Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse racing tips and the latest news. The Longines Hong Kong Vase is the target for Young Rascal who defied a lengthy absence to win the Listed Matchbook Floodlit Stakes at Kempton Park on Monday. The three-length victory under Tom Marquand was the William Haggas-trained gelding’s fifth win in…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse racing tips and the latest news. AIDAN O’Brien bids to continue his unbeaten run in British Classics this season when he saddles the 9-4 favourite Pink Dogwood in the Investec Oaks on Friday. The 21-times Irish Champion trainer has already bagged the QIPCO 2000 Guineas with Magna Grecia…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. WILLIAM HAGGAS believes the drying ground will benefit Champagne Stakes winner Rivet in the £500,000 Group 1 Dubai Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday. Rivet is a rare runner in the Dewhurst for Haggas whose only previous runner was in 1990 when he…
By Simon Jackson. Connections of Storm The Stars hope to reap the benefits of a long-term plan when he contests Saturday’s £694,300 Group 1 Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster. Storm The Stars was third to Golden Horn in the Investec Derby at Epsom in early June before finishing second to Golden Horn’s stablemate Jack Hobbs…
By Simon Jackson. Connections of Storm The Stars believe he will benefit from the step up in distance and is ‘the one to beat’ in the Ladbrokes St Leger where 12 acceptors remain. The William Haggas-trained colt won the Group 2 Betway Great Voltigeur Stakes over 12 furlongs at York last week where he prevailed…
By Simon Jackson at Epsom Downs. Our Channel looks set to take his place in the Investec Derby after narrowly prevailing in the Class 2 Derby Trial at Epsom Downs’ first race meeting of the season on Wednesday. The William Haggas-trained son of English Channel led throughout the 10 furlong journey and fought well in…
