#Glen Shiel

Hollie Doyle: six rides on Windsor's card for the top jockey It would be wrong to say Hollie Doyle emerged when riding a magical five-timer on Windsor's card on Saturday 12 months ago, but it was an afternoon she will forever look back on fondly, even if the celebrations made few ripples. "I've got Yarmouth tomorrow," the down-to-earth Doyle…

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…

TEMPLEGATE goes over to Ireland for the top class racing at the Curragh on Saturday. Our man takes an in-depth look at the Group action and delivers his verdicts below. Don't forget to check out his comprehensive guide to all the racing in the UK on Saturday. And back any of his picks by clicking their odds below. 2.10 TOUGH TALK created a good…

Classic winner Hollie Doyle heads to Newcastle on Saturday to partner Group One stars Trueshan and Glen Shiel in the two big races, live on Sky Sports Racing. Although TRUESHAN faces a demanding task under such a massive weight in Saturday's JenningsBet Northumberland Plate (3.30) at Newcastle, it's simply a race he has to run in. Unsuitably fast…

The tail-end of the Group stakes offerings on Saturday's British Champions Day card at Ascot includes a couple short-priced favorites, Inspiral and Baaeed, that may not be the best to take a stand against. However, there are several competitive betting affairs with larger fields earlier in the card, and a couple horses have caught my eye as…

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…

The Queen's runner King's Lynn was third in the Wokingham (5.00pm). Dream Of Dreams won the feature Diamond Jubilee Stakes as Ryan Moore celebrated a treble The Queen just missed out on a winner as she attended Royal Ascot's final day. Making her first appearance at the big meeting this week, the reigning monarch arrived to a round of applause from…

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…

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…

Palace Pier: has entries in the Queen Elizabeth II and Champion Stakes Stars of the season Palace Pier, St Mark's Basilica, Snowfall, Adayar and Poetic Flare are among an outstanding list of entries for Qipco British Champions Day on October 16. £4 million in prize-money is offered on Britain's richest raceday, up from £2.5m in 2020, with the Queen…

A busy week for the ITV Racing team continues with action from three meetings on Saturday, with an eight-race broadcast dominated by Lingfield's Classic Trials card. ITV4 is the place to tune in from 1.30-4.30pm, with three races from the Surrey course plus two from Ascot and three from Haydock Park. John Hill has recommendations for all eight…

Following the deluge of rain on Thursday evening, conditions at Ascot remain extremely testing for the final day of the royal meeting. Five of yesterday's seven winners had winning form with soft in the going description heading into the day, and these four horses should relish the conditions. The highly regarded Mutasaabeq appeared to have no…

The flat racing season might be drawing to a close, but it's still an exciting time of the year for its loyal following - with the prestigious Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe recently taking place at the iconic Longchamp racecourse in Paris, while British Champions Day, the big-money Breeders' Cup World Championships in America and the Melbourne Cup are…

The top four in the betting for the Darley July Cup say it all. We have last year's winner, Oxted, a five-year-old, bidding to become the first repeat victor of the race since Right Boy in 1959. Then there's Starman, a four-year-old, lightly-raced and one from one this season after an impressive Group 2 win at York at the Dante meeting in…

2022-08-10Thursday's Salisbury best bets and racing tips: Faattik to open account It's Tattersalls Sovereign Stakes at Salisbury and it's going to be another hot one, you'll need some shade to see our red-hot tips. You can get all the latest racecards and results from Salisbury by using the Planet Sport live centre, but first here's a quick list of…