Pick Politicise for Listowel feature Steve Hughes has a best bet for day two at Listowel on Monday It is the turn of the flat racers at Listowel on Monday and after heavy rain during Sunday the ground will be pretty testing. As such I have picked a proven...
Ask around for a Listowel winner Steve Hughes looks ahead to the opening day of seven at Listowel The Harvest Festival in Listowel commences in Kerry today with a jumping card to kick things off. We have to wait some time for the highlight, a 2m4f chase in the...
Kiefer has the class for York Steve Hughes previews the fourth and final day of the York Ebor meeting where the race that gives its name to the fixture takes place. Another cracking day at York and perhaps today’s card offers the most enticing betting opportunities of the week...
Sovereigns to be crowned sprint King Steve Hughes looks ahead to another great York card on Friday The unofficial 5f sprint championship, the Nunthorpe is the undoubted highlight at York on Friday. Given the superiority of 3yo’s of late, especially in the sprint division, it looks hard to get...
Searching for a York winner Steve Hughes has his best bets for Thursday’s York card From a pure racing point of view the eagerly anticipated match between Enable and Magical in the Yorkshire Oaks is the highlight. However from a betting perspective I am looking elsewhere on another ultra...
The Ebor Festival at York begins on the Knavesmire today and though there is no rematch between Crystal Ocean, who goes in today’s Juddmonte International, and Enable who runs in Thursday’s Yorkshire Oaks, day one has some interesting fare. 2.25 Tattersalls Acomb Stakes (Group 3) Ten 2yo horses go...
Elarqam offers each-way value Steve Hughes previews the first of four days on the Knavesmire at York A cracking opening day at York headlined by the classiest race of the week, the Juddmonte International. I have selections from three races on the card, including an each-way fancy for the...
The traditional late August Ebor meeting from York is on this week, which always brings to mind a trip to the Knavesmire in 1992, where Lester Piggott wowed the crowds with his Juddmonte International victory on Rodrigo De Triano. One day during the Hallowe’en half-term holidays in 1985, my...
Rufus King to rule Steve Hughes has two picks for Galway’s feature on their final day of the Festival It has been another excellent week of racing on Ballybrit and it comes to an end on Sunday with another mixed card. There are plenty of British raiders this afternoon...
It is the final day of Glorious Goodwood and the penultimate day of the Galway Races in Ballybrit and still the racing comes. The traditional closing feature in Sussex is the Stewards’ Cup while there is also Group 2 action with the Lillie Langtry Stakes. At Galway the long-distance...
