Intense Tango sprang a minor surprise as she repelled late challenges to land the OLBG.com Mares’ Hurdle at Doncaster a Grade 2 race. A trip to Aintree may be on the cards after this impressive victory connections have said.

Popular Middleham trainer Micky Hammond scooped £16,000 prize money for winning the handicap hurdle at Market Rasen under a gusty ride from Joe Colliver at odds of 25-1!

The 9-2 favourite scooped the pool in Europe’s richest two-year-old race when repeating his course win of two weeks ago at Newmarket under Joe Fanning, another win for Mark Johnston Racing and Sheikh Hamdam Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum.

Toocoolforschool, runner up in the Acomb and Flying Scotsman Stakes already this season, landed a much-deserved first win at Group level with a commanding victory over his rivals when flicking through the gears to win by seven lengths under Silvestre … Continue reading →

Bow Creek added another Group 2 success at Leopardstown in the Boomerang Mile for Mark Johnston and Joe Fanning. It followed up his win last time at Goodwood in the Doom Bar Celebration Mile (Group 2).

The dual Derby winner Australia was run down by The Grey Gatsby which touched 84-1 in running to score in the Qipco Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1) in Leopardstown for a memorable victory under Ryan Moore for Kevin Ryan.

The 2,000 Guineas runner up from last year secured another landmark win for Kevin Ryan under an intelligent ride from Neil Callan to bag the £225,000 first prize!

The Grey Gatsby handed Kevin Ryan a first classic victory and gave a big boost to the form of the Dante when bursting clear to win stylishly for Ryan Moore in the Prix du Jockey Club (Group 1) in Chantilly.

Scatter Dice landed a remarkable win in the Cesarewitch under Silvestre de Sousa. After being left at the gate and giving away ten lengths, the Mark Johnston-trained filly powered up the hill to complete a famous last-to-first victory.

Kevin Ryan dominated the Group 1 Middle park with all-the-way winner Astaire bravely repelling the challenge of his better fancied stablemate  Hot Streak to score by half a length.