Charlie Fellowes’ French 1000 Guineas runner-up Shes Perfect has met with a setback, although an autumn return is not out of the question.The chestnut’s success story for syndicate owners Basher Watts ...

Porta Fortuna is back cantering as Donnacha O’Brien targets a defence of the Matron Stakes title she won last year.A four-times Group One winner, she made the perfect start to this season when winning ...

All options are open for Eve Johnson Houghton’s Zavateri after his victory in the July Stakes at Newmarket.The two-year-old colt, who is by Without Parole, won his debut at Salisbury in June before ...

Clive Cox is on weather watch as Diligent Harry eyes a first turf success in the Hackwood Stakes at Newbury.The seven-year-old, who has twice been runner-up in the Group Three, was most recently seen ...

The well-bred Closutton – who carries the same name as the all-conquering County Carlow yard – made a winning debut for Willie and Patrick Mullins in the bumper at Downpatrick.Sent off the 6-4 ...

Staged at the Curragh racecourse the Irish Oaks is a Group One race run over a distance of 1m4f and for 3 year-old fillies. In recent years, horses that ran in the Epsom Oaks previously have gone well ...

Aidan O’Brien said it is unlikely that both Minnie Hauk and Whirl will run in Saturday’s Juddmonte Irish Oaks at the Curragh.The two were among six O’Brien-trained fillies left in the Classic on ...

Eve Johnson Houghton is “slightly leaning” towards the idea of running Windsor Castle winner Hurricane Havana in the Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.The Havana Gold colt was a ...

Jonathan Portman said it was not too difficult a decision to supplement Rumstar into the Barberstown Castle Sapphire Stakes at the Curragh on Saturday. The five-year-old has already enjoyed a ...

An Analysis of Place Betting on Betfair One of the comments about an article I wrote a couple of months ago asked whether I ...

Henry Candy will target the Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock and the Qipco British Champions Sprint at Ascot with Run To Freedom, after his veteran sprinter proved he still has what it takes to compete ...

Oisin Murphy has described his car crash and subsequent conviction for drink driving as “a nightmare for everyone involved”.The four-times champion jockey was fined £70,000 and banned from driving for ...