#Ger Lyons

British-trained runners head the market for Tuesday's Lexus Melbourne Cup and a draw in stall nine was cause for celebration for connections of long-time ante-post favourite Deauville Legend. Trained by James Ferguson, the three-year-old has improved throughout 2022 and capped his British campaign with a dominant Great Voltigeur win at York in…

Let's start with some detail on our top tips for Sunday's action, you can find a full list of selections for every race across all the tracks at the bottom of the page. Don't forget to check out the racecards, results and live odds in the Planet Sport racing live centre. Lady Adare can defy a lengthy absence and return with a victory in the Stables…

Watch how the Royal Ascot winner held on by a head to provide Aidan O'Brien with his fourteenth victory in the Curragh Classic plus reaction from the Ballydoyle maestro and winning-jockey Seamie Heffernan. Santiago was a 14th winner of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby for Aidan O'Brien - who trained the first four home in this year's Classic at the…

Kameko (Timeform weight-adjusted rating: 135) Kameko developed into one of the best two-year-olds around last season, notably winning the Futurity Trophy at Newcastle on his final start. He progressed further after seven months off when winning the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in June, briefly having to wait for a gap but staying on strongly once in…

Tadhg Creedon explains why he has invested on two contenders, who are both in action at Newmarket on Saturday, for next year's 1000 and 2000 Guineas. By Tadhg Creedon As Group One action returns to Newmarket's Rowley Mile this week, so do some of the best juveniles in Europe, laying down their claims for possible Classic glory next season. The…

ALCOHOL FREE is ready to spark celebrations with yet another Group 1 success in the Juddmonte International (3.35). Andrew Balding's daughter of No Nay Never tackles a mile and a quarter for the first time on day one of the Ebor meeting. Oisín Murphy, once again flying high at the top of the jockeys' championship, will be biding his time in her bid…

Jungle Cove: seeking another major handicap win under Dylan Kidd No favourite has won this historic handicap since 2000, so it could pay to think outside the box when it comes to cracking the big-race puzzle. Unexposed three-year-old Janoobi, trained by Ger Lyons, is one of the most appealing candidates towards the head of the market, but…

Southwell's all-weather track has been something of a saviour during the recent cold snap and is again in focus on Thursday with a competitive seven-race card, all live on Sky Sports Racing. George Boughey's Pocket The Packet has been dominating nursery contests on the all-weather in recent weeks, winning four out of his last five outings. Now…

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…

Spare a thought for us northerners. The summer heatwave isn't something to celebrate when you're a Yorkshire girl living down south, it's something to tolerate and find shelter from, as you wistfully look at the sweaters neatly folded in drawers and wonder how long it will be before you can get your big coat back out. It's not all bad, though, the…

EARTH can Strike in the opener. Having won like a nice prospect on debut here last month, Joseph O'Brien's EARTH STRIKE should take all the beating in this Listed contest. She bumped into a decent stablemate and Ger Lyons' Sister Rosetta that day, but this course and distance proved to suit her much more than it did them as she flew by both in the…

The reigning champion had been involved in a neck-and-neck fight with rival Billy Lee, who was bidding for his first crown. But Wednesday did not start well for Lee, who appealed a six-day suspension for whip use but had it dismissed as the panel agreed that he should serve a suspension that would preclude him from riding on the final two days of…

Alan Thomson is taking aim at a competitive Wolverhampton sprint handicap in his Race of the Day, live on Sky Sports Racing. The Sky Sports Racing cameras head to Wolverhampton on Monday for an eight-race card, with the 11-runner 6.30 Huge Daily Boosts Only At BetUK Handicap over five furlongs coming under the microscope. This evening's chosen…

TEMPLEGATE goes over to Ireland for the top class racing at the Curragh on Saturday. Our man takes an in-depth look at the Group action and delivers his verdicts below. Don't forget to check out his comprehensive guide to all the racing in the UK on Saturday. And back any of his picks by clicking their odds below. 2.10 TOUGH TALK created a good…

Aidan O'Brien has an excellent record in the Qipco 1000 Guineas and Tuesday has a fine chance of winning it this year. Stablemate Tenebrism and Discoveries are other key contenders Sandrine runs in the Qipco 1000 Guineas Aidan O'Brien has two leading contenders as he goes in pursuit of yet another Qipco 1000 Guineas triumph. The Irish trainer, who…

Sir Michael Stoute: trainer of Derby favourite Desert Crown With the first two Classics completed, and after another busy week of action, including trials at York, here are ten quotes that could give us clues. . . I was very pleased. He was impressive in his maiden and we got behind schedule. We had to do what we did and he didn't let me down, he…

Gustav Klimt (Ryan Moore, left) runs down Imaging to land the 2000 Guineas Trial Any juice in Gustav Klimt's Qipco 2000 Guineas price evaporated after he galloped through the rain-softened Leopardstown ground en route to winning Saturday's Ballylinch-sponsored trial from Imaging. It was a performance that resulted in the Aidan O'Brien-trained colt…

It was high-wire stuff, Siskin and Colin Keane on the inside, buried, a rail to their right and horses all around them. Nowhere to go and the two-furlong pole flashing past. Now get out of that one. You have to pause and rewind a few times to figure out all that happened then. Lope Y Fernandez quickened up on the outside in what looked like a…

There's a busy start to the racing week, with six meetings taking place across the UK and Ireland on Monday, all of them on the Flat. The all-weather cards at Lingfield (1.05-4.20pm) and Southwell (1.55-5.40) are joined by turf racing from Ayr (1.45-5.00), Naas (4.45-8.15), Windsor (4.55-7.55) and Thirsk (5.05-8.05). Monday's nap enjoyed a fine…

Five-time Irish flat racing champion jockey turned trainer Johnny Murtagh believes Siskin will prevail in Friday's Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh racecourse. Ger Lyons' thoroughbred is one of 11 contenders who are set compete in the €250000 classic. The colt won three out of three races at the Kildare circuit last year and owner Prince Khalid…

Siskin: won last season's Phoenix stakes and will once again do battle against Monarch of Egypt (green) and Royal Lytham (blue and orange) He may be yet to taste defeat from four starts as a juvenile, but question marks hover over market leader Siskin as he tackles a mile for the first time. So far, the Ger Lyons-trained colt has done all of his…

2022-06-24Big priced tips for the Irish Derby: Hannibal Barca more than an outsider The Epsom Derby has been and gone and now it's time for Irish eyes to smile with the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh. The one mile, four furlong Classic is headed by the Aiden O'Brien filly Tuesday but Planet Sport are looking elsewhere in search of value…

Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 12:25 pm |Back to: Europe, New York City | Racingfotos.com By Saturday's Listed Committed S. at Navan was as intriguing a Commonwealth Cup pointer as can be found at this stage of the season and full credit has to be handed to the race-hardened New York City (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) for making his presence felt…

Auguste Rodin was an impressive winner of the KPMG Champions Juvenile Stakes at Leopardstown. The Deep Impact colt was the 11-10 favourite for Ryan Moore and Aidan O'Brien, travelling behind the leading pair in the early stages of the one-mile Group Two contest. Having inched into the race he took up the lead at the furlong marker, holding off all…

The Tote Scurry Handicap would normally be all about English sprinters but one I like down the bottom of weights is Ice Cold In Alex, trained by Ken Condon. He gets in off 8-5 and with a kind draw, should go really well. He's a hold-up-horse who was very unlucky when second over 7f back at the Curragh on Derby weekend and he's a past course winner…

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…

On the first of November, a field of talented stayers from all over the world will enter the stall at Flemington racecourse ahead of the 2022 Melbourne Cup. There are now less than four days to go before "the race that stops a nation" hits our screens and the betting is beginning to hot up. Let's take a look through the latest Melbourne Cup odds…

Ger Lyons' Dr Zempf justified 11/10 favouritism in the Ballylinch Stud "Red Rocks" 2000 Guineas Trial Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday. The son of Dark Angel was runner-up in the Group One Phoenix Stakes as a juvenile and he went some way to proving he'd trained on with a battling win in the seven-furlong contest under Colin Keane. Well…

The first Classics of the Irish Flat season takes place at the Curragh this weekend with the Irish 2000 Guineas (3.20 Saturday) and 1000 Guineas (3.45 Sunday). Native Trail, who finished second in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket less than three weeks ago, is a strong ante-post favourite to make amends on Saturday, while top fillies Homeless Songs and…

Andy Stephens studies the seven contenders for The Curragh Classic on Saturday and predicts the full finishing order. The Juddmonte Irish Oaks promised to be an enthralling rematch between Tuesday and Emily Upjohn, but neither will run. Tuesday was scratched at the overnight stage, on Thursday, with Emily Upjohn, ruled out 24 hours later because of…

The Holy Roman Emperor colt did fledgling trainer John O'Donoghue proud at last month's showpiece meeting in Berkshire - belying odds of 80/1 to finish second to Holloway Boy in the Chesham Stakes. David Egan travels across the Irish Sea to keep the ride in Thursday evening's Group Three feature and O'Donoghue is looking forward to seeing how he…

for all the Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas runners and riders, form, Timeform ratings and commments plus the very latest betting Native Trail can cement a Classic season that can so far hardly have gone better for Charlie Appleby with victory in the Tattersalls-sponsored Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday. The Oasis Dream colt was a hot…

2022-11-01Wednesday racing tips for Nottingham, Kempton, Musselburgh and Chepstow The four-year-old has scored three times at this level already for Ger Lyons, hitting the target once last term before adding another two triumphs in the current campaign. His most recent verdict came over a mile at Leopardstown, when he kept on well to repel Emporio…

Magical: won a high-class running of the Irish Champion Stakes last year It's almost here. Longines Irish Champions Weekend takes place this Saturday and Sunday, with leading international performers doing battle across a host of divisions at Leopardstown and the Curragh. First introduced in 2014, the massive two-day meeting begins with eight races…

Get the most interesting trends and statistics from today's horse racing with the free Stat Selector tips and best bets. Smart Stat: £29.92 - Ger Lyons's profit to a £1 level stake with debutants Ger Lyons posts a healthy level-stake profit with his debutants which suggests they are usually fit enough and clued-up enough to do themselves justice at…

Dragon Symbol developed into a very smart sprinter for the Archie Watson stable in 2021, a campaign in which he finished in the first four in pattern company on no fewer than six occasions. It was hard to fault his consistency and he was unlucky not to add to his tally after completing a four-timer in a minor event at Hamilton last May,…

More than 50 horses were taken out of Europe's richest race, including Pyledriver, Hurricane Lane, Bay Bridge and Nashwa. The Racing Post reports that last year's winner Torquator Tasso remains in contention along with Prix du Jockey Club and Coral-Eclipse winner Vadeni and Titleholder, who bids to seal a long-awaited first Arc success for…

The 15:45 at Cork on Tuesday is available as a free Race Pass, which means logged-in customers can view all our premium comments and ratings. The highlight on Cork's card is the listed Navigation Stakes (15:45) over a mile with a competitive field of twelve. Heading the Timeform weight-adjusted ratings is Georgeville (115) for Ger Lyons. He won…

Racing at The Curragh takes centre stage on Sunday and the best bet of the day can be found in the William Hill Ireland Renaissance Stakes. Ger Lyons' POWER UNDER ME (3.05 nap) was a respectable three-length 10th of 20 to Dexter Belle in a handicap at this course and distance two weeks ago. With blinkers on for the first time, Colin Keane can take…

There's a feast of ITV Racing action on Saturday with eight live races from Newmarket, Haydock and the Curragh in a packed offering. The bet365 Cambridgeshire Handicap at Newmarket is preceded by Group 1 action as the top two-year-olds in Britain and Ireland do battle the Cheveley Park Stakes and Middle Park Stakes. The broadcast is on ITV4 from…

Kameko: seeks to bounce back from Derby disappointment in the Sussex Stakes The Sussex Stakes (3.15) has all the ingredients to be one of the races of the season, as Guineas winners Kameko and Siskin clash with classy four-year-old Mohaather over Goodwood's sharp mile track. Irish 2000 Guineas winner Siskin, trained by Ger Lyons, is unbeaten in…

GO Big on the O'Brien three-year-old in the opener. A competitive sprint handicap, but Charles O'Brien's BIG GOSSEY is a youngster on his way up and he must have a few more races in him off his current mark after only two handicaps starts. Sent here for both starts this season, he won his handicap debut quite snugly from a bunch of subsequent…

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…

The 15:10 at Punchestown on Tuesday is available as a free Race Pass, which means logged-in customers can view all our premium comments and ratings. Punchestown stages its only Flat meeting of the season on Tuesday and the fourth race on the card (15:10) is an interesting conditions stakes run over nine furlongs. Timeform's weight-adjusted ratings…

Saturday's Irish Champion (G1) anchors three Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" events at Leopardstown. The eponymous centerpiece of Irish Champions Weekend, the 1 1/4-mile prize offers a free ticket to the Turf (G1). Also on the Saturday card, the Champions Juvenile (G2) and Matron (G1) serve as "Win and You're In" races for the Breeders' Cup…

Boundless Ocean: impressive winner last time in the Group 3 Green Room Meld Stakes This Group 3 prize has been won by three-year-olds in five of the last six runnings, and ready Meld Stakes winner Boundless Ocean could be the one to strike a blow for the Classic generation this time. Even factoring in a 3lb penalty for winning at this level here…