Dovey Moon and Selection Head a Competitive Pontefract Mile Handicap The 4.00 at Pontefract is a fascinating Class 4 handicap over a mile, featuring a mixture of established handicappers, front-runners, hold-up performers and several horses whose recent form figures may not tell the full story. With only eight runners declared on good ground, tactics could…

Ffos Las 3:52 – Can the Pace Bias Trump the Form Horse? The 3:52 at Ffos Las, a Class 5 handicap over 7½ furlongs, may only feature seven runners, but it presents an interesting clash between recent form and race shape. On paper, Norfolk Blue arrives with the strongest recent credentials, yet the historical profile…

Ffos Las 2:52 – Can the Favourite Overcome the Pace Bias? The 2:52 at Ffos Las may only be a Class 6 handicap, but it presents an interesting clash between the horse with the strongest recent form and a course-and-distance profile that may not play to his strengths. At first glance, Beelzebub looks the obvious…

The World Cup has entered the Round of 32, the first knockout phase, running from June 28 to July 3. Confirmed ties include Brazil vs Japan, Germany vs Paraguay, Netherlands vs Morocco, France vs Sweden, Mexico vs Ecuador, England vs DR Congo, Spain vs Austria, Portugal vs Croatia, Argentina vs Cape Verde and Colombia vs…

17:45 Curragh – Ragusa Handicap Preview The 17:45 at the Curragh is a proper Premier Handicap: deep, competitive, and full of horses who can make some sort of case. The ground is good to firm, which should put the emphasis on tactical speed and efficient travelling rather than pure stamina alone. The obvious improvers are…

Punica Granatum Sets the Standard in Deep Curragh Premier Handicap The 17:15 at the Curragh is exactly the sort of three-year-old handicap that can shape future notebooks. Eighteen runners line up over 1m1f on good-to-firm ground, with a mix of exposed improvers, classy handicap debutants and several horses arriving from strong maiden or Pattern-race backgrounds.…

Benvenuto Cellini Seeks Redemption as Irish Derby Brings Epsom Rivals Together Again The 2026 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh has all the ingredients of a classic rematch. Just three weeks after a dramatic Derby at Epsom, several of the principal protagonists meet again over the same mile-and-a-half trip, but under very different…

Tokenomics Can Capitalise on Conditions in Curragh Listed Feature The Dubai Duty Free Celebration Stakes at the Curragh brings together a compact but intriguing field of seven runners over a mile on ground officially described as good to firm. While the race lacks a standout Group performer in current form, it presents an interesting clash…

Purview Looks the One to Beat in Curragh Group 3 Test The Dubai Duty Free International Stakes (Group 3) at the Curragh on Sunday brings together an intriguing mix of established Pattern performers, progressive younger horses and one runner whose profile suggests he may still be some way from reaching his ceiling. Run over 1m2f…