Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse racing tips and the latest news. MARCO BOTTI is targeting his sixth win in the past 10 runnings of the Listed Betway Winter Derby Trial at Lingfield Park on Saturday where he saddles all-weather debutant Red Label. Botti has won Betway Winter Derby Trial five times since 2009,…
By Simon Jackson. A record 10,106 spectators attended the third All-Weather Championships Finals Day at Lingfield Park on Good Friday where course specialist Grendisar won the £200,000 feature. The best ever attendance continued the year-on-year increase at the innovative fixture, which last year attracted a crowd of 9,021 and 8,777 in 2014. The seven-race card…
By Simon Jackson. Horse Talk: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news Night Of Thunder heads the betting at 11-4 as 19 runners go forward for the £350,000 Group 1 Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on Saturday. Night Of Thunder, winner of the 2014 QIPCO 2000 Guineas, is one of two entries for trainer…
By Simon Jackson. Marco Botti expects conditions to suit Sharp Sailor in the £50,000 Investec Derby Trial at Epsom Downs’ first meeting of the new flat racing season on Wednesday. The Derby Trial has attracted a field of five runners for the 10 furlong contest which offers the winner an automatic entry to the £1.325…
By Simon Jackson. Marco Botti believes that Sky Bet Yorkshire Cup favourite Tac De Boistron has continued to thrive since his impressive victory in the £60,000 Longines Sagaro Stakes at Ascot in April. The five length victory in last month’s Group 3 came at his first start since landing the Group 1 Prix Royal-Oak at…
By Simon Jackson at Ascot. Frankie Dettori delighted the large crowd with a flying dismount after he landed the Group 3 feature race on Tac De Boistron at Ascot’s first flat meeting of the season on Wednesday. Racegoers had been quick to snap up the racecourse’s offer of free entry to the grandstand for ‘Discover…
