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Trainer Charlie Appleby is seeking to win the Derby for a second time. Ahead of next week’s Cazoo Derby, a couple of contenders had their first taste of Epsom Downs racecourse and here are the thoughts of their connections. ONE RULER – CHARLIE APPLEBY “I was very pleased with what I saw there. He is a naturally balanced horse but he hasn’t encountered anything like that before. The whole object of the exercise was to let him have a look at the track but more importantly he was fresh in ...

Curragh Racing Tips: Kevin Blake fancies Van Gogh in the 2000 Guineas Kevin Blake is back to provide you with his top tipping this weekend, where he fancies a mud lover at Haydock, as well as an Aiden OBrien horse in the 2000 Guineas... "Whether one is the type to pay any attention to it or not is another matter, but when interviewing Ryan Moore for Betfair a few weeks ago I felt that he was particularly sweet on Van Gogh." This weekend it is the turn of the Curragh to play host to the latest...

UPDATED 7:48PM, MAY 13 2021 He may not have been the unbeaten winner some were expecting to score in Yorks big Derby trial but that should not put anyone off Hurricane Lane.  The Godolphin colt made it three from three with a gutsy staying performance in the Group 2 Dante Stakes under William Buick and is quoted at 6-1 generally (from 20) for the Cazoo Derby at Epsom on June 5.  High Definition, who once was favourite for the Classic, is ahead of him in the betting but drifted out to 9...

UPDATED 11:52AM, APR 29 2021 St Marks Basilica is a notable absentee from the final field for the Qipco 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday after 15 colts were declared for the first Classic of the season. Trainer Aidan OBrien will still be represented by Battleground, Van Gogh and Wembley, who was a market mover earlier in the week to head the ante-post market for the contest at 4-1. Ryan Moore was confirmed as the rider of Wembley with Frankie Dettori on Battleground. Thunder Moon, ...

Qipco 2,000 Guineas (Group 1) | 3yo colts & fillies | 1m | ITV/RTV Aidan OBriens challenge for an 11th win in the Qipco 2,000 Guineas presents a different profile to recent seasons, with arguably no one standout among three colts that all achieved a high level of form at two.  Wembley is the anointed one in a wide-open market, thanks to the booking of Ryan Moore as well as his course form when second to stablemate St Marks Basilica last October.  "The plan was always to come back here afte...

2000 Guineas tips: Newmarket and Thirsk preview and best value bets for Saturday May 1 By Matt Brocklebank Racing betting tips: Saturday May 1 1pt win Al Muffrih in 1.50 Newmarket at 20/1 (Hills) 1pt win Tom Collins in 2.40 Thirsk at 8/1 (888Sport) 1pt win Van Gogh in 3.40 Newmarket at 10/1 (General) Saturday’s QIPCO 2000 Guineas is undeniably weaker for the defection of Dewhurst hero St Mark’s Basilica but despite the various form lines and intriguing narratives going on elsewhere, 10-time...

UPDATED 10:50AM, APR 30 2021 St Marks Basilica is a notable absentee from the final field for the Qipco 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday after 15 colts were declared for the first Classic of the season. Trainer Aidan OBrien will still be represented by Battleground, Van Gogh and Wembley, who was a market mover earlier in the week to head the ante-post market for the contest at 4-1. Ryan Moore was confirmed as the rider of Wembley with Frankie Dettori on Battleground. Thunder Moon, ...

UPDATED 6:15PM, APR 26 2021 William Buick will partner Craven Stakes winner Master Of The Seas over ante-post gamble and joint-favourite One Ruler in the Qipco 2,000 Guineas on Saturday. Charlie Appleby, who trains the Godolphin duo, said Buick had come to the decision having "asked some serious questions" of Master Of The Seas, who picked up stylishly to defeat stablemate La Barrosa in the Craven having been short of room at a key stage of the race. One Ruler was last seen chasing home ...

Monday The calm before the storm and with the British jumps season having come to a thrilling climax on Saturday, six Flat meetings across Britain and Ireland start a fascinating week. The pick of the days racing comes from Navan where the Listed Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital Woodlands Stakes (2.25) is the feature of an eight-race card. Ayr hosts the first of its two-day meeting to herald the beginning of its Flat season, Lingfield and Southwell host all-weather afternoon fixtures and Winds...

UPDATED 6:47AM, APR 16 2021 Charlie Appleby and William Buick have some big decisions to make before next months Qipco 2,000 Guineas but there will be no complaints from either man after Master Of The Seas laid down a serious Classic marker in the bet365 Craven Stakes. On a frosty Wednesday morning, Appleby watched One Ruler work with style on the Rowley Mile as he gears up for the 2,000 Guineas on May 1, but Master Of The Seas made sure he is not to be forgotten about and stamped his o...