Super Suesa slashed for Commonwealth Cup after latest Chantilly success

Champions Day at Ascot marked the end of the Flat jockeys' championship, with turf racing coming to an end in less than three weeks. Here, four of our reporters reflect on the campaign across Europe. . . By David Carr Best horse Ace Impact looked something extraordinary when coming from an unpromising position to run Big Rock down and win the Prix…

13:15 Longchamp Beauvatier 13:50 Longchamp Darnation 14:25 Longchamp Al Ghadeer 15:05 Longchamp Fantastic Moon (each-way) 15:50 Longchamp Blue Rose Cen *All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change. ITV go to France Sunday for the Arc meeting and coverage gets…

June's Listed Prix Ridgway victor Horizon Dore (Fr) (Dabirsim {Fr}-Sweet Alabama {Fr}, by Enrique {GB}) followed up that second black-type victory with a personal best in July's G2 Prix Eugene Adam at Saint-Cloud and added lustre to his palmares with an impressive triumph in Sunday's G3 Prix du Prince d'Orange at ParisLongchamp.

It's no secret the draw can have a significant impact on the results of races over this 7f trip at Goodwood and, although it has a bigger effect later in the week when the false rail is removed, it hasn't been easy to score from the widest stalls in this contest in recent seasons. The last eight winners have come from five, one, six, three, ten,…

Six years is a long time to wait for a second success in the Commonwealth Cup when you are Aidan O'Brien and he is certainly due. It was back in 2017 that Caravaggio landed the best ever running of this relatively new contest for Ballydoyle, beating subsequent multiple Group 1 winners Harry Angel and Blue Point, and none of his ten horses to take…

Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's 3-year-old colt Cold Case (GB) (Showcasing {GB}-Killermont Street {Ire}, by Dream Ahead) closed his six-race juvenile campaign with victories in Doncaster's £300000 Weatherbys 2-Year-Old S. and Redcar's Listed Two-Year-Old Trophy and came back off a 214-day break to register a game success in Wednesday's G3…

Ante-post 2000 Guineas favourite Auguste Rodin has been cut to 11-4 after it was announced Nostrum, who was expected to be one of his most dangerous opponents, will miss the race. Sir Michael Stoute-trained Nostrum looked to have the physique to thrive as a three-year-old and build on his third place in last season's Dewhurst Stakes. But Barry…

Nick Bradley Racing and Elaine Burke's Marshman (GB) (Harry Angel {Ire}-White Rosa {Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}) had twice knocked on the door as a juvenile last year and delivered a first black-type triumph, tackling his third such contest, in Monday's G3 Prix Sigy at Chantilly. The Karl Burke trainee debuted with a six-furlong maiden win at Ayr in…

Marshman (10/11 favourite) beat Wodao and Vicious Harry to win Group Three Prix Sigy at Chantilly on Monday for trainer Karl Burke; owner Nick Bradley looking to Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock or Duke Of York before Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot Monday 17 April 2023 16:35, UK Marshman made a smart start to his campaign with a front-running victory…

Artorius (red cap, centre): could head to Deauville for the Prix Maurice de Gheest Australian raider Artorius could head to France for the next stop in his European summer campaign, with the Prix Maurice de Gheest suggested as a target for the July Cup third. Connections felt he was not suited by the undulations of Newmarket's July course when…

Pia Brandt keeps a close eye on Kingentleman and Gregory Benoit ahead of their success in the Group 3 Prix Texanita Monday: Chantilly Ebro River arrived at Chantilly with a sizeable class advantage over his rivals but, with question marks over his ability to handle faster ground, was unable to make his Group 1 two-year-old form count in the Prix…

The Right Man is the sole horse in the last decade to have landed the Al Quoz Sprint from a draw lower than seven (stall three in 2017) and the main protagonists have drawn mid to high here. Charlie Appleby has trained two of the last three winners and is responsible for the first two in the betting, Man Of Promise and Creative Force. Man Of…

Battaash: two-time winner of the Nunthorpe has now been retired The feature race on the third day of the Ebor festival is all about speed, as crack sprinters do battle over a flying five furlongs in the Nunthorpe. With Battaash, winner of the race in 2019 and 2020, retired, the stage is set for a new champion to emerge.

Bethell hopes to cap his fine first season by winning a race at this week's Welcome to York Ebor Festival. The Juddmonte International is the feature on day one Looks Like Trouble: The 29-year-old ex-racehorse and Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Nothing pleases Yorkshire folk more than when "one of their own" saddles a winner on the Knavesmire. So they…

Oisin Murphy bounced back from losing a Group 1 in the stewards' room by scooping the top level Coronation Stakes 40 minutes later. His Royal Ascot winner Alcohol Free (11-2) was fifth in the QIPCO 1000 Guineas on her latest start, but was back to her best on a soggy day in Berkshire. Trainer Andrew Balding was celebrating a double after 16-1 shot…

Hold your bets! Overnight rain has turned the ground soft at Ascot and further downpours could make things even muddier come race time. Forget top-of-the-ground horses: here are four horses who will benefit from the change in conditions. None who saw Gear Up plough through the mud to win the Group 1 Grand Criterium de Saint-Cloud last autumn will…

MOTHER EARTH is fancied to win the Group 1 Coronation Stakes (4.20) at Royal Ascot on Friday The Aidan O'Brien-trained filly took the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket in May and can ass this race to her CV. Second in the French equivalent, she sets the standard for her 12 rivals to aim at. Newsboy's top tips for day four.. Newsboy's 1-2-3 1 HELLO YOU 2…

First run in 2015, the Commonwealth Cup is a Group 1 sprint for three-year-olds over six furlongs. The race is one of the most prestigious early-season destinations for Classic generation horses whose chief asset is raw speed. The unbeaten French raider Suesa is the 4/1 market leader for the race having previously shared favouritism with Wesley…

Mother Earth winning the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket Top honours in the three-year-old fillies' mile division will be up for grabs as Guineas winners Mother Earth and Empress Josephine face off in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot on Friday. Ryan Moore will partner Qipco 1000 Guineas winner Mother Earth with Seamie Heffernan continuing his…

Flirting Bridge gives chase to Joan Of Arc at Leopardstown last month Henry de Bromhead has conquered Cheltenham, gobbled up the Grand National and now he wants to rule Royal Ascot as Flirting Bridge's new connections have forked out £30000 to supplement her for the Coronation Stakes on Friday. Irish 1000 Guineas winner Empress Josephine has, as…

Bay Bridge, the exciting Sir Michael Stoute-trained favourite for next Friday's King Edward VII Stakes, will miss Royal Ascot after sustaining a setback. An impressive four-length victory in Newbury's London Gold Cup - traditionally one of the season's most informative three-year-olds' handicaps - had led to him being quoted at between 11-4 and 7-2…

Van Gogh remains among the entries for both the Cazoo Derby and the Qatar Prix du Jockey Club All 20 remaining entries stood their ground at the penultimate declaration stage for the €1.5 million Qatar Prix du Jockey Club, with no supplemented horses appearing on the list on Wednesday. That left Van Gogh as the only colt with the option of both the…

Two years ago French-based trainers managed three winners at the royal meeting, while 2018's blank disguised near-misses in the Gold Cup and the Diamond Jubilee. So who can we expect to make the trip this year and what impact might they make on the biggest prizes? Queen Anne Stakes Jean-Claude Rouget confirmed to listeners of Radio Balances last…

The French racing community collectively love Ascot like no other fixture outside their own borders and will be on the royal racecourse in force to prove it this week. In fact the powers that be at France Galop are so enamoured of the meeting that they schedule nothing above Listed status on the Flat in opposition, allowing everyone to focus on the…

Trainer Richard Hannon will be three-handed when he chases his first Classic in the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 3. The trainer's father, Richard snr, won the 2000 Guineas three times with Mon Fils (1973), Don't Forget Me (1987) and Tirol (1990). His son's team is headed by unbeaten Craven Stakes winner Toormore. He will be ridden by…