Trainer Bjorn Baker’s “French foreign legion” of Arapaho and Flat Heaven are poised to win their first Australian races at the Gosford stand-alone meeting on Saturday. Arapaho, a stakeswinner in France, has given Baker cause for optimism going into the $500,000 The Coast (1600m). Flat Heaven began his race career in France then was moved to Hong Kong before Baker […]

Robin Goodfellow’s Racing Tips: Best bets for Friday, May 7 Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Friday’s meetings at Market Rasen, Ascot, Chester, Nottingham and Ripon.  Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Friday’s meetings MARKET RASEN ROBIN GOODFELLOW 12.30 Restandbethankful 1.00 Chess Player 1.30 Hats Off To Larry 2.00 Neville’s Cross 2.35 Ballyhome […]

The mercurial Not So Sleepy bids to prove the toast of the Roodee for the second time in his remarkable career in the Chester Cup. Hughie Morrison’s quirky but classy nine-year-old was a surprise Listed winner at the May Festival in the 2015 Dee Stakes on just his third racecourse appearance. That narrow and tenacious front-running success was an appropriate […]

Sangarius kicks off what connections hope will be a more straightforward campaign than his last in the Melodi Media Huxley Stakes at Chester. The son of Kingman looked destined for the top after running out an impressive winner of the Hampton Court Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2019 – but he has been seen in competitive action just twice since. […]

Aidan O’Brien was on Thursday not ruling out the possibility of running Cazoo Derby favourite High Definition in the Dante Stakes at York next week. The Ballydoyle handler had hoped to test the unbeaten colt’s Epsom credentials in Saturday’s Novibet Derby Trial at Lingfield, but announced on Wednesday evening he would not be travelling across the Irish Sea due to […]

Co-trainer Richard Freedman is banking on more of the same from in-form stayer Paths Of Glory this week as the tough import targets back-to-back stakes victories. A last start victory in the Group 3 JRA Plate (2000m) at Randwick on All Aged Stakes day has the six-year-old gelding primed for another big showing on day two of the Wagga Carnival. […]

Willie Pike is living the life as the ultimate fly-in, fly-out jockey but the farm boy and noted homebody may never have left his home state without a prod from his partner. The wizard of the west has scored four prized Victorian Group 1s this season and has this week jetted to the Gold Coast to partner 2020 Australian Cup […]

Fresh off one of his greatest personal sporting achievements, James Cummings is brimming with belief that Avilius can make an overdue reappearance in the winners’ stall in Saturday’s $500,000 Group 2 Hollindale Stakes (1800m) at the Gold Coast. An avid golfer, the Godolphin head trainer tasted his first hole-in-one on Sunday at his home club at The Lakes in Sydney’s […]

Our experts give you an early shot at finding a winner in the major races this weekend. Last week … One winners. Clinton Payne flew the flag for the team after tipping Sweat Deal ($2.80) at Hawkesbury. Saturday: GOSFORD (9 races, start 11.45am), GOLD COAST (9 races, 11.25am), MORPHETTVILLE (9 races, 11.40am), CAULFIELD (9 races, 11.55am), ASCOT (9 races, 2.19pm). […]

Alan King expects his Qipco British Champions Day hero Trueshan to improve for the run when he makes his seasonal reappearance in the tote+ Pays You More At tote.co.uk Ormonde Stakes at Chester on Thursday. The French-bred gelding won three of his five starts last season, rounding off his campaign with victory in the Long Distance Cup at Ascot in […]