Horse Racing: Royal Hunt Cup

David Menuisier is keeping his fingers crossed that Migration can recapture his old sparkle when bidding for back-to-back wins in the Lincoln at Doncaster on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Racing. The veteran gelding finished strongly up the stands' rail to storm past well-fancied duo Awaal and Baradar 12 months ago, scoring at 18/1. He struggled to…

Won the race last season in similar ground to that he'll encounter on Saturday and only four pounds higher. He's eight now mind, has a big weight and beat a combined total of three horses in his three subsequent starts in 2023. Lincoln winner of 2022 and added the Golden Mile to his haul last term. Up three pounds from Goodwood and probably in the…

WE'VE got you covered for this year's Royal Hunt Cup, one of the trademark handicaps at the Royal meeting. We'll keep you up to date with all the latest odds, news and tips from our top tipsters. The 2017 renewal of the Hunt Cup will be run on Wednesday June 21 at 5.00pm on ITV. The race is a class 2 handicap run over a mile and open to horses aged…

ITV This Morning's Josie Gibson was one of the big winners at Ascot thanks to one of her outside bets. The 38-year-old star is said to have won £1700 with a wager on 22/1 Jimi Hendrix at the Royal Hunt Cup on Wednesday. A source told The Sun: "Everyone told her she was mad to do it but she fancied a flutter. She didn't put a lot on, just a…

ROYAL Ascot features a number of big field competitive handicapsand the most infamous of them is today's Royal Hunt Cup (5.00pm), a 30-runner cavalrycharge over the straight mile. This is one of the biggest betting contests of the wholeseason and plenty of gambles have been landed over the years, though some have goneastray too. In 2008, Luca…

If there were a simple answer to the question of the draw on Ascot's straight course, then races like the Royal Hunt Cup would not be nearly so tough to crack. What makes the Hunt Cup particularly hard is its place in the schedule. The only big-field, straight-course races held earlier in the week are for two-year-olds. This makes any track bias…

Harry Eustace and Hayley Turner combined for a Royal Ascot winner for the second year in a row when Docklands landed a significant gamble. The progressive three-year-old was put up 14lb for a six-and-half-length win over course and distance on his handicap debut last month and was backed into 6-1 favourite having been 14-1 on Wednesday. The…

THERE will be tears and, I hope, plenty of cheers at Ascot. There is no getting away from it, Saturday is going to be mentally tough. I just hope I can keep my emotions in check - and, of course, most importantly - ride a winner! Bet £10 on any Frankie Dettori ride on Champions Day at Ascot and get £30 in free bets with Tote - claim here * It's…

Auguste Rodin lived up to the hype with a smooth victory in the Vertem Futurity Trophy Stakes at Doncaster. The Deep Impact colt was a Group Two winner last time when landing the Juvenile Stakes at Leopardstown and comfortably made the step up to Group One level. Partnered by Ryan Moore, the son of Group One-winner Rhododendron was in a trio of…

Some of the biggest names from the weighing room head to Ascot on Friday where the Champagne Handicap features, plus there is action from Newcastle, all live on Sky Sports Racing. The Palmer & Co Champagne Handicap (4.45) looks a typically competitive contest at Ascot, with all seven runners looking to hold claims. Saeed bin Suroor claimed this…

Marco Ghiani thanked the owner of Mill Stream for keeping faith in him following his six-month cocaine ban and is out to repay that trust in Saturday's Betfair Sprint Cup after the three-year-old was supplemented for the Haydock Group 1. Billionaire owner Peter Harris on Monday paid the £20000 fee for Mill Stream to take his chance, which has given…

Same owners and same trainer, yet stablemates Jimi Hendrix and Sonny Liston could not have been more antisocial with each other in the race itself as they stayed wide apart, yet somehow managed to complete an astonishing 1-2 for Ralph Beckett and Chelsea Thoroughbreds in one of most competitive handicaps of the season, never mind the week. Jimi…

This race revolves entirely around Nostrum. He is either a class act who cannot be opposed or too short a price for what he has achieved and one to take on at the odds. His supporters would point to smooth wins on his first two starts last year, followed by an encouraging third in the Dewhurst when still far from the finished article. A stylish…

Betting expert Dave Nevison likes a couple in the competitive handicaps plus is sweet on one in the opening sales race. Watch how they all fare on Racing TV. 2.25 York: Persica These sales races for two-year-olds have provided me with a few nice wins over the years. A glance through the recent winners of this particular race shows it pays not to…

York's Ebor meeting next week is one of the highlights of the racing calendar with four days of quality fare on offer from Wednesday onwards. York is a flat, left-handed track suitable for strong galloping horses yet for some inexplicable reason quite a lot of thoroughbreds fail to act on what should be a fair course for one and all. For that…

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There has been money for two JP McManus-owned horses at Galway including Royal Ascot winner Dawn Rising in the Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Race (8.10). Mt Leinster, representing Willie Mullins who has won this 1m6f contest four times in the last seven years, was the overnight favourite but has drifted to 9-4 (from 7-4) due to the strength of…

The all-important ground conditions at Glorious Goodwood have varied from'good to soft' to'heavy' this week and that trend could continue over the next two days with a mixed forecast. Throw in the complications of the draw and the unique undulating track and there are plenty of challenges out there for punters. Starting with today, there are two…

No Group 1s on Friday at Goodwood, but there's still four exciting races in front of the ITV cameras including the Group 2 King George Qatar Stakes (1535) and the Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes (1425) We will start off with a quick run through our tips, with the reasons why we've picked them further down the page. We've also picked selections for the…

SUN RACING's tipster Templegate have provided his placepot picks for Sandown this weekend - as Tote boost their pool to a cool £250000. Tote guarantee a pot of £100000 for most weeks but boost it for special events on the calendar - including the Sandown Coral Eclipse. The Placepot is a bet where you select a horse to be placed in the FIRST SIX…

See below our Glorious Goodwood each-way tips on the opening day - Tuesday 1st August 2023. Day one is highlighted with the Group One Goodwood Cup, but our horse racing each-way best bets come in two big handicaps, which can be backed in a 103/1 double. You can also get a £20 horse racing free bet with our each-way best bets page sponsors Paddy…

Smart Stat: 25% - Sir Mark Prescott Bt's strike rate with horses running over 10f+ Tiffany built on her reappearance run when opening her account over seven furlongs at Wolverhampton last month, arguably doing well to win over that distance given the stamina in her pedigree. As expected, she relished the step up to a mile and a quarter when…

The Grade 1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes, first run at Ascot in 1951, has lost some of its lustre in recent years. Many of best middle-distance horses have swerved the race and it has often been left with small fields of only modest quality. Yet tomorrow's race (Ascot, 3.40 p.m.) is undoubtedly a contest to savour. It has been…

Before we dive in, some basic rules for a horses to follow list is to keep them in a tracker and on your radar for the next three runs. Consider ideal conditions across variables like venue, ground, opposition and ensure prices on are satisfactory to you as a punter. This column should help you build up a list that proves profitable under those…

Saturday is a cracker for those of us who love a flutter in big-field races, plus there's the Group One Pertemps Network July Cup to enjoy at Newmarket. Hopefully, the quartet below can go well in their respective minefield events across three terrific cards. 1.45 Ascot: Zarzyni at a general 12-1 Was a fine third in this race last season and now…

We start off with some details on our selected horses, then you can get a full list of all the tips from Doncaster at the bottom of the page. Good luck and please gamble responsibly. (Please be aware selections could become non-runners after article's first publication) Following a comfortable success over this distance at Bath earlier this month,…

The delights of Glorious Goodwood are on the horizon and now is a good time to have a bet on a consistent, well-handicapped horse with rock solid course and distance form and who is not ground dependent. Furthermore, he is on offer at a super-generous 33-1 with most bookmakers. REVICH is a credit to the training skills of his Newmarket handler…

Coltrane and Eldar Eldarov are vying for favouritism in the Ascot Gold Cup (tomorrow, 4.20pm), the highlight of day three of the royal meeting. They both have strong form and big chances of winning the Group 1 contest over two miles and a half. However, there is little value left in their prices of little more than 3-1 for the pair and, as usual, I…

The two big handicaps tomorrow are the bet365 Bunbury Cup at Newmarket and the John Smith's Cup at York. Both are early closing races in which the weights were framed by the official handicapper several weeks ago. This means several horses in both races are'well in', in that if the handicapper was in a position to evaluate their most recent runs -…

For today's horse racing tips, our analyst James Boyle looks at the flat racing meetings at Doncaster and Newmarket, with three selections now online. As always, you'll find the most up-to-date odds at the best horse racing betting sites, but don't sleep on our tipster's predictions as those odds could soon be gobbled up by the betting public. Odds…

JOSIE Gibson had plenty to celebrate at Royal Ascot after becoming the day's biggest celebrity winner with a huge outside bet. The This Morning star, 38, pocketed £1700 with a wager on 22/1 Jimi Hendrix to win the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot on Wednesday. A source said: "Everyone told her she was mad to do it but she fancied a flutter. She didn't put a…

Regular readers of my Geegeez articles will know that probably my favourite area of horse racing research is connected with the run style of horses, writes Dave Renham. This is mainly due to the fact that at shorter distances early leaders/front runners tend to have an edge over horses which initially take up a prominent, mid-division, or held up…

RUN OVER the same distance as the Royal Hunt Cup 24 hours earlier, the Britannia Stakes (5.00pm) is always one of the most difficult races of the week at Royal Ascot. With 30 three-year-olds taking each other on down Ascot's straight mile, it isn't a contest for the faint-hearted and punters are advised to tread carefully. There hasn't been a…

There are some fantastic races set to be run at Sandown, one of which takes place at 14:25. It's the Coral Challenge, which is a highly competitive handicap contest run over a mile. If you're looking to go out and back one at the front market, then Perotto looks good. As mentioned in the Coral Challenge odds piece, this is a horse that is well…

At Sandown this weekend, there's the small matter of the Coral Eclipse Festival, which is home to some fine flat racing, including a very competitive handicap on Saturday afternoon. At 14:25, the Coral Challenge will be run over a mile. This race is not only competitive but valuable, being worth over £50000 to winning connections, so it's fair to…

1pt win Equality in 1.50 Sandown at 13/2 (William, BetVictor, Unibet) 1pt win Chillhi in 2.05 Haydock at 10/1 (General) 1pt win Spirit Catcher in 2.25 Sandown at 12/1 (General) 1pt e.w. Euchen Glen in 3.15 Haydock at 16/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5) Racing has a wonderful habit of producing some magic when any big Saturday feature is billed as a…

Trainer Jamie Osborne has targeted OUZO at most of the big one-mile handicaps since taking over the training of the horse at the beginning of last season from Richard Hannon. To date, the gelding is zero wins from 11 runs for Osborne but that statistic does not tell the full story. Ouzo has run some splendid races in defeat, most of them with the…

Jimi Hendrix could return to Ascot next month for the Group Two Summer Mile after leading home stablemate Sonny Liston in the Royal Hunt Cup. Both horses are trained by Ralph Beckett and the notable one-two in the valuable 30-runner mile handicap provided a major success for the Chelsea Thoroughbreds syndicate, who own them. Emma Spencer, managing…

The Godolphin trainer won the annual cavalry charge with the high-class Real World two years ago, and his two entries are both towards the head of the betting this time around. Shining Blue won in great style off a mark of 103 at York last month, while the lightly-raced seven-year-old Ghaly has not been seen since beating King Of Conquest at…

TEMPLEGATE tackles Thursday's racing - including the brilliant Brigadier Gerard night - confident of winners. Read on for our man's tips and back a horse by clicking their odds below. ASSESSMENT (8.12 Sandown, nap) He looked more than a handicapper when scooting in at Kempton last month and this trip is ideal. Winning this can put him right in the…

Leading sprinters Highfield Princess and Kinross could contest the valuable July Cup for the first time as they head 38 entries for the Newmarket Group 1 on July 15. The £600000 race, which features on the final day of Newmarket's July festival, has attracted a host of top sprinters across Britain and Ireland, with a maximum field of 20 runners…

Hollie Doyle heads to Newbury on Saturday for four rides, where she also has a fancy for the Group 1 Lockinge, and reveals her hopes of a winner at Ripon on Sunday. TOM EXCITED ABOUT HIS LOCKINGE CONTENDER Unfortunately I don't have a ride in the big race of the day at Newbury on Saturday, the Group 1 Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes (3.35), so I'll be…

They will probably have quite a lot on their minds this weekend, but His Majesty The King and The Queen Consort can be forgiven for having half an eye on the racing. The couple will have four runners over the coming days, including two on Saturday who will be in action shortly after the King is crown ed. The quartet were all bred by the late…

David Probert is a professional jockey who has worked hard to make his dream career a reality. David started out as a jockey apprentice. He is now one of the most successful horse racers in Britain. Everyone respects him, from trainers and owners to fans. He began in Herefordshire and went on to win big races at Ascot and Cheltenham. David's story…

1pt win Toshizou in Royal Hunt Cup at 20/1 (Ladbrokes, Coral) - General 16/1 also fine Entries for the Wokingham Stakes and Royal Hunt Cup were published earlier this week and I was instantly drawn to the three horses left in the latter race by Joseph O'Brien, who will be desperate to open his Royal Ascot account as a trainer this summer and looks…

Sky Sports Racing ambassador Hollie Doyle assesses the chances of her three rides on day two of the Royal Meeting and expects a big run from Bay Bridge in the Group 1 feature, the Prince Of Wales's Stakes. The best of my three rides for my boss Archie Watson on Wednesday must be the classy TEMPUS in the Royal Hunt Cup, a traditional cavalry charge…

Grocer Jack: impressed at Newbury last time The Rose of Lancaster Stakes has a knack of cutting up, but each-way punters can rejoice with ten runners taking aim at the lucrative prize and a short-priced favourite potentially there to be shot at. Official ratings have market leader Grocer Jack 6lb clear of his nearest pursuer after a career-best…

In this article I will discuss another angle that can be deployed in our betting, and that is negative draw bias, writes Dave Renham. I think the phrase was coined in the late'90s by Russell Clarke when he used to write regularly in betting magazines. [He has since contributed an excellent eight part series on the betting markets here on geegeez,…

The Group 1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes is the highlight on an excellent card at Ascot on Saturday. We have got predictions for all six Tote Placepot races across the meeting. Ascot Tote Placepot picks - Saturday selections Already got a Tote account? Take advantage of the latest Free bets offers for new customers. Glenlauren…