#Tom Dascombe

2023-01-15Monday racing tips for Punchestown, Fontwell, Hereford and Wolverhampton Hugo Palmer's charge landed a competitive staying affair when trained by Tom Dascombe. The five-year-old has drawn a blank in seven subsequent outings, but he posted a fair effort in defeat when beaten just under two lengths by Trueshan in the Northumberland Plate,…

SPEED NUT Richard Kingscote is in pole position to win his first Derby on hot favourite Desert Crown. But the 35-year-old is making sure he's not getting too revved up on only his second outing in the Epsom Classic. Kingscote has tasted success at Royal Ascot and in the Irish St Leger, yet a fairytale Derby victory would be top of the…

Japan (Ryan Moore, left) just gets the better of Trueshan (Hollie Doyle) Class and a 5lb penalty made the difference as the oddest of couples fought out the finish of the Group 3 Ormonde Stakes. In the summer of 2019, Japan won the Grand Prix de Paris and the Juddmonte International for Aidan O'Brien, while the Alan King-trained Trueshan won Class…

Jane Elliott: has ridden three winners in the US The US is known as the land of opportunity and jockey Jane Elliott is determined to give her American adventure every chance of succeeding. Elliott's name has been absent from British racecards since January and, after encouragement from trainer Tom Dascombe and agent Steven Croft, she crossed the…

Tom Dascombe: may bypass the Chester Cup with Ripon scorer Rajinsky Rajinsky earned a probable place in the Tote Chester Cup field with a win in the most significant trial - but may give the £101000 race a miss. He picked up a 3lb penalty for outpointing two Mark Johnston-trained runners in a race that Cup winners Trip To Paris and Making…

Wadilsafa can handle the step up in the Smarkets Fortune Stakes at Sandown. Bred to be very good, being by Frankel out of Rumoush, he has not been rushed by Owen Burrows and connections can now reap the benefit. He only ran once last year, when second to a fellow Frankel colt in Herculean, and he took on the same horse on his reappearance this…

Horse racing made its comeback this week and now it's time for the Qipco 1000 Guineas. Here are the runners, odds and a preview of the Newmarket contest The first major Flat races of the season are here- and Sunday brings us the Qipco 1000 Guineas. It's a Classic contest for the fillies over one mile at Newmarket (3.35pm). Favourite for this year's…

Epsom was where it all started for Richard Kingscote. While it might not have been the Derby, it might well have felt like it to the teenager was thrown in the deep end for his very first ride in public, taking on the likes of Frankie Dettori, Johnny Murtagh and Kieran Fallon - all now Derby-winning jockeys themselves - in a conditions race there…

MICHAEL OWEN has completed his latest transfer - a new trainer at his horse racing yard. Hugo Palmer, 41, will take the reins at Owen's Manor House Stables, two months after the former England hero announced a shock split with Tom Dascombe. Ex-Liverpool and Real Madrid striker Owen, 42, posted on Twitter on Thursday morning: "I am absolutely…

Former football star-turned stable owner Michael Owen is expected to score in front of the ITV4 cameras at Chester today with Ever Given, plus Newsboy gives his tips on every other race from Wednesday's race meetings at Kempton, Kelso and Fontwell Michael Owen could be celebrating another'home' victory at Chester today with EVER GIVEN. The colt,…

LATEST RESULTS, TIPS AND UPDATES: Find out every winner of every race, plus pictures and videos as the drama unfolds on Day 5 Royal Ascot 2018: behind the scenes of a top stables where the Queen's racehorses are trained Brighton-born Ryan Moore clinched a big-race double on the final day of Royal Ascot to leapfrog veteran Frankie Dettori in the…

Michael Owen says a win for Dubawi Legend in Saturday's Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket would be a massive boost to the plans for his expanding Manor House stable in Cheshire. Dubawi Legend, a 16-1 chance and one of the 19 remaining entries for the first Classic of the season, is the highest profile horse trainer Hugo Palmer has brought with him…

The post positions are set for all the races at the 2018 Breeders' Cup, and while many horse racing fans are looking forward to Saturday's Classic, there are five key races that will start the event on Friday. The races include the Juvenile Turf Sprint, Juvenile Fillies Turf, Tito's Handmade Vodka Juvenile Fillies, Juvenile Turf Mile, and the…

IT'S been a glorious week for the purists at Goodwood with the three stellar Group 1 races mopped up by short priced favourites. But today punters can truly get stuck in to one of the most compelling betting puzzles of the season in the Coral Stewards' Cup. The six furlong dash is always compulsive viewing and is the feature as the ITV cameras once…

Adam Farragher returns in triumph on Thunder Legend Friday: Newmarket Apprentice Adam Farragher returned from a five-month absence in triumph on his first day back when winning on Thunder Legend. The 22-year-old was due to ride the favourite Mujtaba in the Lincoln for his boss William Haggas at Doncaster in March before a fall two days earlier on…

Previous runnings of the Supreme Stakes may be crucial to finding the winner of this year's race, with last year's second Double Or Bubble and 2020 winner Happy Power the clear choices in the betting. Double Or Bubble brings standout top-level form to the table, having been a solid fifth behind Alcohol Free in the July Cup at Newmarket last month…