#Charlie Hills

There was once a time when the Richard Hannon yard was famed for early season two-year-olds. When Richard Hannon snr was in charge at East Everleigh, the yard regularly bettered a 20 per cent strike-rate with juveniles before the month of July and did so ten times from 2000 to 2013, when Hannon snr passed on the licence to Richard Hannon jnr. The…

Thursday horse racing fixtures for July 14 are scheduled at Leicester, Chepstow, Epsom, Hamilton and Worcester. Newsboy's Nap is one of Kevin Pilippart de Foy's runners One of Newsboy's top tips for Thursday, July 14 contests a race at Epsom (pictured) CLIPSHAM GOLD should profit for going back on fast ground in the Leicester Racecourse Ideal…

Get the most interesting trends and statistics from today's horse racing with the free Stat Selector. Dom of Mary - 14:00 Ludlow Smart Stat: £13.43 - David Bridgwater's profit to a £1 level stake with only one runner on the card (chases) Dom of Mary was in the process of making a promising chasing debut when falling two out at Plumpton in November,…

LONDON - Royal Ascot goes ahead on Tuesday despite being behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. Here AFP Sport picks out three races which could light up the five day meeting: TUESDAY King's Stand Stakes Punters believe this is the year that top sprinter Battaash will add the one race missing from his trophy cabinet after filling the…

We'll also have the latest Sporting Life Price Boost courtesy of Sky Bet, which will be available each day of the meeting. Not yet got a Sky Bet account? There's no better time to when you place your first wager with Sky Bet (Ts&Cs apply). Timeform Verdict: A tricky one to unpick but NAVELLO is seemingly still on the up and hasn't had the rub of…

Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum has died at the age of 75, but his racing legacy will live on after an involvement with the sport spanning over four decades. From Nashwan to Dayjur, some of the greatest names of the Turf have carried Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum's colours to victory over the years. There are too many to mention, but here is a very select…

Sky Sports Racing presenter and London & The South manager Matt Chapman is back with the first of his Racing League blogs ahead of Thursday's opener at Doncaster. Jamie Osborne is doing his best to rattle my cage - but I won't let him! Racing League 2022 gets under way at Doncaster on Thursday, live on Sky Sports Racing, and I'm ready as Team…

Ascot plays host to a fascinating feature on Saturday, featuring the classy Chindit as well as a runner for Her Majesty The Queen. A field of seven go forward for the Group Two Summer Mile Stakes, live on Sky Sports Racing (3.35pm), in what promises to be an open contest. Run on the round mile, the race represents a different test to the Queen Anne…

SIR BUSKER is fancied to call the tune in the Unibet Golden Mile (2.45) at Glorious Goodwood today. Having marked his return with a win at Newcastle at the start of June, the William Knight four-year-old followed up in the Silver Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot 15 days later. Oisín Murphy's mount then stepped back from a mile to seven furlongs for the…

Paul Nicholls: champion trainer for the 13th time at the weekend Paul Nicholls, the titan of jumps racing who sealed his 13th training title at the weekend, is set to have an interest on the Flat this summer via a Charlie Hills-trained juvenile called Paddy's Day. The Somerset-based Nicholls was in rampant form at Sandown on Saturday, ending a fine…

PRINCESS ZOE (4.20) can finally reign supreme for Anthony Mullins in the Gold Cup on Day Four of Royal Ascot. The mare handled this gruelling Group 1 well when a cracking second to Subjectivist 12 months ago. The grey ran another stormer when chasing home Twilight Payment back over 1m 6f at the Curragh. She was then over the top when a lacklustre…

The glittering Royal Ascot festival began with three unmissable Group 1 races. Away from the racing, the Queen attended, together with Harry and Meghan - now known as Duke and Duchess of Sussex. They and the glamorous race-goers faced armed police and sniffer dogs amid heightened security. It was a fantastic day of racing and there's more to come…

ALLIGATOR ALLEY rates a worthy market leader for the BetUK's Acca Club £5 Free Bet Handicap (2.39) at Wolverhampton. The David O'Meara-trained five-year-old was back to winning form on Tapeta with a one-length score at Southwell 12 days ago. And the 4lb rise he has been given in the weights may not be enough to stop Jason Watson's mount from going…

Racing fans will be watching Newmarket on Saturday where the first Classic of the Flat season is run at 3.40. The race is one of six on the ITV schedule The first Classic races of the Flat season take place this weekend, with Wembley hoping to score in the Qipco 2000 Guineas. The Galileo colt, named after the home of English football, was backed in…

LATEST RESULTS, TIPS AND UPDATES: Find out every winner of every race, plus pictures and videos as the drama unfolds on Day 5 Royal Ascot 2018: behind the scenes of a top stables where the Queen's racehorses are trained Brighton-born Ryan Moore clinched a big-race double on the final day of Royal Ascot to leapfrog veteran Frankie Dettori in the…

When: 3.40 Saturday, September 17 Where: Ayr Racecourse Winner's prize: £77310 Where to watch: ITV Racing and Racing TV One of three horses in the field officially well-in here, having backed up his Stewards' Cup win with a fine run when second to Summerghand at York. Only managed seventh in this last year but had beaten Bielsa over course and…

Jim Bolger is not fretting about the opposition, the ground or the 43 days in which Poetic Flare has been absent from racecourse action as he looks forward to unleashing his outstanding miler in the Qatar Sussex Stakes. Victory for Poetic Flare would give Bolger a first success in Glorious Goodwood's signature prize and also complete a huge treble…

Evidence of where the balance of power lies between the top three-year-old sprinters and their more experienced elders is still fairly scant. But to judge by the market for this Group 1 sprint, the racing jury has already returned its verdict. Platinum Jubilee Stakes hero Naval Crown heads most lists and Artorius, the horse who has rattled home to…

Saturday brings the fifth and final day at Royal Ascot, and the ground will be very testing after all the rain that fell after racing on Thursday. 2.30 CHESHAM STAKES - MASEKELA The longest juvenile race of the week will take some getting for these youngsters over the stiff seven furlongs. Two years ago it was Godolphin's Pinatubo who beat…

Five horses go to post for the Group 2 William Hill Celebration Mile Stakes at Goodwood on Saturday. Earlier on the card, Hoo Ya Mal is a hot favourite for the Group 3 March Stakes. Both races are live on ITV Mutasaabeq was priced up as favourite for the Group 2 William Hill Celebration Mile Consistent colt Mutasaabeq is favourite to give his…

Royal Ascot's final day features a stunning field of 27 in the Group One Platinum Jubilee Stakes and Sky Sports Racing's Kieran O'Sullivan has cast his expert eye over every single one. Of all the top-class races at Ascot, the Platinum Jubilee Stakes (and perhaps the King's Stand) has become the most targeted race for international horses. Open to…

Sky Sports Racing pundit Kevin Blake says Dee Stakes winner Star Of India will be a "magic ride around Epsom" for whichever jockey gets the ride on Cazoo Derby day. The Aidan O'Brien-trained three-year-old was one of a string of Ballydoyle Classic hopefuls who enhanced their claims over the last week, staying on powerful to land the Listed Dee…

ANOTHER top notch contest takes place on the hallowed Goodwood turf on Wednesday, with the Group 1 Sussex Stakes holding sway. Too Darn Hot is the hot favourite after bolting up in France last time out - but won't have it easy. John Gosden's classy three-year-old has been sent off favourite on every one of his starts to date and is likely to…

Wesley Ward is anticipating a "great race" as Lady Aurelia and Battaash do battle in Tuesday's feature race, the King's Stand Stakes. American-based horse Lady Aurelia is eyeing a Royal Ascot hat-trick, victorious in the King's 12 months ago and having also won the Queen Mary in 2016. But Battaash is the new kid on the block, looking to stake a…

The world's top-rated sprinter, Battaash, leads the Royal Ascot charge this week for Shadwell at the iconic meeting, headlining the Group 1 King's Stand Stakes on Tuesday, a race he won in 2020-one of a leading six victories for the powerhouse operation at last year's global spectacular. The famed blue and white silks of the late His Highness…

Starman will take on 13 rivals as he bids for a first Group One victory in Saturday's Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. Ed Walker's charge made rapid strides last term, winning his first three starts before meeting with a first defeat when upped in company to the highest level on soft ground on Champions Day. The four-year-old made a…

Winner of the Stewards' Cup back in 2019, he had generally struggled upped in company ever since although he did win the Palace House Stakes at Newmarket last time out. Trained by Charlie Hills - who won this Group Two for four successive years with the brilliant Battaash between 2017-2020 - the six-year-old rewarded punters at 8/1. The pace was a…

Denis Hogan is excited to see Sceptical test his powers at the highest level in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. A son of Exceed And Excel out of a Royal Ascot winner in Jealous Again, the four-year-old has made rapid progress since finishing third on his Dundalk debut last October. After rattling off a hat-trick of wins at Ireland's sole…

So much of the Royal Hunt Cup comes down to the draw. This year, we have two more or less novel guides as to how things might pan out. The main one is obviously the Silver Hunt Cup, which opens Wednesday's card. Tuesday's first race, the Buckingham Palace Handicap is also a handy guide and on the surface its conclusion was pretty emphatic. The…

2022-11-04Kinross looking to stretch incredible winning streak to five in the Breeders' Cup The five-year-old has enjoyed a phenomenal season and has looked unstoppable since beginning his victorious run at York in the summer. A win at Doncaster soon followed and having bagged Group One glory in the Prix de la Foret, he successfully dropped back in…

The Amo Racing silks will be spotted plenty over the course of Royal Ascot - but connections feel their best chance of the week comes in Tuesday's Coventry Stakes with Persian Force. Winner of the Brocklesby Stakes by almost five lengths at Doncaster on the opening day of the season, the Richard Hannon-trained colt has only run once more…

Kameko (Oisin Murphy, left) bags last year's Qipco 2000 Guineas. Who will win this year? Your guide to the Qipco 2000 Guineas (3.40), the first Classic of the season and Saturday's big race at Newmarket.

Chindit: chased home Baaeed on his last two starts The favourite has delivered in each of the past nine runnings of the Summer Mile but this year's race is wide open with at least five plausible winners. It is no forgone conclusion that early market leader Chindit will make it a perfect ten, and it is not fanciful to suggest there may be a new…

Tuesday's horse racing tips feature selections from the jumps at Warwick and flat racing on the all-weather at Southwell. talkSPORT have gone through the race cards and form so you don't have to, with betting tips across all the racing from the UK & Ireland. First time out since having a wind surgery in July and has progressed nicely over fences…

THE annual cavalry charge that is the Stewards' Cup is the highlight of Saturday afternoon, and with 28 going to post it promises to be a thriller. Can Justanotherbottle banish memories of last year's heartbreak and go one place better than last year? Classy sprinter who's improved leaps and bounds this season, winning twice from three starts over…

Steve Cauthen: will bring his unrivalled expertise of riding Epsom to ITV audiences on Derby day Dual Derby-winning jockey Steve Cauthen will join ITV Racing's presentation team for the Epsom Classic next month as part of the special coverage to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The Kentucky-born Cauthen, who won the Derby for the late Henry Cecil…

A high-drama bidding battle that was in danger of going on all night eventually concluded on Tuesday evening with recent Listed winner I'm A Gambler topping day two of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale at 850000gns. Olly Tait, representing Wathnan Racing, was involved in driving the price skyward, as was Tattersalls' Jason Singh, who…

Buyers from Australia, America and the Middle East were hard to beat for the top lots at Tattersalls on Tuesday, the second day of the Autumn Horses in Training Sale. California is calling for I'm A Gambler, who was sold out of Mark and Charlie Johnston's yard for 850000gns, making him the third-most expensive ever horse sold at this auction. The…

Harry Allwood has a quartet of fancies chalked up at double-figure odds on QIPCO British Champions Day, live on Racing TV this Saturday. General odds: 25-1. On the form of his latest effort, there is no way Garrus should be 25-1, and that makes him a bet in what looks a wide-open contest on paper. The six-year-old finished a length behind Highfield…

Who will rise to the challenge at Ascot on Saturday? Andy Stephens shares his best bets and suggests potentially underestimated runners to keep in mind. 1.25 Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2) THE TIP: ELDAR ELDAROV at a general 5-2 No three-year-old has won this race since it was first run in 2011 but that masks the fact that…

Two days before his date with destiny on board Baaeed at Ascot, jockey Jim Crowley heads to Brighton hoping to steer an exciting juvenile to his first career victory. Crowley takes on four rivals in the At The Races App Market Movers EBF Novice Stakes (1.30) as he rides useful maiden Mutaany for Charlie Hills and owners Shadwell Stud. The well-bred…

Here's a quick snapshot of our tips for Thursday, you can get a bit more detail on our highlighted horses below that. Planet Sport live race centre, where you can get the latest racecards, results and odds from the three tracks. The card opens with a two-runner race but it is a classy affair with the 155-rated Tommy's Oscar making his debut over…

Rewaayat is on a hat trick after wins at Lingfield and Salisbury There might be only 17 in the Unibet Stewards' Sprint compared to 28 in the main race, but the consolation poses even more of a conundrum than the Unibet Stewards' Cup itself. The accompanying graphic shows the advantage a low draw has traditionally been in recent years and, the…

Robert Havlin gained the first Group One success of his long riding career when Commissioning powered home to win the bet365 Fillies' Mile at Newmarket. The 49-year-old has long been credited with playing a huge part at Clarehaven Stables, first for John Gosden and more recently in his partnership with his son, Thady. An impressive winner of the…

Robert Havlin rode his first Group One winner but Commissioning's bet365 Fillies' Mile success wasn't without a scare for punters who sent her off the 8/13 favourite. John and Thady Gosden's charge tracked the front-running Novakai (11/1) throughout but was off the bridle as the leader still held the advantage coming down into The Dip. The…

Pogo went one better than 12 months ago when holding off Sacred in the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Challenge Stakes at Newmarket to tee up a crack at the Breeders' Cup. Ridden by soon-to-be-crowned champion jockey William Buick, partnering his 150th winner of the season, the Charlie Hills-trained six-year-old was winning for the eighth…

With the clock ticking down to Champions Day at Ascot on October 15, the battle for the apprentice jockeys' title is hotting up and in focus at Brighton and Southwell on Tuesday, all live on Sky Sports Racing. The Arc-winning team of Sir Mark Prescott and Luke Morris are back together in the feature Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap…

Chris Kellett (left) with Grassroots Series stayers' final winner Blistering Barney and groom Anna McCormack Wednesday: Nottingham An advertisement in the Racing Post changed Chris Kellett's career six years ago and the private trainer to Andy Bell celebrated his biggest winner when Blistering Barney landed the Grassroots Series Stayers' Final. The…

IT was great to be at Donny yesterday and I've got two nice rides this afternoon. First I am on two-year-old GALERON (2.00) for Charlie Hills. The colt has been highly tried since winning his maiden but hasn't been disgraced in Group races at Glorious Goodwood and York's Ebor Festival and Charlie clearly holds him in high regard. He finished…