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Our man Garry Owen has picked out his tips on a busy day of racing action. Don't forget to follow all of Saturday's action in our weekly LIVE horse racing blog. CLEVELAND (3.15) can take advantage of a smart piece of placing by Aidan O'Brien in the Chester Cup. The four-year-old was an eye-catching fifth to Layfayette on his return in a 1m 2f Group…

Tadhg Creedon explains why he has invested on two contenders, who are both in action at Newmarket on Saturday, for next year's 1000 and 2000 Guineas. By Tadhg Creedon As Group One action returns to Newmarket's Rowley Mile this week, so do some of the best juveniles in Europe, laying down their claims for possible Classic glory next season. The…

ALCOHOL FREE is ready to spark celebrations with yet another Group 1 success in the Juddmonte International (3.35). Andrew Balding's daughter of No Nay Never tackles a mile and a quarter for the first time on day one of the Ebor meeting. Oisín Murphy, once again flying high at the top of the jockeys' championship, will be biding his time in her bid…

Top tipster Simon Rowlands landed a 20/1 winner with Thesis on Thursday and has five selections plus analysis for the fourth day of Royal Ascot, live on Sky Sports Racing. There is no let-up in the quantity, or quality, on Friday as we reach day four of Royal Ascot 2022. Well over 100 horses have again been declared for seven races which include…

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…

Quality colt Perfect Power has been best backed with Ladbrokes.com.au for one of the feature races at Royal Ascot this Friday night, the Commonwealth Cup (1207m). The Ardad colt comes back to 1200m after running in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and just didn't run the mile out. Back in trip, with class, he is favourite, and a well supported one at…

Ger Lyons' Dr Zempf justified 11/10 favouritism in the Ballylinch Stud "Red Rocks" 2000 Guineas Trial Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday. The son of Dark Angel was runner-up in the Group One Phoenix Stakes as a juvenile and he went some way to proving he'd trained on with a battling win in the seven-furlong contest under Colin Keane. Well…