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes over 1 mile on Saturday's seven racecard meeting.
Baaeed, sire Sea The Stars, undefeated in six outings goes to post favourite in...
Anthony Van Dyck was very tough, straightforward and genuine – he gave everything –...
By Andrew Atkinson
Trainer Aiden O'Brien has praised 2019 Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck who tragically died participating in the 2020 Melbourne Cup this month: He gave everything.
"I didn’t get any results of any post mortem or anything yet but...
Royal Ascot Day 4 – Meditate and Perfect Power Royal Ascot fromthehorsesmouth.info 15-1 double
By Andrew Atkinson
Meditate and Perfect Power landed the opening two races on day 4 of Royal Ascot on Friday to complete a fromthehorsesmouth.info 15-1 double!
Aidan O'Brien trained Meditate (5-2) from 11-4 turned over 2-1 favourite Mawj in the Group...
Itwouldberudenotto and Furzig at the double for Fahey
By Andrew Atkinson
Richard Fahey saddles Itwouldberudenotto and Furzig at Lingfield Park on Saturday, with three pound claimer Connor Murtagh in the saddle at the Surrey racecourse.
Itwouldberudenotto (12.00) finished second when beaten a neck in a photo finish over a...
£3.124m fromthehorsesmouth.info 12-horse accumulator!
*Newbury 56-1 treble .......*Southwell 48-1 accumulator ........*Kelso 15-1 double
SIR Ivan (8-1), Ginistrelli (33-1), Breath Of Sun (8-13), Cloth Cap (10-30), Iron Heart (9-2), The Shunter (5-2), Noble Yates (4-11), Hitman (1-7), Carausius (13-8), Ravensscar (16-5), Kangaroo Point (11-10) and...
Channon’s Storting nets historic Cliff Stud Thirsk Hunt Cup
Quote: 'Mick in fairness fancied Storting when we spoke before the race. He felt he could win and, fair play, he was right' - jockey Tony Hamilton
By Andrew Atkinson
Mick Channon trained Storting ridden by Tony Hamilton landed the feature...
Twiston-Davies ‘tips’ Bristol De Mai to win £200,000 Betfair Chase at Haydock
By Andrew Atkinson racing correspondent fromthehorsesmouth.tips
NIGEL Twiston-Davies says Bristol De Mai (3.00) favourite to win the £200,000 Betfair Chase at Haydock Park on Saturday, Betfair Chase Day, should win the race.
Speaking at Grange Hill Farm yard in Gloucestershire, Twiston-Davies...
McCain on Edge at Hexham
Midgley at the double on Coup De Gold and Betty Ballo
Channon to land Eagles Nest at Nottingham
Ryan's Tinochio Thirsk raid
By Andrew Atkinson
Donald McCain junior saddles Milans Edge (2.45) at Hexham on Saturday tipped by fromthehorsesmouth.info to...
Porlock Bay photo-finish win over Billaway in St James’s Place Festival Challenge Cup
By Andrew Atkinson
Porlock Bay got a photo-finish verdict over Billaway tipped by fromthehorsesmouth.info to land the St James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters Chase over 3m 2f.
"I'm very lucky," said Porlock Bay's jockey Lorcan Williams after victory on...
Warwick and Newmarket test meetings amid COVID-19
By Andrew Atkinson
Warwick racecourse will be a UK Government test event on September 21, with an attendee capacity of 474 spectators amid COVID-19 legislation.
Tickets will not be available to the general public, with the meeting comprising of 150 annual...
Kingscote-Dascombe-Helmont complete fromthehorsesmouth.info 6,018-1 eight-horse accumulator – and £74,286 Goliath!
By Andrew Atkinson
Richard Kingscote rode Tom Dascombe trained Helmont to victory in the Ladbrokes EBF C4 Novice Stakes over 6f at Wolverhampton on Saturday night - completing a fromthehorsesmouth.info 6,018-1 eight-horse winning accumulator and a Goliath bet return of...
Trainer Kirby unveils plans to expand facilities
Trainer Kirby unveils plans to expand facilities for recovering and rehabilitating racehorses
Quote: 'It’s to do the job properly, so they can all be re-homed. Any horse that finishes racing can have a career doing something else' -...
Coronavirus halts BHA whip offences investigation
By Andrew Atkinson
The British Horseracing Authority has put on hold an investigation into whip offences by jockeys in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.
"A new timetable will be agreed at an appropriate point in the future.
"The consultation would...
‘WHIRLWIND-CRAZY’ AS HAVERLAND WINS AT GLORIOUS GOODWOOD
I'll never forget this day - I want to do it all over again - Mellah, featured by fromthehorsesmouth.tips
By Andrew Atkinson
TEENAGER Khadijah Mellah became the first Muslim jockey to ride in a race in Britain - when Haverland won...
Scintillating Stradivarius!
By Andrew Atkinson
A cool, calm and collective Frankie Dettori drove Stradivarius to Glorious Goodwood history when winning his fourth Goodwood Cup in style, ahead of Nayef Road, who was receiving a stone from John Gosden's stable star.
"It looked like...
Goodwood racegoers thwarted amid COVID-19 planned sports pilot u-turn
Quote: 'October 11 was due to be our final meeting. We were planning to allow a small crowd. This news means the entire Flat season will have been and gone, with no people whatsoever' - Goodwood MD Adam...
Addeybb top of the bill for Haggas in Qipco Ascot Champion Stakes
By Andrew Atkinson
Tom Marquand rode William Haggas trained six-year-old Addeybb to victory at Ascot on Saturday in the Group 1 Qipco Champion Stakes, ahead of French raider Skalleti and Aidan O'Brien trained favourite Magical, selected by fromthehorsesmouth.info.
"What a credit...
CHELTENHAM HENDERSON RAID
NICKY Henderson saddles a plethora of runners at Cheltenham on Saturday - with Monte Cristo (12.40) set to land the opening Triumph Trial G2 race over 2 miles, under jockey Daryl Jacob. For the best prices with an introductory...
Vintage performance at Haydock Park
By Andrew Atkinson
Vintage Clouds gained an impressive win, ahead of fromthehorsesmouth.tips each-way selection Definitly Red (9-1) at Haydock Park on Saturday, in the Peter Marsh Handicap Chase.
Vintage Clouds, owned by Trevor Hemmings, won the 3m 1f Peter Marsh Chase...
Racing Punchestown/Navan
By Andrew Atkinson
Punchestown - Heia and Showbusiness fromthehorsesmouth.info 10-1 double
Heia (7-4) and Showbusiness (11-4) completed a fromthehorsesmouth.info 10-1 double at Punchestown on Saturday.
Willie Mullins trained Heia, ridden by Paul Townend, landed the Ladbrokes Novices Hurdle over 2m 3f.
Five-year-old Heia...
Cheltenham Festival Champion Hurdle
Honeysuckle has never let me down - I can’t see why this year would be any different - Rachael Blackmore
By Andrew Atkinson
Rachael Blackmore heads for the 2022 Cheltenham Festival on the back of becoming the first woman to...
Envoi Allen Punchestown run ahead of Cheltenham
By Andrew Atkinson
Envoi Allen (12.50) goes head-to-head with Willie Mullins trained Asterion Forlonge at Punchestown on Sunday after cruising to victory, extending his unbeaten record under Rules to 10, with a faultless performance at Fairyhouse in November.
Trained by Gordon...
FOCUS on Assistant trainer: Simon Olley
Simon Olley is the lynchpin of Green Oaks. The hardest working assistant trainer in the business - Philip Kirby
By Andrew Atkinson
Assistant trainer Simon Olley is a grafter and key cog in the success of trainer Philip Kirby racing...
Racing: Stewards Enquiry costs win for Tomouh at Chelmsford
By Andrew Atkinson
Tomouh 16-1 loses race after Stewards enquiry
Tomouh, tipped each-way by fromthehorsesmouth.info, won the Ministry of Sound Handicap over 7f at Chelmsford on Saturday - only to be demoted to second, due to 'intimidation' after a lengthy Stewards...
Jack’s the lad!
By Andrew Atkinson racing correspondent fromthehorsesmouth.tips
JACK Mitchell has some plum rides at Wolverhampton on Saturday night on the eight race card at the Midlands venue.
Newmarket based trainer Hugo Palmer saddles Eventful (4.50) in the Ladbrokes Nursery, over 1 mile...
