Herald Sun form analyst Brad Waters runs the rule over Friday’s card at Swan Hill. BEST BET FUNDRAISER (Race 5 No. 2 – $4.80) Fundraiser is as honest as they come and should resume a winner at Swan Hill. He was a comfortable winner over 1200m second-up last time in but can repeat that result first-up this time in. NEXT […]

"Massively exciting" Diamond Jubilee favourite Starman is the ace in trainer Ed Walker's Royal Ascot pack. The top sprinter continued his preparation for the Group 1 sprint when working on the Lambourn gallops this morning. Four from five in his career so far, Starman was last seen on a racecourse when taking the Duke Of York Clipper Logistics Stakes on […]

Palace Pier will face a maximum of 11 rivals when he bids for back-to-back Group One victories at Royal Ascot in the Queen Anne Stakes. John and Thady Gosden’s star miler won a thrilling renewal of the St James’s Palace Stakes last summer – and will be a hot favourite to double his tally in the race which opens next […]

Harry Cobden is counting down the days until his return to action after having facial surgery. Paul Nicholls' number one jockey fractured his right cheekbone in two places in a fall on Grand National day. The April 10 incident, which ruined his hopes of riding Sir Alex Ferguson's horse Give Me A Copper in the big race, has kept him […]

Hall of Fame trainer Les Bridge is confident reigning The TAB Everest champion Classique Legend will return to top form – and get the same result in the world’s richest turf race later this year. Bridge made the bold declaration after Classique Legend arrived back at the trainer’s Randwick stables on Tuesday night following a forgettable Hong Kong campaign. Classique […]

Chacun Pour Soi has been crowned the best chaser trained in Britain or Ireland in the 2020/21 Anglo-Irish Jumps Classification. The Willie Mullins-trained nine-year-old won four of his five starts during a tremendous campaign, his only defeat coming when third in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in March. He bounced back to winning ways in the […]

The Jersey Stakes is Mehmento’s most likely Royal Ascot target. Archie Watson’s dual Southwell winner ran a huge race on his turf debut at Newbury in April – pushing Chindit all the way in the Greenham Stakes to earn himself a shot at Classic glory in the French 2000 Guineas. He was ultimately well-beaten in Paris, but got his season […]

Connections of Al Aasy have yet to firm up plans for his next outing following his narrow defeat in the Coronation Cup at Epsom on Friday. The William Haggas-trained four-year-old was a hot favourite to successfully graduate to Group One level, having dominated his rivals in the successive Group Three races at Newbury this spring. The Sea The Stars colt […]