#Diligent Harry

A total of 26mm of rainfall has hit the racecourse since Thursday, which caused the going to change to soft, heavy in places - and the wet weather continues A racegoer takes cover from the rain on day four of Royal Ascot Day four of Royal Ascot is under threat after torrential rain hit the track. Fans have to wait until 12.45pm to see whether 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…

Doncaster, Kempton and Kelso host the ITV racing fixtures on Saturday, March 26. The Lincoln is the feature race on Town Moor, where William Haggas chases another victory with Mujtaba Modern News (right) is one of the key runners in the Lincoln ANOTHER BATT is taken to spring a shock in the SBK Lincoln Handicap (3.35) as curtain goes up on the 2022…

2pts win Sacred in Platinum Jubilee Stakes at 14/1 (General) The once 57-rated Highfield Princess looked extraordinary when beating Spycatcher and Minzaal in the Duke Of York last month and must now command genuine respect heading back up to Group One level for the Platinum Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. However, last year's Buckingham Palace…

Glen Shiel: winner of last year's British Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot The Bengough Stakes provides the perfect opportunity for talented handicappers to take the step up to Group 3 level. Recent winners include Tropics (2013), Cape Byron (2019) and Dakota Gold (2020), although the presence of Blue Point and Shalaa in the roll of honour suggests…

Happy Romance and Sean Levey (near) win the 2021 Hackwood Stakes Since the establishment of British Champions Day, the Hackwood Stakes has forged a close link with the big end-of-season meeting. The Diadem became the Champions Sprint in 2011, and since then four of its 11 winners had run in the same season's Hackwood. Two did the double, Deacon…

Hamish (black cap) is too good for his rivals under Pat Dobbs Saturday: Ascot Maureen Haggas, who broke two bones in her neck following a gallops fall in August, revealed she was still a little stiff, but Hamish's victory in the Group 3 Cumberland Lodge Stakes was a fine tonic. "I love him," said Haggas, whose husband William trains the mud-loving…

We are set for a hugely competitive renewal of the Dubai World Trophy at Newbury on Saturday afternoon as some in-form sprinters line up for the Group 3 contest over five furlongs, and our man Steve Chambers previews the event here and picks out his best bet... Clive Cox's Tis Marvellous maybe eight years old now, but the hugely consistent sprinter…