A Must bet for Newbury Steve Hughes looks ahead to the best of the action from Newbury’s big flat day Full credit to the authorities at Newbury for putting up some tremendous prize money (around £800k) across the whole card, and not just for an excellent...
Have the last Laafy Steve Hughes has two picks for the third and final day at York The Yorkshire Cup is the feature race at York on Friday, but with a hot favourite in Stradivarius I am looking elsewhere for two bets. Eeh Bah Gum was placed...
The Group 2 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes, worth almost £100,000 to the winner, is proving to be one of the most anticipated races of the flat season so far. The race at York will see Epsom Derby favourite Too Darn Hot from the John Gosden yard take...
Crack open a Bottle Steve Hughes looks ahead to the second day of the Dante meeting at York All eyes of the racing purists will be on a high class renewal of the Dante at York on Thursday, but from a betting perspective I find the two big...
Brando can take starring role Steve Hughes looks ahead to the best of day one of the York Dante meeting One of my favourite tracks is York and their season gets underway with three days of action this week, headlined by the Dante stakes tomorrow. Wednesday’s card though...
Cleonte can claim Chester Cup Steve Hughes previews the biggest day of three at Chester, including the feature race of the week. Persistent rain on Thursday ensures soft ground for the premier meeting of Chester’s year. As a result I have selections that are sure to act in testing...
Two weeks ago Sir Dragonet was an unraced three-year-old who had shown nothing spectacular at Aidan O’Brien’s yard. Two wins later and the colt is second favourite for the Derby at Epsom and the 50-1 that was around for the horse is now only 5-1 after winning the Chester...
Steve Hughes looks ahead to the best of day two of Chester’s May meeting There were some quality performances on the opening day at Chester on Wednesday, and more of the same can be expected today. I have selections for two of the earlier races on Thursday’s card. She...
The news that Pat Smullen had retired at the age of 41 on medical advice was no surprise, although it was sad. Doctors advised Smullen that having successfully finished the treatment for pancreatic cancer that his body and immune system could not withstand the rigours of race riding at...
Over 55,000 people attended the 2018 Chester May three-day festival and the 2019 addition begins on Wednesday on the famous tight and undulating Roodee course. The track is one of the most iconic on the British circuit and can make for some exciting racing. This week you can see...
