#Super Sprint

Francky Du Berlais gives trainer Peter Bowen an eighth win in the Unibet Summer Plate at Market Rasen The Bowen family continued their remarkable domination in the Unibet Summer Plate at Market Rasen when Francky Du Berlais gave winning trainer Peter a record eighth victory in the chase. Francky Du Berlais became the first horse to take the prize…

My Oberon: dramatic winner at Windsor on Saturday Saturday: Windsor There were 51 races in Britain and Ireland on Saturday but it took a four-runner affair to provide one of the most dramatic finishes of the day, with My Oberon stealing the show in the Vickers-sponsored Midsummer Stakes in the dying strides. With all runners under pressure on the…

The Weatherbys Super Sprint was devised by Richard Hannon Snr and Lord Carnarvon as a lucrative prize for two-year-olds who hadn't cost a fortune at the sales. Accordingly, it has been the source of numerous wonderful rags-to-riches stories in its 30-year history. But just because the popular five-furlong dash staged at Newbury each July caters for…

Richard Kingscote: gets the plum ride back on board Great Ambassador in the Ayr Gold Cup Richard Kingscote will be reunited with Great Ambassador in the Ayr Gold Cup (3.40) after the ante-post favourite was confirmed in a full field of 25 runners for Saturday's feature race. The son of Exceed And Excel has been in flying form since moving to Ed…

Spare a thought for us northerners. The summer heatwave isn't something to celebrate when you're a Yorkshire girl living down south, it's something to tolerate and find shelter from, as you wistfully look at the sweaters neatly folded in drawers and wonder how long it will be before you can get your big coat back out. It's not all bad, though, the…

Sky Sports Racing's Alex Hammond looks ahead to the start of the Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival, featuring a red-hot card at Ripon on Saturday. Spare a thought for us northerners. The summer heatwave isn't something to celebrate when you're a Yorkshire girl living down south, it's something to tolerate and find shelter from, as you…

Sky Sports Racing ambassador Hollie Doyle discusses her ride on leading Molecomb contender Eddie's Boy, plus four other chances on day two of the Goodwood Festival on Wednesday. The Group Three Markel Molecomb Stakes (3.00) pitches together some of the fastest two-year-olds in training, including my mount Eddie's Boy - my best chance on day two of…

Stradivarius proved too good once more, overtaking hat-trick hero Double Trigger to claim a fourth Goodwood Cup under Frankie Dettori on the opening day Stradivarius made history by becoming the first horse to win the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup four times. The mighty stayer overtook hat-trick hero Double Trigger (1995, 1997, 1998) when taking the big…

PALACE PIER started Royal Ascot 2021 with a bang with a comfortable victory in the Queen Anne Stakes. The four-year-old son of Kingman - who also won the St James's Palace Stakes at the Royal meeting last season - was the leading three-year-old miler last season and he has picked up where he left off as he cruised to victory in the Group One…

Rocket Rodney leads Eddie's Boy (second left) home at Sandown last time out This race is about speed. Raw speed. Just look at the recent winners to get an idea of the fast horses who have excelled in this test. Cotai Glory (2013), Havana Grey (2015) and Liberty Beach (2019) were at their best at five furlongs and fast juveniles have won the last…

Glen Shiel: winner of last year's British Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot The Bengough Stakes provides the perfect opportunity for talented handicappers to take the step up to Group 3 level. Recent winners include Tropics (2013), Cape Byron (2019) and Dakota Gold (2020), although the presence of Blue Point and Shalaa in the roll of honour suggests…

Happy Romance and Sean Levey (near) win the 2021 Hackwood Stakes Since the establishment of British Champions Day, the Hackwood Stakes has forged a close link with the big end-of-season meeting. The Diadem became the Champions Sprint in 2011, and since then four of its 11 winners had run in the same season's Hackwood. Two did the double, Deacon…

A high-drama bidding battle that was in danger of going on all night eventually concluded on Tuesday evening with recent Listed winner I'm A Gambler topping day two of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale at 850000gns. Olly Tait, representing Wathnan Racing, was involved in driving the price skyward, as was Tattersalls' Jason Singh, who…

TEMPLEGATE goes through all the top action on ITV on Friday… certain of finding you a few winners. Read on for our man's tips and back a horse by clicking their odds below. NEWMARKET 1.50 WHITEBEAM landed a Haydock handicap after back-to-back wins at Newbury including over this trip. She has scope to improve and can show it. Crystal Caprice has won…

A Lucky 15 consists of 15 bets: 4 singles, 6 doubles, 4 trebles, 1 four-fold. To place a multiple bet, select horses and options will appear in your betslip. An each-way Lucky 15, as advised below, is therefore 30 bets, and you will get a return of some kind if one horse places. He ran better than the finishing position suggests when eight in the…

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…

We have previewed plus shared a selection each race in Saturday's free-to-play Paddy's Pick 5 game, with another £100000 jackpot up for grabs! Once again, there's another £100000 up for grabs in the Paddy's Pick 5 competition on Saturday! Seven people managed to find four of the five winners in last week's competition, with one particularly…

The 460000 guineas purchase is part-owned by Brazilian footballer Philippe Coutinho, who is currently playing in the Premier League for Aston Villa. Having been placed in two of her first three starts, Olivia Maralda opened her account with a wide-margin success at Newbury in July before finding only the high-class Meditate too strong in the…

The 2022 Racing League pitches up at picturesque Windsor on Thursday evening for the fourth of six rounds in this year's competition. The famous figure-of-eight course stages a seven-race offering from 4.30-7.30pm and the ITV Racing cameras will again be there to capture every moment. Our expert has selections for all of Thursday's Racing League…