#Who Dares Wins

Visitors to Ascot Racecourse will be fighting to find a spot in the shade as the world's most prestigious horse racing event gets underway today. Sweltering temperatures are expected to top 30°C on Tuesday, June 20 as week begins. The Queen, along with other members of the Royal Family, is due to arrive into the Parade Ring at 2pm, with the first…

There are five horse racing meetings scheduled across the UK and Ireland on Friday, two National Hunt cards preceding a treble of all-weather offerings on the Flat. Doncaster (12.15-4.00pm) and Huntingdon (12.25-4.10) provide the jumps fare, before Lingfield (1.05-4.20) stages the first of the all-weather racing at Lingfield, which concludes with a…

Golden Pal and Nature Strip are vying for favouritism in the King's Stand Stakes on day one of Royal Ascot 2022. All of the racing action will be on ITV from 1.30pm All the talk revolves around Baaeed maintaining his perfect record on day one of Royal Ascot. But the opening card is not just a one star show, with 2000 Guineas hero Coroebus and the…

Horseracing's premier Flat meeting ends with a race run over a distance more suitable to the Cheltenham Festival, in conditions more in keeping with the Welsh National. The Queen Alexandra, Britain's longest Flat race, has attracted a maximum field of 20 runners, most of whom can be given a winning chance. Chester Cup winner Falcon Eight, whose…

NEWCASTLE are dreaming of Champions League football for the first time since 2003 after beating Tottenham. The victory over the weekend put Eddie Howe's side into fourth place after 11 games, having lost just once all season. Howe has been able to invest heavily since arriving as Toon boss and, with spending set to continue, Newcastle have a chance…

For a long time through 2022, anyone who checked the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe antepost market will have seen Japanese raider Titleholder in pole position and wondered, 'who?'. Days away from Europe's middle-distance climax, there is only a little bit of shame in admitting you are none the wiser (guilty!). The important thing is you are ready,…