#Shine So Bright

3.00) at Royal Ascot on Saturday, as he bids to bounce back from his disappointing third in the 2000 Guineas. The Charlie Appleby-trained son of Shamardal was defeated for the first time in the Newmarket Classic and will once again take on Wichita, who finished second. Appleby said: "Naturally, you are always disappointed when you lose that…

The biggest empires in history evolved from one great individual at the very top. From the heady days of Julius Caesar and the Roman empire to Napoleon Bonaparte's French conquests, it takes the best leader to ignite sheer success. For owner John Dance, his expanding racing empire is thriving thanks to his own Empress at the top charting the…

Serpentine created a huge shock as he made all for a 25-1 success in the Investec Derby. Aidan O'Brien saddled six in the premier Classic - but it was Emmet McNamara's mount who prevailed, having only shed his maiden tag at the Curragh last Saturday. Serpentine appeared to be employed to help set the pace at the head of affairs, but the field…

The 2000 Guineas is the premier Classic race for three-year-old colts over a mile. The race is open to fillies but their participation is rare - the last one to run in it was 59 years ago. Held on the Rowley Mile course at Newmarket, the 2000 Guineas is the first race in the British Champion Series and is sponsored by Qatari investment company…

Harry Davies will be back aboard Shine So Bright at Newmarket on Saturday Harry Davies is deservedly garnering praise as a 7lb claimer to follow, but the market might be overestimating his influence as backing all of the rider's mounts this season blindly to £1 stakes has yielded a £8.61 loss. Shine So Bright provided the biggest victory of…

BAAEED can star in the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes (British Champions Series) (3.20pm) at Newbury on Saturday afternoon. Willie Haggas' four-year-old is hardly a betting prospect at long odds-on but he looks sure to maintain his unbeaten record in the Group One feature at the Berkshire track. The son of the Sea The Stars didn't race as a juvenile but…

Planet Sport's Live Race Centre have all you need to know about the ITV Racing heats on Saturday, May 14. Here's a quick list of Planet Sport's picks for the ITV Racing. Cadomosto (13.35 Newbury) Post Impressionist (13.50 Newmarket) Ilaraab (14.10 Newbury) Lir Speciale (14.25 Newmarket) Israr (14.45 Newbury) Baaeed (15.20 Newbury) Shine So Bright…

Our seven picks are listed below, with the reasons behind them further down the page, while anyone considering a punt would do well to check out Planet Sport's Racing Live Centre as it houses the race cards for both Newmarket and Goodwood. Selections: Al Mubhir (13.30 Goodwood) Subastar (13.50 Newmarket) Noble Truth (14.25 Newmarket) Atalanta's Boy…

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,…

Nothing does this punter's head in more than trying to predict where the field will go in the major straight-course races.

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…

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…