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I might have cut my racing-interest teeth over jumps, or more particularly the point-to-point field, but I can't say the two-day jumps season opener at Chepstow (or three-day if you include Ffos Las) left me looking forward to the remainder of the season with any greater anticipation that I had before and judging by the relatively lukewarm…

Robert Havlin gained the first Group One success of his long riding career when Commissioning powered home to win the bet365 Fillies' Mile at Newmarket. The 49-year-old has long been credited with playing a huge part at Clarehaven Stables, first for John Gosden and more recently in his partnership with his son, Thady. An impressive winner of the…

Robert Havlin rode his first Group One winner but Commissioning's bet365 Fillies' Mile success wasn't without a scare for punters who sent her off the 8/13 favourite. John and Thady Gosden's charge tracked the front-running Novakai (11/1) throughout but was off the bridle as the leader still held the advantage coming down into The Dip. The…

Pogo went one better than 12 months ago when holding off Sacred in the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Challenge Stakes at Newmarket to tee up a crack at the Breeders' Cup. Ridden by soon-to-be-crowned champion jockey William Buick, partnering his 150th winner of the season, the Charlie Hills-trained six-year-old was winning for the eighth…

2022-10-06Friday's Newmarket racing tips: Polly Pot, Sacred and Crystallium have a good chance Here's a quick run through of our selections from Newmarket with a bit more detail on our highlighted horses below that. You can follow all the racecards, results and live odds by using the Planet Sport live centre. 13.50 Clearpoint 14.25…

COMMISSIONING is hard to oppose as she steps up to the top level for the bet365 Fillies' Mile (3.35) at Newmarket today. John and Thady Gosden's daughter of Kingman followed a debut win at Newmarket's July Course with a cosy Group 2 Rockfel Stakes score over the last seven furlongs of the Rowley Mile, and has plenty more to offer. After a return to…

The Haynes, Hanson & Clark Conditions Stakes has a rich history and its 42nd running might be one to note given the way Stormbuster tore away from his opposition to win by a commanding five lengths. Having his fourth start, he is owned by breeder Jeff Smith, who said: "We've got a nice horse, there's no question about that. We thought this from day…