by Andy Holding | Jun 23, 2025 | Best Times
June 17 – Ascot – Gstaad – 81 Unsurprisingly, events at Royal Ascot are going to dominate the text of this column from last week and we kick off by highlighting by some way the best two-year-old contest during the five days. 20 runners were sent to...
by Andy Holding | Jun 23, 2025 | Best Times
DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING MONDAY JUNE 23 8.20 BALLINROBE ROYAL EAGLE (best price 9-1) arrives here in cracking form following a smooth success over hurdles last time out and that performance sets Gordon Elliott’s mare up nicely for tilt at the prize she...
by Andy Holding | Jun 22, 2025 | Best Times
DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING SUNDAY JUNE 22 4.15 PONTEFRACT CAPTAIN POTTER (best price 5-2) can count himself extremely unfortunate to bump into a very well handicapped horse on the up from the Fergal O’Brien stable here last time out but now going back to the...
by Andy Holding | Jun 20, 2025 | Best Times
DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING SATURDAY JUNE 21 2.30 ROYAL ASCOT – CHESHAM STAKES A race dominated by Ballydoyle and Godolphin in recent times and their representatives, Moments Of Joy and Treanmor have attracted all the attention in the pre-race chat....
by Andy Holding | Jun 19, 2025 | Best Times
DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING FRIDAY JUNE 20 2.30 ROYAL ASCOT – ALBANY STAKES Venetian Sun has been all the rage in the ante-post lists since making a sparkling debut at Carlisle a month ago, posting a very fast time in the process, but as we have seen here all...
by Andy Holding | Jun 18, 2025 | Best Times
DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING THURSDAY JUNE 19 3.05 ROYAL ASCOT – KING GEORGE V HANDICAP As the action on day one of the meeting reminded us, finishing late, fast and wide is often the route to success here on the round course and that is probably why 11 of the...
