#Ed Crisford

Freddy Tylicki gives his verdict on the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Stakes over Ascot's straight mile on Qipco British Champions Day, live on Sky Sports Racing. The last day of the turf season has come around quickly, and this should prove an action-packed race for the high society of the equine world. Established in 1955, the first three…

British-trained runners head the market for Tuesday's Lexus Melbourne Cup and a draw in stall nine was cause for celebration for connections of long-time ante-post favourite Deauville Legend. Trained by James Ferguson, the three-year-old has improved throughout 2022 and capped his British campaign with a dominant Great Voltigeur win at York in…

Wednesday's racing schedule has been hit by the abandonment of the National Hunt meeting at Leicester, leaving just two Flat cards standing. Both take place on the Polytrack, with Lingfield (12.45-3.45pm) and Kempton (5.00-8.00) comprising the double-bill. Wednesday's nap is a Simon & Ed Crisford-trained contender seeking to back up what amounted…

William Buick: scored on his last six rides and has six more chances at Kempton on Friday William Buick is second in the jockeys' championship and his charge is gathering pace after six consecutive wins, with six more rides to come at Kempton on Friday evening. The 33-year-old's stellar season has included Group 1 wins on Hurricane Lane in the…

World class sprinter Artorius is likely to have his first jumpout this time in later this month. Picture: Alan Crowhurst-Getty Images Trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman have identified the perfect distance for Artorius's latest bid for a second Group 1 win in the autumn. Artorius won the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes as a two-year-old in February 2021…

Irish trainer John F. O'Neill owes the stalls handlers at Goodwood a good drink or two. In Ireland this season he has run just three horses - Tullyhogue Fort, Daily Pursuit and Pink Fire Lilly - in a total of 13 races at an average starting price of around 100-1. None has won. Last Saturday, Pink Fire Lilly, who had finished twelfth of 13 in an…

James Ferguson walks back in with his Prestige Stakes winner Mise En Scene The biggest smile on course belonged to James Ferguson, who saddled his first Pattern success when Mise En Scene landed the Group 3 Prestige Stakes, earning quotes of 16-1 and 25-1 with Paddy Power for next year's Qipco 1000 Guineas and Cazoo Oaks. The filly might be up to…

Sky Sports Racing's Mike Cattermole thinks the rescheduled Winter Oaks Trial at Lingfield on Thursday could unearth a good filly and has his eye on a lightly-raced contender from the Simon and Ed Crisford team. Lingfield stages another all-weather card on Thursday and easily the most significant and most valuable race is the Talksport Winter Oaks…

Imposing Derby contender Eydon got a feel for Epsom's famous undulations on Monday morning, but Roger Varian was quick to warn punters his participation in the Cazoo-sponsored Classic is not certain. Varian was on hand to watch David Egan work Prince Faisal's homebred at the Cazoo Derby gallops morning, although stressed the 550kg colt, a winner of…

Harry Davies will be back aboard Shine So Bright at Newmarket on Saturday Harry Davies is deservedly garnering praise as a 7lb claimer to follow, but the market might be overestimating his influence as backing all of the rider's mounts this season blindly to £1 stakes has yielded a £8.61 loss. Shine So Bright provided the biggest victory of…

AN incredible week of Flat racing starts Down Under in the early hours of Tuesday and ends with a late night in the USA a week today. By the time the Melbourne Cup is run at 4am UK time I'll hopefully be at Keeneland to bring you all the news and build up for next weekend's Breeders' Cup on Sky. But that's not to say the'Race That'Stops A Nation'…

David Egan: bids for more big-race success on Mishriff in the Dubai Sheema Classic Ten days of hotel quarantine await David Egan after riding on Dubai World Cup night on Saturday, but the sacrifice will be more than worth it should his Saudi Cup hero Mishriff strike in the $5m Longines Dubai Sheema Classic. Egan, champion apprentice in 2017, seeks…

Mark and Charlie Johnston: dominant in this handicap in recent years There is no better advertisement for the dominance of Charlie and Mark Johnston in Glorious Goodwood handicaps than the Coral Kincsem Handicap and they rely on just one this year to make it nine victories in the race. The yard scooped last year's renewal with 8-1 shot Qaader and…

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…

Finest Sound: a comprehensive winner at Haydock last time out Simon and Ed Crisford are in pole position to become the first dual licence holders to celebrate success at Royal Ascot, with recent Haydock winner Finest Sound leading the charge. The father and son combination got their new venture off the mark when the son of Exceed And Excel ran away…

The Queen will be without a runner at Epsom on Derby day after her final horse was not declared. Just Fine had been due to contest the World Pool Northern Dancer Handicap at the prestigious fixture. The gelding's trainer, Sir Michael Stoute, has the favourite for the feature Cazoo Derby (4.30pm). The big race is the only Flat Classic the Queen has…

Bolshoi Ballet: was last seen running in the Hong Kong Cup in December Saturday: Lingfield Aidan O'Brien has a rare runner on Lingfield's all-weather track with Bolshoi Ballet, although he faces a battle for favouritism in the Listed Bet UK Churchill Stakes (3.10) with the progressive Missed The Cut. Bolshoi Ballet was touted so highly by O'Brien…

Irish champion flat trainer Aidan O'Brien is responsible for 12 of the 72 entries for the QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, England, on Saturday, 1 May 2021. The first Classic race of the British flat season, which will be staged on Newmarket's Rowley Mile course, will see the Irish handler bid for an incredible 10 QIPCO 2000 Guineas success. The…

John and Thady Gosden have a strong hand in the Haras De Bouquetot Fillies' Trial Stakes at Newbury as their exciting filly Nashwa puts her Cazoo Oaks aspirations to the test under Hollie Doyle in the 10-furlong Listed contest. The daughter of Frankel is a general 12-1 chance in the Oaks market following an impressive six-and-a-half-length win at…

Verry Elleegant: nine-time Group 1 star and Melbourne Cup heroine misses Sunday's Arc Trainer Francis-Henri Graffard slammed the French authorities after he felt he was left with no choice but to rule superstar international challenger Verry Elleegant out of Sunday's €5 million Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Despite the seven-year-old having been…

For the time-poor or those who just can't be bothered reading more than 600 words in one sitting, here is our short and sharp preview of the 2022 Melbourne Cup. We've kept it simple - either the horse has a winning chance, place chance or no chance. For a more thorough assessment of each runner, read the full form guide from punters.com.au. The two…

Big-race fancies Deauville Legend and Without A Fight were out of luck in the Lexus Melbourne Cup but Britain could lay claim to the winner as expat David Eustace and joint-trainer Ciaron Maher landed Australia's greatest race for the first time with topweight Gold Trip. Eustace, whose father James was a trainer in Newmarket and brother Harry…

The results for the 2022 Melbourne Cup are in with the punters' favourite - Gold Trip - storming to victory. 1. Gold Trip (FR) 2. Emissary (GB) 3. High Emocean (NZ) 4. Deauville Legend 5. Realm of Flowers 6. Daqiansweet Junior 7. Smokin' Romans 8. Stockman 9. Knights Order 10. Vow and Declare 11. Arapaho 12. Hoo Ya Mal 13. Without A Fight 14. Grand…

Memories of great days in Epsom history will come flooding back when Desert Crown bids to give Sir Michael Stoute his sixth victory in the Cazoo Derby. Stoute first won the premier Classic - which is this year being run in memory of Lester Piggott - with the legendary Shergar in 1981 and in the 41 years since has added a further four Epsom…

There are less than seven days to go until this year's Melbourne Cup, which will be run in the early hours of Tuesday morning at Flemington. But plans for next year's race that stops the nation started coming together at Tattersalls on Wednesday as day three of the Autumn Horses in Training Sale was topped by Fancy Man at 675000gns. The classy…

DREAMS of a British success in next week's Melbourne Cup rest in the hands of a legendary Aussie. Newmarket trainer James Ferguson has secured the services of Kerrin McEvoy for his big-race favourite Deauville Legend. The three-year-old is the 9-2 market leader with Paddy Power for the contest that is nicknamed'the race that stops a nation'. The…

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…

More than 50 horses were taken out of Europe's richest race, including Pyledriver, Hurricane Lane, Bay Bridge and Nashwa. The Racing Post reports that last year's winner Torquator Tasso remains in contention along with Prix du Jockey Club and Coral-Eclipse winner Vadeni and Titleholder, who bids to seal a long-awaited first Arc success for…

Punters can shine over the bookies at Hexham in the Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle (5.25). The David Pipe-trained NIBRAS GOLD has taken well to hurdling following his switch from the Flat. The four-year-old gelding won two staying handicaps over a mile and three-quarters on the level last season for trainer Ismail Mohammed and has looked…

There are few forces more unstoppable than a trainer on a roll and, in the case of Simon and Ed Crisford, the father and son combination maintained their irresistible run of form on Longines Irish Champions Weekend when Jadoomi (Fr) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) burned his rivals off from the front in the G2 Clipper Logistics Boomerang…

Join our channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Just 10 British and Irish raiders remain as possible 2022 Melbourne Cup horses following the publication of the weights for this year's edition of "The Race that Stops a Nation". No raider from our shores heading Down Under to Flemington on Tuesday, 1 November will have more than 8st…

Join our channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage This Saturday's Woodbine Mile 2022 is expected to have the Godolphin-owned MODERN GAME in the final runners. The Charlie Appleby 3 year-old was last seen running second behind the classy Baaeed in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood and if bringing that form to Canada this weekend will be hard…

Chris Hayes celebrates after winning the Moyglare Stud Stakes on Tahiyra during day two of the Longines Irish Champions Weekend at The Curragh Racecourse in Kildare. PIC: Sportsfile THERE was success for Limerick jockeys across the Longines Irish Champions weekend. DAY ONE LEOPARDSTOWN Paddy Twomey's remarkable season hit another high as 16/1 shot…

Jean-Claude Rouget has targeted his three-year-old Vadeni at the 10-furlong contest since he beat his elders in the Eclipse at Sandown. That day he held off the late thrust of John and Thady Gosden's Mishriff, who many considered to be slightly unlucky in running at Sandown, and he will have another crack at the favourite. Luxembourg was Aidan…

Connor Planas punches the air as Daring Guest takes the opening apprentice handicap Wednesday: Lingfield There was a touching ingredient to the opening apprentice handicap as Connor Planas won on the horse who taught him to ride aged 13. Eight-year-old Daring Guest is a popular horse in Newmarket and stormed to a four-length win in the 7f event,…

Taking wickets and scoring runs for Middlesex might be consigned to the past for Maurice Manasseh, however he was on hand to watch Star Player bring up a half century of winners this year for Simon and Ed Crisford at Epsom Downs on Tuesday. Manasseh, who played for Middlesex in the 1960s along with Oxford University, was all smiles after the son of…