Horse Racing: King's Stand Stakes

Trainer Charlie Hills is hoping silence will be golden for Battaash when the sprinter tries to make it third time lucky in Tuesday's Group One King's Stand Stakes. Lack of a crowd could work as a positive for a speedball who has walked a temperament tightrope during his career and who finished runner-up to the now retired Blue Point in the King's…

There's a mouth-watering Flat card at the Curragh on Sunday afternoon with a whole host of top quality Group races, but one of the features is the Group 1 Flying Five Stakes, which is off at 14:55 and it will see last year's winner Highfield Princess return to try and retain her crown, but she will face some lively rivals in what is a cracking 5f…

John Quinn's Highfield Princess is expected to continue her exceptional form when she lines up for the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes at York tomorrow. The six-year-old mare enters the feature race of the day as a 6/4 favourite - which is in large part as a result of her great performance last time out. She was dominant en route to a three-length victory…

The Australian duo of Coolangatta and Cannonball have each performed below their best with unplaced efforts in the Group 1 King's Stand Stakes on Day 1 of Royal Ascot. Coolangatta and Cannonball have finished 11th and last respectively in the Group 1 sprint on Tuesday won by the Archie Watson-trained Bradsell. Coolangatta settled midfield and…

Our man thinks he can solve the Hackwood Stakes with Cold Case and hopes the elements will come to the aid of Zinc White in the staying contest at Newbury Steve Jones has four selections for Saturday, July 22 GET on the Case for the bet365 Hackwood Stakes. COLD CASE (3.00) could be a class above this Newbury Group 3 contest. He's already been…

Coolangatta had a look at the Ascot straight on Wednesday. Photo: Brett Holburt/Getty Images. Coolangatta received the tick of approval from both trainer and jockey after the mare had her first look at the Ascot straight in a track gallop on Wednesday. Coolangatta and the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Cannonball both worked on the famous straight…

Co-trainer David Eustace says that King's Stand Stakes aspirant Coolangatta has arrived well and taking to his new environment in the UK towards his run down the Ascot straight at the Royal Meeting next week. "She's travelled very well," Eustace told RSN. "She's travelled as well as you could possibly hope and she was very quiet and relaxed on the…

A mouth-watering renewal of the Group 1 King's Stand Stakes will take place at Royal Ascot next Tuesday, and among the 20-strong entry list are the two superstar international sprinters Golden Pal and Nature Strip, who dominate the betting for the five-furlong sprint. We take a look at the latest entries and feature the latest betting... American…

Trainer Chris Waller has given his strongest hint yet he will try to avoid a clash between his super sprinters Nature Strip and Home Affairs when they race at Royal Ascot in England next month. "We are keeping our options open with both horses, there is still a long way to go," Waller told The Daily Telegraph on Wednesday. "But I am leaning towards…

Sceptical: favourite for the Diamond Jubilee Denis Hogan is now lining up a bid for the Diamond Jubilee for his highly progressive sprinter Sceptical, who has been installed as 3-1 favourite with Paddy Power for his new Royal Ascot target. The four-year-old made a striking impression with his three-length success in a Listed event in Naas on…