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Telegraph
30-05-2025
- Business
- Telegraph
Horse racing tips: Friday, May 30 – Carlisle and Down Royal
Our in-house expert tipster has studied today's eight meetings across the UK and Ireland and come up with three selections that have a chance of maintaining his excellent recent success rate. Ron Wood's selections: Goodie Two Shoes (7.08, Down Royal) @ SP with William Hill ⭐⭐ Milbanke (2.45, Carlisle) @ SP with William Hill ⭐⭐ Wadacre Giorgio (3.45, Carlisle) @ SP with William Hill ⭐⭐ Odds provided by William Hill and correct at the time of writing. Stars denote strength of selection (max 5). If you already have a William Hill account and are looking for a new bookmaker to use for this week's racing, check out more free bets from the best betting sites, reviewed by our experts. 7.08 Down Royal – His Majesty's Plate (Listed, 2m) GOODIE TWO SHOES won a Listed race at Gowran Park by six lengths on her latest start three weeks ago. That was a fillies-only event, whereas she's in open company now and she steps up in trip again. However, she's a well-bred filly from a strong yard (Joseph O'Brien) and is completely unexposed as a stayer, so there's a fair chance that she will be up to this. Selection: Goodie Two Shoes @ SP with William Hill 2.45 Carlisle – Class 6 Handicap (5f) It might be worth taking a chance on MILBANKE. He needs a big return to form, but he drops into Class 6 company for the first time and the booking of Daniel Tudhope, who hasn't ridden him before, is another plus. The fitting of blinkers – another first – could also help, and although he has never won over the minimum trip, this will be a stiff test, so that's another point in his favour. 3.45 Carlisle – Class 6 Handicap (1m 3f) WADACRE GIORGIO looks a likely improver now he is upped in trip on his handicap debut, having shown a bit of ability in maiden and novice company last year. This Charlie Johnston-trained four-year-old is a brother to a winning stayer for the same connections and should appreciate the stamina test. Selection: Wadacre Giorgio @ SP with William Hill Go to site > Ron Wood 2025 horse racing P/L Star ratings explained ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - confident selection ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - strong fancy ⭐⭐⭐ - fair claims ⭐⭐ - tentative choice ⭐ - minimum confidence If you want to find more odds and offers, take a look at our list of the best betting sites and free bets If you're looking for casino bonuses, we've ranked UK welcome offers here
Irish Examiner
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Kyprios should have class to prevail
Irish preview All eyes will be on legendary stayer Kyprios when he bids for a third win in tonight's Saval Beg Levmoss Stakes at Leopardstown. Now a seven-year-old, the sixteen-time winner (eight at Group 1 level) is being prepared for a tilt at a third Ascot Gold Cup next month – he won the race in 2022 and 2024 – and is following the same path as last year, having won the recent 'Vintage Crop' at Navan on his recent seasonal debut. A very high-class performer, whose career was interrupted by a serious injury which his 2023 campaign to just two runs, Kyprios normally does just enough in his races and, in Navan, he had to be driven out to beat Enfranchise (second in a German Group 2 on Sunday) by two lengths. Unbeaten in seven starts last year, Kyprios is a phenomenal performer and, although not a betting proposition today, at a very prohibitive price, he's a horse to savour by all racing enthusiasts. Ryan Moore is making the dash from York, where he rides Continuous in the Boodles Yorkshire Cup (3.45.) to renew his formidable partnership with Kyprios, his only mount on the card. The opening two-year-old maiden, the first of the season over seven furlongs, might develop into another head-to-head between Ballydoyle and Glenburnie, on the back of two such clashes in Naas last Saturday. This time, Aidan O'Brien relies on the 200,000 Guineas Wootton Bassett purchase while Ger Lyons runs the home-bred, Juddmonte-owned Mehmas colt Star Chamber. These newcomers face Donnacha O'Brien's Ipanema Beach, fourth to the impressive Charles Darwin on his debut at Navan, with the market likely to point us in the right direction. Perhaps, Italy will prevail. Willie Mullins will break new ground when saddling Reaching High, in the colours of the British king and queen, for the Leopardstown Lady Riders Handicap. Now 11lb higher than when registering his only win, at Wolverhampton last August, he's a dual-purpose prospect, worthy of note. But Joseph O'Brien's Beyond Your Dreams, successful on the flat at Listowel last September, makes plenty of appeal, returning to the level after a hurdle campaign which yielded a maiden win at Fairyhouse in December, beating Slurricane, who went on to perform creditably in the 'Booodles' at Cheltenham off a mark of 126. Beyond Your Dreams, a four-year-old filly, has scope for improvement on the flat off 73 and has solid claims. Still in the early days of the 'post-Rachael' era, Henry de Bromhead has a number of obvious chances on tonight's Kilbeggan card, the likely pick being recent Down Royal maiden hurdle winner Nastya, on her fencing bow, in the Cooke's Bar And Restaurant Beginners Chase. Noel Meade's recent Bellewstown winner Kaptain Bay should run a very big race in the Kilbeggan Handicap Hurdle.
