Hoo Ya Mal joins Boughey ahead of possible St Leger bid

The popular mare won three times at Group One level last season - landing the Prix Maurice de Gheest, the Nunthorpe and the Flying Five Stakes - before rounding off her campaign with a creditable fourth place finish in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Keeneland in November. She was beaten in her first three starts of this season and had to make do…

The daughter of Aclaim provided the Saffron House handler with the biggest triumph of his training career to date when making all for Classic glory last May and the Highclere Thoroughbred-owned filly almost added to her big-race haul when agonisingly denied in the French Guineas on her next start. Injury curtailed her progress after a run at Royal…

The popular mare was sent off the 2/1 favourite for the ParisLongchamp Group 1 despite being drawn in stall 14 but would have traded much higher in-running with victory looking unlikely at halfway. The low numbers were taking full advantage of their draw against the rail and Perdika appeared to have the field in trouble when opening up a clear…

The daughter of Starspangledbanner continued her preparations for a tilt at the six furlong Group One contest at the weekend when taking part in the exercise over course and distance on the Rowley Mile, under regular work rider Charles Eddery. Moving smartly upsides her work companion the Highclere Thoroughbred Racing-owned filly, who made a…

Despite winning a recognised Arc trial over the course and distance in the Prix Niel, the Sea The Moon colt looked set to sidestep Europe's premier middle-distance contest in favour of either a trip to the Breeders' Cup or a tilt at the Japan Cup. However, with little or no rain forecast in Paris in the run-up to Sunday's showpiece, his team are…

The three-year-old features in a maximum field of 30 and he will be ridden by Ryan Moore, who jets back from Australia overnight to take the ride. Tower Of London, a brother to Irish Derby and St Leger winner Capri, already has one big handicap win on his record in the Ulster Derby before he stepped up in class to be second in the Bahrain Trophy.…

Trainer Saeed bin Suroor is hoping to get the six-year-old back on track next month, with a view to bigger targets if all goes well. While he could head out to Dubai, the scene of his last run in January 2021, Bin Suroor also mentioned the Bahrain International Trophy, run in November, as a possible option. He said: "He worked on Monday and he…

The lightly-raced colt's progress has been curtailed by injury and having advertised his talent with a taking success at Newmarket in the Feilden Stakes, he returned to the Rowley Mile to finish an honourable fourth behind Coroebus when getting a first taste of Classic action in the 2000 Guineas. He was on course for a second bite of the Classic…

Neither Clover or owners the Rogues Gallery have ever had a runner in Ireland, but that will all change when their star filly bids for Group One glory in the Coolmore America'Justify' Matron Stakes. The daughter of Dubawi has been an ultra-consistent performer this term and having successfully dropped back to a mile at the Royal meeting, she will…

Sent off the 4/5 market leader, Charlie Appleby's Lingfield Derby Trial winner was racing for the first time since finishing last in the Betfred Derby - and filled the same placing in this Listed contest. He tracked the front-running winner but was unable to get upsides when off the bridle on the final turn and William Buick accepted the situation…

The crack stayer was six from six last season, a run which included Group One victories in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, the Goodwood Cup and the Irish St Leger before a 20-length demolition in the Prix du Cadran on Arc weekend in Paris. Injury ruled the son of Galileo out of the first half of the current campaign, but he is closing in on a…

9/2 joint-favourite Middle Earth ran out an authoritative winner of the Sky Bet Melrose Handicap. Oisin Murphy's charge won the race with a telling turn of foot two furlongs out which carried him to the front - and there he stayed. Denmark (10/1) rallied under Ryan Moore but was never getting to the winner who was having only the fourth start of…

Sky Bet slashed Aidan O'Brien's winner into 3/1 favourite for next month's Doncaster Classic after he came from last to first under Ryan Moore to beat Godolphin's Castle Way by three-and-three-quarter lengths. Gregory, who was heavily punted into 8/11 favourite despite doubts about dropping back to 1m4f, was readily brushed aside when tackled and…

There's an update on Paddington as he prepares to bid for a remarkable fifth Group One win in succession in the £1million Juddmonte International but he's in deep this time against the likes of Mostahdaf and Desert Crown. Positive noises too around Savethelastdance in the Pertemps Network Yorkshire Oaks and a possible three-pronged attack on the…

Last year's St Leger hero started the season with an encouraging performance when second in the Yorkshire Cup, but had a point to prove on the Sussex Downs having disappointed slightly in the Ascot Gold Cup. Although unable to land a blow on runaway winner Quickthorn in the Goodwood contest, the Carlburg Stables handler was content with the son of…

Willie Mullins' five-year-old is a three-time Grade One winner over obstacles, but has begun to make a real name for himself on the Flat, winning the Copper Horse Handicap by seven and a half lengths at Royal Ascot. He needed to finish in the first three of this mile-and-a-half Group Three to secure his berth in the Flemington showpiece on November…

Trained by John and Thady Gosden, both horses carry an unbeaten record and struck gold in the hands of Frankie Dettori for their Qatari-based owners at Royal Ascot last month. Courage Mon Ami is disputing favouritism with Coltrane for the two-mile Group One during the Qatar Goodwood Festival, but may have to wait for his chance to confirm Ascot…

Haskoy finished strongly to snatch the Al Rayyan Stakes in the dying strides. Frankie Dettori was trying to gather momentum from two furlongs out aboard the winner as Bolshoi Ballet and the strong-travelling Israr looked set to fight out the finish. However Ralph Beckett's charge, second past the post in last year's St Leger, engaged top gear in…

The Galileo colt was the beaten Derby favourite in 2021 and the last of four career victories to date came in the Belmont Derby a month after his Epsom disappointment. Bolshoi Ballet was last seen finishing down the field in the Hong Kong Cup in December but is one of 20 possible runners for the 10-furlong Listed contest won last year by…

Third to stablemate Adayar in the Derby last season, the son of Frankel went on to land the Irish equivalent before taking a second Group One with a clear-cut success in the Grand Prix de Paris, powering to a six-length victory. He then justified odds-on favouritism in landing a second Classic, taking the St Leger with ease before finishing…

The Ballydoyle handler had to use all his experience to get one of last year's leading juveniles into peak condition for the Irish Champion Stakes after his season was interrupted by a muscular injury following his third in the 2000 Guineas. Luxembourg was a narrow winner in the Royal Whip in mid-August, leaving him a month to get ready for the…

Beckett has an outstanding record with fillies and he won the 2015 St Leger with Simple Verse, before losing it in the stewards room and then regaining it on appeal. However, he has never had one quite like the Juddmonte-owned Haskoy, who was a wide margin winner at Wolverhampton on her debut just six weeks ago and followed up in the Listed Galtres…

The daughter of Golden Horn, who is trained by Ralph Beckett, was an impressive seven-length winner on debut at Wolverhampton in July and then struck at Listed level in the Galtres Stakes at York the following month. Beckett and the Juddmonte operation, who own and bred the bay, have jointly decided to throw her hat into the ring for the Leger and…

Cazoo Derby runner-up Hoo Ya Mal has joined George Boughey for a possible crack at the St Leger before he departs for Australia later in the year. Formerly trained by Andrew Balding, he was bought by new connections on the eve of Royal Ascot for the princely sum of £1.2million. He outran his 150-1 odds at Epsom when finishing just two and a half…

Cachet was sent off the 15/8 favourite and didn't give her supporters many anxious moments, always looking to have matters under control after being produced to lead three furlongs from home. Unlimited race replays of all UK & Irish racing Access to exclusive features all for FREE - No monthly subscription fee Log in with your existing Sporting…