Princess Zoe may start her 2021 campaign in the Alleged Stakes at the Curragh in April. Trainer Tony Mullins is thinking of dropping his Group One-winning stayer down to a mile and a quarter, because he believes she does not need extreme distances to bring out her best. Princess Zoe made remarkable progress last year, winning five races in a […]

Jonjo O’Neill can plunder a double with a long-distance raid on Carlisle. The trainer sends THEME TUNE (1.00) and ORRISDALE (2.40) up the M6 from Gloucestershire and both have leading claims. Theme Tune showed plenty of stamina to win at Ludlow last time and should appreciate the testing conditions, while Orrisdale has improved with each run this season and the […]

Fifty Stars’ rejigged autumn program has him back on track to outperform some of the greats of the turf in Saturday’s Blamey Stakes at Flemington. Fifty Stars has already matched the likes of Tobin Bronze, Hyperno, Better Loosen Up, Vo Rogue and Durbridge by winning the Blamey Stakes twice. But no horse has won the race three times. Bookies have […]

Minella Drama got back on the winning trail with an authoritative display in the Ballymore Sidney Banks Novices’ Hurdle at Market Rasen. Transferred from its traditional home of Huntingdon following the abandonment of the track’s fixture earlier in the month, the Listed contest has an illustrious roll of honour, with last year’s winner Shishkin going on to win the Supreme […]

Trainer Chris Waller believes the barrier gods could hold the key to helping talented filly Hungry Heart end a year of outs in Saturday’s Group 1 Surround Stakes at Randwick. Saturday will mark 363 days since Hungry Heart broke her maiden at her second start when she claimed the Group 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes as a two-year-old on the same […]

Arguably the two highest-profile dirt horses in America are primed for battle in the second running of the Saudi Cup in Riyadh. The eyes of a large part of the racing world will be on the Bob Baffert-trained Charlatan and Brad Cox’s Knicks Go at the King Adbulaziz Racetrack on Saturday, as they clash in a must-see running of the […]

Robin Goodfellow’s Racing Tips: Best bets for Saturday, February 20 Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Saturday’s meetings at Ascot. Wincanton, Newcastle, Haydock and Lingfield.  Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Saturday’s meetings ROBIN GOODFELLOW      1.15 Gallyhill 1.50 Full Back 2.25 Jerrysback 3.00 Stolen Silver 3.35 Cyrname 4.10 Flight Deck 4.45 Code […]

Cheltenham Gold Cup contender Champ is set to face five rivals in the Betfair Game Spirit Chase at Newbury on Sunday. Having been off the track since claiming a last-gasp victory in what is now the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase at last season’s Cheltenham Festival, Nicky Henderson’s charge was originally due to make his long-awaited return in the three-mile Betfair […]

King’s Legacy is ready to restore his reputation as one of the best colts of his generation when he resumes in the Group 2 $400,000 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill Gardens. At least this is the fervent hope of part-owner James Harron, his confidence buoyed by King’s Legacy’s recent trackwork and impressive barrier trial win last week. “In his trial […]