#Michael Dods

for all the Coral Stewards' Cup runners and riders, form, Timeform comments and hints plus the very latest betting. Inver Park bids to supplement Royal Ascot success and secure a fourth straight win for George Boughey when he goes for gold in the Coral Stewards' Cup. Bought for £35000 out of the retiring Mick Quinn's yard in December, the Pivotal…

CAMPANELLE (4.20) can sparkle for Californian Ace Wesley Ward in the Platinum Jubilee Stakes on Day Five of Royal Ascot. The sprinter first showed her liking for this track when hammering Sacred in the 2020 Queen Mary. The filly added the Group 1 Prix Morny at Deauville to her CV with an easy defeat of Nando Parrado. She ran another blinder here…

Commanche Falls: winner of the Stewards' Cup once again It is well known that trainers tend to be creatures of habit, so having been more than 200 miles away from Goodwood last year when Commanche Falls landed the £250000 Stewards' Cup, Michael Dods saw no reason to change his plans this time around. There was one minor amendment as he swapped…

KING'S LYNN can win the Cazoo Temple Stakes (3.45pm) for The Queen at Haydock Park on Saturday afternoon. The Andrew Balding-trained five-year-old can go one better than at Chester last time to upset favourite Winter Power in the Group Two feature on Merseyside. And he can book his ticket to the King's Stand Stakes and bid to give Her Majesty…

After a productive Friday, Racing TV ambassador Paul Mulrennan talks us through his five rides on Saturday at Redcar. Away from the testing conditions at Royal Ascot, it was a different scene on the North East coast at Redcar on Friday where I enjoyed a productive day at the office with a couple of winners - Southern Voyage and Boltaway - and I'll…

When: 3.40 Saturday, September 17 Where: Ayr Racecourse Winner's prize: £77310 Where to watch: ITV Racing and Racing TV One of three horses in the field officially well-in here, having backed up his Stewards' Cup win with a fine run when second to Summerghand at York. Only managed seventh in this last year but had beaten Bielsa over course and…

LUXEMBOURG can win the QIPCO 2000 Guineas Stakes (British Champions Series) (Colts & Fillies) (3.40pm) at Newmarket on Saturday afternoon. While TUESDAY may bring up a Classic double for Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien in the QIPCO 1000 Guineas Stakes (British Champions Series) (Fillies) (3.40pm) back at Headquarters on Sunday. Trainer Charlie…

Gold Cup day at Ayr saw one of the most valuable sprint handicaps in Europe take place in Scotland. Khanjar was sent off a hot favourite for honours but neither he nor 2021 winner Bielsa were to fire this afternoon and off a fast pace that he truly loves, it was Summerghand that was to add another big prize to his impressive roll of honour at odds…

Nomadic Empire (near): a winner over this distance at York last season Yorkshire folk are extremely generous hosts but that does not mean they enjoy watching visitors make off with their money. This 6f handicap has been won by a horse trained in the county in seven of the last eight runnings and it looks set to stay at home again this year as only…

The Queen will be without a runner at Epsom on Derby day after her final horse was not declared. Just Fine had been due to contest the World Pool Northern Dancer Handicap at the prestigious fixture. The gelding's trainer, Sir Michael Stoute, has the favourite for the feature Cazoo Derby (4.30pm). The big race is the only Flat Classic the Queen has…

Commanche Falls swooped to conquer his Unibet Stewards' Cup opponents at odds of 10-1. Michael Dods' sprinter burst from the pack up the stands side to defeat fellow fast finisher Gulliver (18-1). Until half a furlong from home, the group of runners nearest the crowd looked to be facing a losing battle against those on the far side, as William…

Newsboy's Nap selection on Sunday, September 4, is the John Quinn-trained Signora Camacho at York (3.30). The next best selection is another York runner, Gale Force Maya (2.25) Go Italian at York on Sunday by putting your faith in SIGNORA CAMACHO (3.30, nap) in the Federation Of Bloodstock Agents Nursery. John Quinn's filly was all the rage in the…

Day two of the Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup Festival takes place on Friday and there is another packed eight-race offering from Scotland. The feature contest is the Listed Arran Scottish Sprint EBF Fillies' Stakes at 3.10pm, with the action at Ayr on between 1.25pm-5.20pm. Here is our race-by-race guide to day two of the prestigious meeting. This is…

Impressive Royal Scotsman breaks the track record in the Richmond Stakes Royal Scotsman confirmed himself a smart performer as he justified odds-on favouritism with a clear-cut success in the Richmond Stakes at Goodwood. Trained by Paul and Oliver Cole, the son of Gleneagles was heavily backed all day and eventually sent off the 5-6 favourite…

We bring you day two of the Punchestown Festival as Allaho waltzes away with the Grade 1 Punchestown Gold Cup (5.55). In a cracker of a race which pits all-conquering Cheltenham Festival winner Allaho thumped Clan Des Obeaux and Al Boum Photo by at least eight lengths leading all the way. This followed Willie Mullins also winning the staying novice…

Give It Some Teddy: picked up a sixth course win at Redcar on Tuesday Tuesday: Redcar Tim Easterby heaped praise on Redcar specialist Give It Some Teddy after he continued his love affair with the track by claiming victory in the 7f handicap to give him a sixth course win. The Lee Bond-owned eight-year-old stretched clear in the testing conditions…

What a weekend. Cracking cards at Newmarket, Ascot and Redcar on ITV on Saturday afternoon, complemented by some great action over at Longchamp in France, before the Prix De L'Arc de Triomphe on Sunday to look forward to. We have Group 1 action at HQ too, as well some group contests and handicaps at Ascot, plus the big field two-year-old trophy at…

Saffron Beach: winner of the 2021 Sun Chariot Jane Chapple-Hyam believes that her star filly Saffron Beach has "improved again" as she prepares to defend her Royal Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (2.42) crown at Newmarket on Saturday. The four-year-old provided Chapple-Hyam with her first Group 1 winner in the £266875 contest last year under William…

Khanjar (left) and last year's winner Bielsa both have strong claims for Ayr Gold Cup glory Kevin Ryan's record in the Ayr Gold Cup is legendary. Successful five times with Advanced (2007), Our Jonathan (2011), Captain Ramius (2012), Brando (2016) and Bielsa (2021), the Malton trainer is four-handed in his bid for a sixth win. Bielsa heads the…

Nate The Great proved too strong for hot favourite Thunderous in the Jockey Club Rose Bowl Stakes. Although without a victory since landing the rescheduled Dante Stakes at July in 2020, Thunderous has run some excellent races in defeat this season - most notably pushing Stradivarius close in the Yorkshire Cup in May. As the highest-rated runner in…

SUN Racing takes on day one of the Newmarket Cambridgeshire Meeting confident of banging in a few winners. Read on for our top tips and back a horse by clicking their odds below. William Hill: Bet £10 Get £30 in free bets - CLAIM HERE Betfair: Bet £10 Get £30 - CLAIM HERE Paddy Power: Bet £20 and get it back as cash if it loses - CLAIM HERE Sky…

GO Big on the O'Brien three-year-old in the opener. A competitive sprint handicap, but Charles O'Brien's BIG GOSSEY is a youngster on his way up and he must have a few more races in him off his current mark after only two handicaps starts. Sent here for both starts this season, he won his handicap debut quite snugly from a bunch of subsequent…

The Cesarewitch course is two and a half miles long, with a single right-handed turn at halfway, creating a ten-furlong straight course, the longest in the country. A wide, galloping track with an uphill finish that is ideal for the big, long-striding horse, except for the descent into the Dip where those types can become unbalanced. Ability to see…

Staxton (far side) gets up late in last year's Ayr Silver Cup Draw biases are often hailed as the be-all and end-all when it comes to big-field sprints but more often than not the location of the pace determines the winner. With no rain forecast and firmer ground expected, a track bias is less likely to influence the result and working out where…

A busy Friday features six meetings across Britain and Ireland, four Flat and two National Hunt. There are Listed races on the feature Flat cards at Newbury (1.07-5.05pm) and Ayr (1.25-5.20), plus a couple of all-weather cards at Kempton (4.40-8.15) and Dundalk (4.55-8.30) to conclude the day. In between, there's jump racing from Newton Abbot…

THE confirmed runners and riders for the blockbuster Ayr Gold Cup have been revealed. The chaotic cavalry charge at 3.40pm on Saturday afternoon is one of the biggest betting races of the year. Here, Sun Racing looks at all those who have been declared so far and their odds.

IT was Com and have a go if you think you're hard enough in the Stewards' Cup as Commanche Falls became the first back-to-back winner of the famous handicap in 54 years. Connor Beasley fought off the late charge of Hollie Doyle and Tabdeed to get the verdict in a thrilling head bob photo finish. But for the second year running, his trainer Michael…

There are four race meetings taking place across the UK and Ireland on Tuesday, four on the Flat and one National Hunt. The Flat action comes from Punchestown (1.25-5.30pm), Yarmouth (1.35-5.03), Redcar (1.43-5.10) and Wolverhampton (5.25-8.30, all-weather), with Uttoxeter (1.50-5.17) staging the jumps card. Tuesday's nap is a George…

Paddy Twomey was no doubt a shade disappointed after French Claim only beat a couple home in the St Leger but the trainer bagged a Group One thanks for Pearls Galore in Saturday's Matron Stakes at Leopardstown and must have been over the moon with how Erosandpsyche performed in the Flying Five at the Curragh on Sunday. Nothing looked like getting…

I've just turned my laptop on, and it has kindly reminded me we are in the middle of a heatwave. I'm fully aware of that, as is my garden, and if a hosepipe ban is introduced in my area, I won't have to think about swinging kettlebells around as I'll be lugging watering cans around to keep the important plants alive. Imagine running a racecourse or…