#David Loughnane

Newsboy's Nap selection for Sunday, January 8 is the Jonjo O'Neill-trained Monbeg Genuius at Chepstow (2.10). The next best is Southwell runner at Serenity Rose (3.00) Chepstow hosts one of the horse racing cards on Sunday, January 8 The clever move is to back MONBEG GENIUS in the Vickers.Bet Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (2.10, Nap) at…

Steve Parkin: owner was left nursing an injury following Last Crusader's win at York Thursday: York Owner Steve Parkin had to grimace through the pain barrier to collect his trophy for the Westow Stakes after his exuberant celebrations cheering on Last Crusader's success left him nursing a suspected torn calf. Last Crusader, who runs in Parkin's…

Juvenile expert Ross Millar has high hopes for a 16-1 chance at York this week plus previews the Acomb Stakes, and Lowther Stakes, two of the key juvenile contests at this week's Welcome To Yorkshire Ebor Festival, live on Racing TV. Coroebus is another name to add to the list of highly promising juveniles that are in the care of Charlie…

Clock watchers couldn't fail to notice the lightning fast sectionals the Kodiac filly out of Yajala recorded during her two-furlong workout on Monday, and the well-related youngster duly drew a final bid of 460000gns on day two of the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale. Jake Warren, stationed on the back stairs, tried hard to land the sought after…

The jumps season is coming to an end but there is more great action to follow this week and our man Garry Owen is back for some Thursday selections. With packed cards at six courses across the UK and Ireland it's a good day to follow some good racing tips. KISSESFORKATIE (2:40) looks very appealing in the Catesby Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham.…

The Live Blog NAP Harry Three pulverised a competitive field under Ryan Moore to win the big race at York (3.40). Put up at at 9/1 this morning, Clive Cox's charge Harry Three stormed clear in the final furlong in the Pavers Handicap to win us some cash for the satchel for us ahead of Royal Ascot next week. We commented a few weeks ago on the Blog…

David Loughnane: thinks a lot of Absolutelyflawless Sunday: Southwell Royal Ascot is on the cards for impressive novice winner Absolutelyflawless after she overcame a tardy start to win on her debut. The two-year-old was slowly into stride and had to overcome a crowded passage but ran on to score comfortably under Laura Pearson. Owner Dave Lowe…

When: 3.35 Saturday, October 22 Where: Doncaster Racecourse, South Yorkshire Winner's prize: £118400 Where to watch: ITV Racing and Sky Sports Racing Odds: Seriously appealing pedigree being a son of Deep Impact and the first foal out of Rhododendron, who was a sister to Magical and a class act in her own right. He's obviously got more than a hint…

Top tipster Simon Rowlands has three selections plus analysis for the third day of Royal Ascot on Thursday, live on Sky Sports Racing from 1.30pm. The Gold Cup at Royal Ascot on Thursday (4.20) will look a very different race depending on whether or not the best stayer around, Trueshan, shows up. He has been declared but seems an unlikely runner…

Aidan O'Brien has an excellent record in the Qipco 1000 Guineas and Tuesday has a fine chance of winning it this year. Stablemate Tenebrism and Discoveries are other key contenders Sandrine runs in the Qipco 1000 Guineas Aidan O'Brien has two leading contenders as he goes in pursuit of yet another Qipco 1000 Guineas triumph. The Irish trainer, who…

Pocket The Packet didn't offer much in three novice events but, having been gelded and given a four-month break, he showed much-improved form to make a successful handicap debut here last month, justifying support in the process. He had to dig deep to edge ahead close home in that six-furlong handicap but, off a 5 lb higher mark, he ran out a much…

The Commonwealth Cup has moved on from being racing's new big thing. It is legitimately running with the Classics now as a vital Group 1 for three-year-olds. It has reached the point where it is necessary to write down the stats just to keep up, as in the attached graphic. The seven runnings of the race have already produced 24 wins and 14…

Gavin Beech has returned for more, and we've secured his best bets for day four of Royal Ascot. Be sure to check out the latest as we look ahead to a big day of action on Friday below. 1pt each-way Go Bears Go - best odds 9/1 withWilliam Hill On what looks a tough card for punters, Walbank stands out (along with Reach For The Moon later on) as a…

The ITV Racing team bring midweek action to your screens with the spotlight on the opening day of Chester's May Festival, featuring the Group 3 Chester Vase and the Cheshire Oaks. The ITV4 broadcast from 1.10-4.00pm includes five races from the Roodee plus the headline contest from the day's National Hunt card at Newton Abbot. Enda McElhinney has…

Lezoo: impressive winner over course and distance last time Only six have been declared in this Group 2 for juvenile fillies, but it's a case of quality over quantity as Royal Ascot races are pitched against each other with Maylandsea and Mawj. Maylandsea finished second in the Queen Mary and Mawj filled the same position in the Albany, so which is…

Lola Showgirl and Tom Marquand make all to win the Chartwell Fillies' Stakes Saturday: Lingfield Lola Showgirl booked her spot in the paddocks for 2023 when landing her biggest career win in the Group 3 SBK Chartwell Fillies Stakes. The 11-1 chance is gun barrel grey in colour and and fired up the stands rail herself to make nearly all in game…

The Coolmore partners owned Love (11/10f), not seen since her victory in the Yorkshire Oaks in August 2020, made a belated 2021 seasonal bow at Royal Ascot this afternoon, and the daughter of Galileo certainly did not disappoint. The Aidan O'Brien-trained filly made all under rider Ryan Moore in the day's highlight, the Group 1 Prince Of Wales's…

Baaeed brings an unbeaten record and his status as the world's best racehorse to the Qatar Sussex Stakes (3.35) - but trainer William Haggas insists: "It's no penalty kick." The son of Sea The Stars has proved a class a part in eight career starts - the last four in Group 1 company - and is a white-hot 1-6 favourite with William Hill for the…

It would be no surprise to see many of these reoppose in either the Queen Mary or Albany Stakes later in the summer, but it is Hannon's impressive Newmarket scorer that is chalked up as the general market leader for this five-furlong event. The speedy daughter of Cotai Glory was a €62000 purchase and showed she was worth every penny when bolting up…

Trainer David Loughnane is expecting Go Bears Go to'take all the beating' in Wednesday's Commonwealth Cup Trial at Ascot, live on Sky Sports Main Event. The three-year-old had an outstanding juvenile season, landing the Group Two Railway Stakes at The Curragh but arguably his most impressive run came when second in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf…

Tactical wins the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot While the July Stakes is sometimes regarded as the first test of the Royal Ascot juvenile form, the average RPR recorded by the winner is about 1lb lower than in the Coventry. Even though just three weeks tends to separate the races, these are ever-developing two-year-olds and that is…

Tom Ward: aiming for biggest win of his training career with Roman Mist Sir Michael Stoute and Ryan Moore combined to win this race in 2008 with the Cheveley Park-owned Heaven Sent and the same connections hold a lively chance in this year's Listed contest with the class-dropping Potapova. Heaven Sent was making her seasonal reappearance when…