#Al Qareem

Nashwa is a warm favourite to take a second Group One contest in the Qatar Nassau Stakes at Goodwood on Thursday, with co-trainer Thady Gosden confident she will be effective on the South Downs track. The daughter of Frankel did not stay the mile and a half of the Oaks at Epsom, finishing three and a quarter lengths behind Tuesday. However, she…

Masekela (left: finished second to Native Trail in last year's Superlative Stakes This season's Derby is working out exceptionally well and the Bahrain Trophy provides another opportunity to showcase the strength of the Epsom Classic. The third and 12th have since finished first and second in the Irish Derby and the fifth and 11th filled the first…

TEMPLEGATE breaks down the big money Gordon Stakes at Goodwood on Thursday. Our man goes through each runner and reveals his tip at the bottom. Back a horse simply by clicking their odds. DEAUVILLE LEGEND 3 DEAU can go. Good second in a Royal Ascot handicap when upped to this trip and showed that was no fluke when taking a Newmarket Group 3 last…

The Sir Michael Stoute-trained Bay Bridge takes on Japan's runner Shahryar in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Ascot on Wednesday, live on ITV. The weather looks warm for the rest of the week Royal Ascot's international theme continues when Shahryar goes for gold in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes. Day one of the meeting saw crack Australian sprinter…

1pt win Mr Big Stuff in 2.00 Epsom at 9/2 (William Hill, Coral, Ladbrokes) 1pt win Roman Mist in 2.35 Epsom at 8/1 (General) 1pt win Nations Pride in 4.30 Epsom at 15/2 (General) 0.5pts e.w. Westover in 4.30 Epsom at 25/1 (William Hill, BoyleSports 1/5 1,2,3,4) In this week of all weeks when the country celebrates The Queen's Platinum Jubilee, and…

Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Like the last fighter standing after a rain-soaked street brawl, Alpinista and her connections now look around after Sunday's sparkling win in the Qatar Prix de l' Arc de Triomphe thinking, "Who's next?" The 5-year-old Frankel mare overcame day-long rains and very soft turf to win Europe's premier race by 1/2 length, running…

Beaten 15 lengths by Aidan O'Brien's new staying star in the Irish St Leger, just 20 days later she somehow has to bridge that gap. In her favour is that this distance of two and a half miles, in a race she won two years ago, is more in her favour than the 14 furlongs of the Irish St Leger and Mullins is hoping for very deep ground, but he does not…

The final Classic of the season, the Cazoo St Leger, will feature a maximum of 11 runners on Saturday. Like this season's Derby and Oaks, there are no previous Group One winners in the line-up. I'd imagine that represents some kind of record. The extended 1m 6f trip often presents an unknown for many of the contenders but several of this year's…