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Melbourne Cup tips as our man Steve Chambers previews the Flemington showpiece, which will be off at 04:00 GMT. The biggest race in Australia will see the Willie Mullins-trained Vauban line up as red-hot favourite, but despite the Royal Ascot winnerbeing a warm order, we veer away from the Closutton raider and pick a value contender that could hand…

Rival connections of Melbourne Cup favourite Vauban have conceded they wouldn't be surprised if he thrashes his opposition despite the Irish stayer losing his stranglehold on betting for the race that stops the nation. Vauban, who was on course to start one of the shortest-priced favourites in the modern era, was an easing $4 favourite with…

Ante-post favourite Sweet William is guaranteed a run as 39 stand their ground ahead of Saturday's Sky Bet Ebor at York. The prestigious handicap, which serves as an automatic qualifier for the Melbourne Cup is the highlight of the final day of the Ebor meeting and a maximum of 22 will head to post for a contest which has a prize-fund of…

13:50 - Newbury - Kemari 14:05 - Newmarket - Mister Bluebird 14:25 - Newbury - Whenthedealisdone (each-way) 14:40 - Ripon - Impeller (each-way) 15:00 - Newbury - Open Mind 15:15 - Ripon - Wobwobwob 15:35 - Newbury - Chindit *All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to…

In four of the past six years the Geoffrey Freer Stakes has shaken up the St Leger market and it is a shade of odds-on that a representative of the Classic generation will continue the trend. That is according to the early betting as three-year-olds Arrest and Klondike split long-time ante-post favourite Kemari, a position he presumably occupied in…

Barry Mahon, Arrest: "It will all depend on what the ground is like. I'm sure John and Thady will have a walk of the track. He's a horse that stays well and we're going to try to see if he's a St Leger horse or a mile-and-a-half horse. His pedigree wouldn't scream a mile and six furlongs to you, but just with his running style and John also feels…

The flat season calendar is undoubtedly the envy of jumps racing fans, with a swathe of brilliant festivals coming thick and fast as the summer rolls on. Next up is the July Festival at Newmarket, with the meeting reaching its crescendo on Saturday when some of the quickest horses around clash for the Group 1 July Cup. Here we take a look at some…

William Haggas concedes a mile is probably not My Prospero's optimum trip as he returns to action in Saturday's Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes at Newbury. Tom Marquand's mount has won three of his six starts, including the Group Two Prix Eugene Adam at Saint-Cloud in July. However, he has been twice unfortunate not to break his top-class duck, having…

A Group 1 horse in a Group 3 race without a penalty would be the dream bet for many and that is what faces punters with Breeders' Cup winner Yibir. However, it might not be that straightforward because Yibir is far from uncomplicated. In fact, he has been a beaten favourite on three of his four starts since recording that highlight at Del Mar in…

Top trainer Neville Parnham says Neufbosc is building to a peak performance and believes the imported stayer can rewind the clock in the A.T.A Stakes (2200m) at Ascot on Saturday. Neufbosc won the A.T.A Stakes two years ago before backing up a week later and scoring a thrilling victory over Truly Great in the 2021 Perth Cup when ridden by Parnham's…

For horse racing lover Daphne Benaud, this year's Caulfield Cup will mark a special occasion as she will be cheering on Benaud, named after her late husband, former Australian cricket captain and legendary commentator Richie Benaud. "I'll have the racing on from both Sydney and Melbourne as soon as it comes on tomorrow, as I do most Saturdays," she…

Montefilia (centre) finishes fourth in last year's Caulfield Cup behind Incentivise and Nonconformist. Picture by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images Is Montefilia the forgotten horse of the Caulfield Cup? Owner and breeder Hugh Docherty, from Woonona, certainly reckons so. It's been a plan 12 months in the making to have the Kermadec mare run in…

Knights Order will "take a stack of beating" in Saturday's $5m Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m), Hall of Fame trainer Gai Waterhouse says. Not unlike her first and only Caulfield Cup triumph, in 2010 with Descarado, heavy rain lashed Melbourne in the lead-up to the spring major. Descarado ploughed through the ground to beat Harris Tweed and Monaco…

John O'Shea did not have a lot of luck with the barriers for his two Caulfield Cup runners Stablemates Benaud and Maximal drew the two widest barriers in the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) which may turn out to be a blessing in disguise on what is already a Heavy 10 track. Sydney-based John O'Shea said Benaud loves the wet while a decision will be…

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James Mcdonald joked that he may have locked in his Melbourne Cup ride too early after Durston took out the Newcastle Cup. Success in the Group 3 race over 2300m on Friday followed Durston's win in the Listed Wyong Cup (2100m) on September 2. McDonald earlier in the week announced he was riding Loft in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at…

The New Corp Racing and Sports Wagering team have put together an expert panel to give you, the audience the early inside running on feature races in Melbourne and Sydney this spring. The panel of five will be offering their early thoughts on all of the Group 1 races and other feature contests during the spring, through until the end of the…

The Sky Bet Ebor (15:35) at York on Saturday is available as a free Race Pass, which means logged-in customers can view all our premium comments and ratings. Highlight of the final day of some top-class racing at York this week is the Sky Bet Ebor (15:35), Europe's richest Flat handicap, with 22 runners declared chasing a first prize of…

Nations Pride further strengthened Charlie Appleby's formidable three-year-old squad with a dominant display in the Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Newmarket Stakes. As well as saddling the first two in the betting for Saturday's Qipco 2000 Guineas in Native Trail and Coroebus, Appleby has unearthed a clutch of potentially high-class…

Away He Goes (left): chased home Trueshan in the Goodwood Cup on Tuesday British representation is likely to be considerably smaller in this year's Lexus Melbourne Cup, but one stayer primed for Australia's biggest race is Away He Goes after a career-best second in the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup. Newmarket trainer Ismail Mohammed plans to break new…

After finishing second in 2019 and 2020, Dream of Dreams made it third time lucky Saturday in the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes with a tenacious victory on the closing day at Royal Ascot. An automatic berth into the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint came with the victory. The Group 1 highlight over six furlongs is always an exciting contest and the latest…

The Coolmore partners owned Love (11/10f), not seen since her victory in the Yorkshire Oaks in August 2020, made a belated 2021 seasonal bow at Royal Ascot this afternoon, and the daughter of Galileo certainly did not disappoint. The Aidan O'Brien-trained filly made all under rider Ryan Moore in the day's highlight, the Group 1 Prince Of Wales's…

Champion jockey James Mcdonald got to have his first sit aboard his 2022 Melbourne Cup ride Loft in trackwork at Flemington and immediately liked what he felt. McDonald teams with the German-bred galloper in the Group 1 event over 3200m at Flemington on November 1 and gave the stayer a'test drive' ahead of the gelding's Australian debut. The…