#Ben Coen

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…

Benoit de la Sayette (left) and Harry Davies: two talented apprentice jockeys Identifying a top-class apprentice can be a golden ticket, for trainers and punters. Horses ridden by apprentice jockeys carry less weight than those with professionals on board. But some precocious apprentices can be just as good as professionals. Several stars of the…

He got off the mark on his racecourse debut in a seven-furlong maiden at the Irish Derby meeting at The Curragh last year, getting home by a whisker in in one of the most exciting finishes of the entire 2021 season. Ger Lyons' colt stepped forward from that on his second and final run last season when he landed the Group 2 KPMG Champions Juvenile…

The first of two days of top class horse racing action takes place at Leopardstown this afternoon as Irish Champions Weekend kicks off. The eight-race card features two Group 1s, two Group 2s, one Group 3, a listed race and two incredibly competitive handicaps. Just seven line up in the Irish Champion Stakes, but it is a high class field, as you…

The John Quinn-trained Highfield Princess looks terrific each-way value in Friday's Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes. The unbeaten Royal Aclaim is favourite with the bookies Sonnyboyliston ridden by Ben Coen winning the 2021 Sky Bet Ebor Handicap Headline act Baaeed kickstarts Ebor week by trying to emulate fellow great Frankel in the Juddmonte…

Siskin: won the 2020 Irish 2000 Guineas, but who will score at the Curragh on Saturday? Your guide to Saturday's Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh, the first Classic of the season in Ireland.

Johnny Murtagh: enjoying his best season as a trainer Saturday: Curragh Johnny Murtagh won the Gain Railway Stakes twice as a rider, most notably with Mastercraftsman in 2008, but you sense seeing the speedy Shartash quicken up to land the Group 2 with Ben Coen wearing the famous Aga Khan silks gave him far more pleasure. This was a plan hatched a…

Clifford Lee landed his first Royal Ascot winner as the aptly named Significantly held off his rivals in the Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes. The Karl Burke-trained runner was last in the gate after causing trouble for stalls handlers, but kept enough energy in reserve to hold off the rapidly closing Boomshalaa and Fantasy Master. Lee said: "I'm…

Irish Derby and Grand Prix de Paris winner Hurricane Lane faces nine rivals in the Cazoo St Leger (3.35) at Doncaster on Saturday. The Charlie Appleby-trained colt, whose sole defeat came when third in the Derby, seeks a hat-trick of Group 1 wins and is an odds-on favourite to land British racing's oldest Classic. Hurricane Lane is ridden by…

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…

The first of six challengers from the powerful Aidan O'Brien stable with the master of Ballydoyle looking to secure a 14th victory in the Irish Derby. ARTHUR'S KINGDOM is hoping to follow in the footsteps of his sire, Camelot who won this Classic for the trainer in 2012. He has never finished outside the top two places and has a leading chance for…

Ben Coen got the better of his brother Jake to win the handicap over the extended eight furlongs on the Tom Mullins-trained San Aer at Galway on Bank Holiday Monday. Owned by the trainer's wife Helen, the four-year-old left it late but led in the final strides to beat the Matthew Smith-trained Excuzio Joe by half a length, with Andrew…

He was beaten at 2/7 in the Royal Lodge here has time but FLYING HONOURS was completely unsuited by how that race developed. He returns to the Rowley Mile for the Zetland Stakes and has at least seven pounds in hand of his nearest rival, while he also has a Timeform'small p', indicating potential improvement. The race developed into a sprint last…

Leopardstown's Longines Irish Champions Weekend meeting is one of the highlights of the Irish Flat-racing season. The 2022 edition of this prestigious event promises to be right up there with the very best and, of course, bookmakers have plenty of free bets available throughout the weekend. The meeting is split between Leopardstown (Saturday) and…

This Wednesday, 10 August, the horse racing NAP of the Day for SportsLens tipsters is Lyrical Poetry. She contests the feature Listed race at Gowran Park this evening, the Hurry Harriet Stakes over an extended 1m 1f (5:20). Johnny Murtagh's filly appeals now eased in grade at a sweet 7/2 price. Placed against the colts on her penultimate horse…