As the highlight of the flat season at Newbury, the Lockinge Stakes is invariably a race to savour. The 2025 edition was all set up to be a […]

The James Owen-trained four-year-old East India Dock headed the betting for the big handicap highlight of the 2025 Boodles May Festival. Progressive on the flat when with James […]

A total of 10 runners went to post for the 2025 edition of the opening fillies’ classic of the season, but only two counted in the build-up. Out […]

Eleven runners went to post for the 217th edition of the opening Classic of the season. Impressive Craven Stakes winner Field Of Gold headed the market for the […]

We had a bumper field of 30 runners for the 2025 Irish Grand National, with two British challengers making the trip to Fairyhouse. Hot on the heels of […]

One week after a memorable edition of the Aintree Grand National, the staying chase roadshow moved north for the biggest race of the year at Ayr. Hot on […]

A maximum field of 22 assembled for the opening day highlight of the 2025 turf flat season. For much of the week leading up to the race, it […]

All eyes were on the Willie Mullins-trained Galopin Des Champs ahead of the most prestigious staying chase of the racing season. Successful in the 2023 and 2024 editions, […]

Eight runners lined up for the Day 2 feature race at the Cheltenham Festival, including the past two winners and a horse who had swept all before him […]

The 2025 edition of the Day 1 feature at the Cheltenham Festival was set up to provide a thrilling clash between the 2023 and 2024 winners of the […]

A typically competitive field of 18 assembled for this marathon affair. The Mark Walford-trained Choosethenews was the choice of punters on the day, having caught the eye when […]

A select field of six runners headed to post for the 2025 edition of the Ascot Chase. For much of the week preceding the race, the defending champ […]

This year saw a typically competitive 17-runner field go to post for this 2m½f Premier Handicap affair. Secret Squirrel headed the market for Hughie Morrison following an impressive […]

Having claimed the 2023 and 2024 editions of both this race and the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the Willie Mullins-trained superstar Galopin Des Champs was the clear headline act […]

Just four two-mile chase stars turned up for the 2025 edition of this prestigious Grade 1 affair. However, that didn’t detract from the spectacle in a race which […]

A field of 15 went to post for the 2024 renewal of this festive highlight. Having finished second in the 2023 edition, the Jonjo and A J O’Neill-trained […]

In a wide-open edition, the market eventually sided with the James Joseph Mangan-trained Spillane’s Tower, who started as the clear favourite at the off. An impressive second in […]

Having won the 2023 edition of this race with Stage Star, who landed the Turners Novices’ Chase in the previous season, Paul Nicholls saddled a similar contender in […]

The chance of a British or Irish-trained winner of the 2024 Melbourne Cup received a blow when ante-post favourite Jan Breughel failed to meet the stringent veterinary standards. […]

The William Haggas-trained Economics was the main focus of attention in the weeks leading up to the 2024 edition of the Champion Stakes. Unbeaten in four starts in […]

With no obvious standout contender, the 2024 edition of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe was one of the most wide-open in years. Arriving on the back of […]

As is almost always the case, the biggest flat contest of the Scottish racing year attracted a maximum field, as 25 handicappers lined up across the track in […]

Aidan O’Brien appeared to have a stranglehold on the final Classic of 2024. Three of the seven-runner field hailed from his Ballydoyle operation, and that trio occupied the […]

The Irish looked to boast a strong hand for the 2024 edition of one of the season’s leading handicaps, with three of the top five in the betting […]