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UPDATED 8:02PM, JUN 15 2021 A hard-fought success on Reshoun in Tuesdays Ascot Stakes (5.00) came at a cost for William Buick, who was given an 11-day suspension and a fine of £1,150 for his use of the whip. A notice posted on the BHAs stewarding page on Tuesday night said he had used it "above the permitted level and down the shoulder in the forehand from approaching the final two furlongs". Sent off at 66-1, Reshoun was to the fore from an early stage in the marathon handicap, scrap...

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Monday Monday marks the return of racegoers in England and the best race of the day is the £40,000 Weatherbys ePassport Stakes (6.50), in which last years Sprint Cup winner Dream Of Dreams takes on just two rivals.  There is no Irish racing but there is a Group 3 at Chantilly, where the Prix Texanita (1.35) could showcase some emerging stars. The prime candidate is the Francois Rohaut-trained Suesa, who is unbeaten in three, including the Prix Sigy in the same grade last time.  Carlisle...

Guineas double gives top teams a flying start to Flat competition Poetic Flare and Kevin Manning edge home in the 2,000 Guineas to reward 3.2 per cent of Ten To Follow stables Alan Crowhurst (Getty Images) UPDATED 7:20PM, MAY 4 2021 The Tote Ten To Follow for the 2021 Flat season is up and running with more than 12,000 stables in pursuit of a first prize in excess of £21,000. After a weekend that included the first two bonus races, the leaderboard is taking shape and, unsurprisingly, is...

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UPDATED 5:06PM, MAY 1 2021 Should Mutasaabeq maintain his unbeaten record in Saturday’s Qipco 2,000 Guineas, it will not just be for carrying the late Hamdan Al Maktoum’s blue and white epaulettes that he will evoke poignant memories. The Charlie Hills-trained colt is not only a son of Ghanaati, whom Hills’ father Barry prepared for Classic success on this very weekend 12 years ago, but a great grandson of Height Of Fashion, who was bought by Sheikh Hamdan in 1982. In a sense, ...

Cockney Rebel: the dual Guineas winner who proved a life-changer Sam Hendry on the Classic winner who put a smile on many faces 1 of 1 UPDATED 10:36AM, APR 28 2021 The biggest hit for 1970s glam rock band Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel was far and away their UK number one single Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me). While Harley’s lyrics were born out of bitterness he felt towards his ex-bandmates, part of the beauty of music is its ability to be inte...

Donn McClean: Expect fireworks as Townend and Blackmore do battle for jockeys title There will be intriguing clashes all week at Punchestown between the pair of leading jockeys, and their amateur equivalents, beginning tomorrow. By Donn McClean Monday 26 Apr 2021, 4:48 PM 45 minutes ago 2,284 Views 2 Comments Paul Townend on Concertista (green...

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...

Mike Bushell, BBC Breakfast reporter, eighth in 2019 Strictly Come Dancing Im giving an each-way shout for Sub Lieutenant to show his 100-1 odds are too big. He has never fallen, possesses great stamina and both the horse and Tabitha Worsley fared well separately over the National fences two years ago. When the family bought him off Michael OLeary he joked: "One day he will win the National." Theres an omen! Conor McGinn MP, shadow minister of state for security Its Anibale Fly for me. He has c...