#Quiet Reflection

he flat racing season arrives at Ascot this week as over 300000 people prepare to descend on the famous course for what has become British horseracing's biggest draw. Here, the Racing Post's betting editor Paul Kealy gives us the inside track on who the runners and riders are at Royal Ascot 2016. A three-way battle between three 2000 Guineas…

The Commonwealth Cup has moved on from being racing's new big thing. It is legitimately running with the Classics now as a vital Group 1 for three-year-olds. It has reached the point where it is necessary to write down the stats just to keep up, as in the attached graphic. The seven runnings of the race have already produced 24 wins and 14…

El Caballo (pink sleeves) makes it six in a row under Clifford Lee Saturday: Cazoo Sandy Lane Stakes, Haydock Karl Burke pulled off the Sandy Lane-Commonwealth Cup double with Quiet Reflection in 2016 and moved close to doing so again after El Caballo racked up his sixth victory in a row. Tackling Group company for the first time, El Caballo was…

The Shadwell operation might've been streamlined significantly ahead of the 2022 Flat season, but the horses that remain carrying the famous blue and white silks are firing at present, as evidenced by a golden Lockinge day at Newbury. BAAEED, the flagbearer. Not only for Shadwell but for European racing, this unbeaten superstar is now as short as…

Yesterday's runner was rubbish, there's no nice way of putting it. I'm not quite sure what they will do with her now as she had no excuses in my opinion, and she was convincingly beaten by horses who are miles behind her in terms of handicap ratings. Well done to Cairnzy for tipping up another winner on the other page. I think he would've pulled…