#Frankly Darling

Ghaiyyath, shown, held off Enable to win the Coral Eclipse on Sunday at Sandown. Photo by Kassandro / Wikimedia Commons July 6 (UPI) -- Ghaiyyath held off Enable to win the Coral Eclipse on Sunday at Sandown -- a race that put the cap on a compressed weekend of Group 1 events that comprised the Investec Derby and Oaks at Epsom and the Prix du…

Aidan O'Brien has won the Coventry Stakes on no less than nine occasions and I will be surprised if we have seen a better two year old than ADMIRAL NELSON who looked something special at the Curragh on Friday evening. A son of Kingman out of Shamandar, who was a useful sprinter for William Haggas, he was acquired for 440000gns and couldn't have…

2pts win Meditate in the 1000 Guineas at 7/1 (Betfred, Betway, Coral and Ladbrokes) 1pt win Silver Knott in the Derby at 25/1 (Betfred, BetUK) 1pt win Bridestones in the Oaks at 33/1 (bet365, BetVictor, Unibet) If there's value in the Qipco 2000 Guineas betting it's probably Little Big Bear at 5/1. Aidan O'Brien's son of No Nay Never was the…

Serpentine created a huge shock as he made all for a 25-1 success in the Investec Derby. Aidan O'Brien saddled six in the premier Classic - but it was Emmet McNamara's mount who prevailed, having only shed his maiden tag at the Curragh last Saturday. Serpentine appeared to be employed to help set the pace at the head of affairs, but the field…

Anthony Van Dyck: won last year's Investec Derby at Epsom The Investec Derby is the most valuable race in Britain and the most prestigious of the five Classics. It is run at Epsom Downs racecourse over a mile and a half for three-year-old colts and fillies, with this year's contest due off at 4.55pm on Saturday, July 4. The Investec Oaks is run…

Aidan O'Brien's Love goes into the Darley Yorkshire Oaks with rock-solid claims and on form she probably deserves to be every inch as short as 1/2 and lower. But. There is a but. Plenty of York Group Ones, including the Yorkshire Oaks, have swallowed up and spat out odds-on favourites before, so it's at least worth a look at the numbers and the…

Love: looking to follow up Classic success at Newmarket Love, the general even-money favourite, is among eight contenders declared for the Investec Oaks at Epsom on Saturday. The daughter of Galileo won the Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket last month and spearheads a three-pronged Aidan O'Brien assault on the fillies' Classic along with stablemates…

Our virtual trip around the international world of horse racing continues over the July 4-5 weekend with a bevy of important races in England and France. Four postponed classics are on the agenda, including the coveted Oaks and Derby in England, but the highlight of the weekend is undoubtedly the Coral-Eclipse Stakes, in which superstar Enable will…

John Gosden: has six runners on the first day of Royal Ascot With six runners on Royal Ascot's opening day, John Gosden looks primed to start the meeting with a bang. He unleashes the hugely exciting Frankly Darling, one of three runners in the Ribblesdale Stakes (2.25), who bids to build on her brilliant Newcastle win and take a step closer to the…

If Accidental Agent does not manage to regain his Queen Anne Stakes crown, connections will no doubt be hoping his rival Mohaather lands the mile Group 1 instead. Accidental Agent is trained by Eve Johnson Houghton for her mother Gaie, who bred and has raced the six-year-old son of Delegator since he was a vendor buyback at just 8000gns at Book 2…