#Nell Gwyn

Summerghand (grey silks) wins his first Group race at the age of seven Veteran sprinter Summerghand added a first win at Group level to his expansive CV on his 52nd start, causing an upset in the process as odds-on favourite Oxted had to settle for second in the Abernant Stakes. A regular in big-field handicaps, the David O'Meara-trained…

It's been a wild ride over the last four days at the Royal Ascot festival, and there could be a few more ups and downs to come with a cracking card of seven races to round it all off. And our top team of tipsters will be holding on tight with their best bets for Saturday's action. Matt Chapman, Ruby Walsh, Jason Weaver, Mick Fitzgerald and Rory…

There is a lot riding on Advertise in Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, much more than the laudable feat of landing the first Classic of the season. Victory would be the biggest in the career of trainer Martyn Meade. It could also provide the extra impetus to Meade's dreams of bringing the glory days back to the historic stable on the Manton Estate…

Nijinsky remains the last colt to have won the Triple Crown - a feat he accomplished with Piggott aboard in the 2000 Guineas, Derby and St Leger. Nijinsky outclassed his 2000 Guineas rivals in the paddock and on the racecourse, sweeping through most impressively to beat the top-class Yellow God by two and a half lengths. For the first and only time…

Good Morning Bloodstock is Martin Stevens' daily morning email and presented online as a sample. Here he reflects on the sudden and way too premature death of the Classic heroine Billesdon Brook, who leaves behind just the one foal - All you need do is click on the link above, sign up and then read at your leisure each weekday morning from…

Taking on Ballydoyle in the 1000 Guineas is like facing Manchester City in the Etihad - victory is theoretically possible but recent history suggests that one of their expensive stars will see you off. Aidan O'Brien has won it five times in the last six years and seven times overall. Nobody else currently training has taken it more than…

The Aidan O'Brien horse is going at 4.20pm while El Vip in the 30-runner Royal Hunt Cup looks to be the next best bet on the day. Fillies might not have the best record in the Jersey Stakes with only Ishvana hitting the target for the distaff division in recent years, but Daban ticks all the boxes to make her a real contender in the seven-furlong…

Royal Ascot's final day features a stunning field of 27 in the Group One Platinum Jubilee Stakes and Sky Sports Racing's Kieran O'Sullivan has cast his expert eye over every single one. Of all the top-class races at Ascot, the Platinum Jubilee Stakes (and perhaps the King's Stand) has become the most targeted race for international horses. Open to…

Aidan O'Brien has an excellent record in the Qipco 1000 Guineas and Tuesday has a fine chance of winning it this year. Stablemate Tenebrism and Discoveries are other key contenders Sandrine runs in the Qipco 1000 Guineas Aidan O'Brien has two leading contenders as he goes in pursuit of yet another Qipco 1000 Guineas triumph. The Irish trainer, who…

1pt win Sacred in Breeders' Cup Mile at 25/1 (Sky Bet, Unibet) There have been 11 three-year-old winners of the Breeders' Cup Mile since its inaugural running in 1984, nine of which were trained in Europe. Four of those nine were fillies - namely Miesque, Ridgewood Pearl, Six Perfections and Goldikova - and in total (US and Euro-trained) the race…

2pts win Sacred in Platinum Jubilee Stakes at 14/1 (General) The once 57-rated Highfield Princess looked extraordinary when beating Spycatcher and Minzaal in the Duke Of York last month and must now command genuine respect heading back up to Group One level for the Platinum Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. However, last year's Buckingham Palace…

The build-up to the French 1000 Guineas has been dominated by discussion about the historic difficulty of doubling up in the Newmarket and Longchamp Classics, but behind the raw facts that Special Duty was the last to succeed and both Finsceal Beo and Mother Earth were narrowly beaten is the mitigation that not many winners of the English version…

Santa Barbara: at home at Ballydoyle Your guide to the Qipco 1000 Guineas (3.40), the first fillies' Classic of the season and Sunday's big race at Newmarket. Won the Cheveley Park Stakes and the Fred Darling; leading contender if she stays a mile Trainer: Andrew Balding Jockey: Oisin Murphy Odds: 100-30 Juvenile wins came in Sandown Listed event…

James Doyle, who could benefit from William Buick's decision to partner Native Trail in the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday, may also profit from his close pal's Classic commitments at the track 24 hours later after picking up the ride on Cachet in the Qipco 1000 Guineas. The Nell Gwyn winner had been ridden by Buick on that occasion,…

James Doyle may have been emotional when partnering the 2000 Guineas winner on Saturday but the emotions on Sunday were of pure elation as he landed the double of the two Classics courtesy of the George Boughey-trained Cachet. The 16/1 chance relishes the unique challenge of the Rowley Mile and finished a neck ahead of 33/1 shot Prosperous Voyage…

The 1000 Guineas is the first fillies' Classic of the season and is run over a mile on Newmarket's Rowley Mile course. The race is sponsored by Qipco and is exclusive to three-year-olds. Aidan O'Brien has trained two of the last three winners of the 1000 Guineas courtesy of top-class fillies Winter and Minding, and Billesdon Brook sprung a 66-1…

Cachet: cut to 20-1 for the 1000 Guineas following Nell Gwyn success Tuesday: Newmarket Cachet added plenty of prestige to the opening day of the Craven meeting when giving local trainer George Boughey a memorable first domestic Group success in the Landwades Stud Nell Gywn Stakes. The victory at Group 3 level completed a productive afternoon for…

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…

Friday's free feature, the Horses For Courses (H4C) report shows the full course history since 2009 of any horse running that has previously had a run at that track and is initially sorted by number of wins, but this can be changed to any column at the user's discretion. As well as today's race time, course, horse name, jockey and trainer name,…

It would be no surprise to see many of these reoppose in either the Queen Mary or Albany Stakes later in the summer, but it is Hannon's impressive Newmarket scorer that is chalked up as the general market leader for this five-furlong event. The speedy daughter of Cotai Glory was a €62000 purchase and showed she was worth every penny when bolting up…

The William Haggas-trained filly has been campaigned exclusively in Group-race company since making a winning debut at Newmarket in 2020, during which time she has won the Nell Gwyn and the Hungerford Stakes and finished second in the Flying Childers, the Lowther and the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot. She made a promising start this year when beaten…

Trainer David Loughnane is expecting Go Bears Go to'take all the beating' in Wednesday's Commonwealth Cup Trial at Ascot, live on Sky Sports Main Event. The three-year-old had an outstanding juvenile season, landing the Group Two Railway Stakes at The Curragh but arguably his most impressive run came when second in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf…

Saffron Beach (left) chases home Sacred in the Nell Gwyn Stakes Jane Chapple-Hyam expects Nell Gwyn second Saffron Beach to thrive on her first attempt at a mile in Sunday's Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket. The trainer anticipates the daughter of New Bay coming into her own over the longer trip and believes she may even develop into a Cazoo Oaks…