#Wings Of War

The Commonwealth Cup has moved on from being racing's new big thing. It is legitimately running with the Classics now as a vital Group 1 for three-year-olds. It has reached the point where it is necessary to write down the stats just to keep up, as in the attached graphic. The seven runnings of the race have already produced 24 wins and 14…

Quality colt Perfect Power has been best backed with Ladbrokes.com.au for one of the feature races at Royal Ascot this Friday night, the Commonwealth Cup (1207m). The Ardad colt comes back to 1200m after running in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and just didn't run the mile out. Back in trip, with class, he is favourite, and a well supported one at…

Charyn followed up a debut win at Haydock with a close second at Newmarket when conceding 7lb to the winner but it's no surprise that David Egan has chosen stablemate SAKHEER. The progressive Haydock winner has an entry in the Middle Park and plenty of untapped potential. Rousing Encore has faced some stiff tasks since completing a double at…

Bielsa: aiming for back-to-back Ayr Gold Cup wins Bielsa and Kevin Stott will bid to become the first back-to-back winners of the Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup Handicap (3.40) after the defending champion was declared for Scotland's most valuable race. The seven-year-old is yet to score since winning the £150000 handicap last year and will face a full…