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Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Teenage star Billy Loughnane gets first ride in £1.5m Derby on huge outsider
The 19-year-old rising talent has been booked to partner the Charlie Johnston-trained Green Storm at Epsom on Saturday, one of two runners for the Yorkshire trainer Teenage talent Billy Loughnane is to make his debut in the £1.5 million Betfred Derby on a huge outsider. The 19-year-old has been on the path to stardom ever since he burst onto the scene as a 16-year-old. He claimed the apprentice championship in 2023, finished fourth in the senior Flat jockeys' championship in 2024 and earlier this year was crowned champion all-weather jockey. Loughnane ranks fourth in the 2025 title race with 16 wins, despite missing a significant chunk of the campaign due to suspension. Last summer he rode two winners at Royal Ascot and will have his first start in Saturday's Derby on the Charlie Johnston-trained Green Storm. He will be the same age as Walter Swinburn, Mickael Barzalana and Joseph O'Brien who each won the Derby as 19-year-olds. Green Storm recorded his only victory under Loughnane, winning a Yarmouth maiden by nine and a half lengths. Although he is a 200-1 chance, he is owned by Derby fanatic Ahmad Al Shaikh, whose Hoo Ya Mal finished runner-up at odds of 150-1 in the 2022 Derby. Al Shaikh also runs Al Wasl Storm while Johnston could also saddle 100-1 chance and Chester Vase second Lazy Griff (Christophe Soumillon) if the ground is satisfactory. Johnston said: 'I think Green Storm has been running here since the hammer fell in Goffs about 20 months ago. It's been the plan for a while. 'Billy won on him last year at Yarmouth and Ahmad was quite keen for a young and ambitious jockey to be in the saddle. 'He's only had 11 rides at Epsom so he's maybe not got quite the experience of a few of the others in there but I'm sure it's something he will be getting plenty of in the years to come.' Johnston will be saddling his first runners since he took over the training licence on his own after working jointly with his father Mark. Their best Derby finish together was with Dubai Mile, who was ninth in 2023. 'Although they are two outsiders, one is a Group 1 placed two-year-old and the other was a good second in an obvious trial and both warrant being there,' Johnston added. 'Lazy Griff is a little bit ground dependent. He will be looking for as much of the forecast rain as possible. If there is any good to firm he will probably bypass it. 'Green Storm will need to settle better than he did in the Feilden Stakes so the initial stages of the race will be key for him. I'm confident Lazy Griff has the requisite class to be in a race like this.'
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Racing punter wins massive sum from ‘stunning' £12 bet as beaten bookies say ‘there's nothing like it'
Commercial content notice: Taking one of the betting offers featured in this article may result in a payment to The Sun. 18+. T&Cs apply. 'MEMORABLE' Racing punter wins massive sum from 'stunning' £12 bet as beaten bookies say 'there's nothing like it' A RACING punter hit the bookmakers for a five-figure payday after a 'memorable' Saturday bet. It can be pretty difficult to land even one winner on the Flat action at this time of year. 2 Kodi Lion winning the second race at Haydock to help William Hill punter hit bookies for five figures Credit: PA But it all came together for this William Hill bettor, who would land a quite remarkable four-fold across the action from Haydock. Better yet, the decision to opt for Best Odds Guaranteed saw their returns increase by nearly 50% and enough for a once-in-a-lifetime holiday from just a £6 each-way (£12 total) punt. However it very nearly was all over in the first, with Stressfree for Danny Tudhope and David O'Meara getting up just in time in the opener. The 6/1 shot ran on well and needed every yard of the 1m4f contest to get up in the dying strides and deny Shane Foley aboard Kildare Legend. The perfect start for this bettor but given the nature of the victory and this one being the joint-shortest odds of the four selections, the confidence probably wasn't sky high. That will have changed just over half an hour later when Kodi Lion - picked at 7/1 and went off 5/1 - came home in front over 6f to make it two from two in the bet. The Mick Appleby runner was in a group of four charging down the near side, with the front three all coming from that group, racing against a group of 12 on the opposite side of the track. 2 Oolong Poobong winning the penultimate race before Organ's win in the last landed the bet Credit: PA Those tactics worked a treat as Kodi Lion took it up with over a furlong to go and stayed on well to win by a length. An anxious wait until the 4.08 when the excellently named Oolong Poobong was the pick at 6/1 in the 11-runner contest. Over the Haydock seven furlongs, Connor Beasley's ride made headway 3f from home and looked to be in a battle with favourite Arabian Leopard. Jamie Spencer's charge then bumped into another runner and was briefly outpaced, allowing Oolong Poobong to scoot ahead with 2f to go and stayed on well as Arabian Leopard rallied to score by two lengths. It all came down to the finale, with Organ drifting out to 9/1 before the off, with nine runners at the 1m start. William Buick was aboard the 11/10 favourite and attracted all the support and even looked like going the best with two furlongs to go. But after wandering around with one furlong remaining, Organ - who just nosed in front when being pushed along - edged right heading into the closing stages but was plugging on. Hot Cash at 17/2 was also staying on alongside the favourite but both would be denied by Harry Davies and Organ, who rounded off the four runner bet in style to win by half a length. With the drifts in price and best odds on offer, the punter would scoop a monster £23,715.15 in winnings - which included £7,097.82 extra from BOG. Spokesperson for William Hill, Lee Phelps, said: 'There's nothing like turning £12 into five figures after landing a multiple on a Saturday afternoon's racing, and this punter has done just that in style. "All four picks went in without a hiccup at Haydock and they've walked away with a cracking payout of £23,715.15. 'And that's not all either, as thanks to having opted in to William Hill's Best Odds Guaranteed concession, the punter received a bigger price on their final pick than they'd taken when placing the bet, increasing their winnings by more than £7,000! "It just goes to show what Best Odds Guaranteed can do and we take our hats off to this punter for landing this memorable bet.' Remember to gamble responsibly A responsible gambler is someone who: Establishes time and monetary limits before playing Only gambles with money they can afford to lose Never chase their losses Doesn't gamble if they're upset, angry or depressed Gamcare – GambleAware – Read our guide on responsible gambling practices. For help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to to be excluded from all UK-regulated gambling websites.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Investing in Colefax Group (LON:CFX) five years ago would have delivered you a 140% gain
The most you can lose on any stock (assuming you don't use leverage) is 100% of your money. But on the bright side, if you buy shares in a high quality company at the right price, you can gain well over 100%. For instance, the price of Colefax Group PLC (LON:CFX) stock is up an impressive 134% over the last five years. So let's investigate and see if the longer term performance of the company has been in line with the underlying business' progress. Trump has pledged to "unleash" American oil and gas and these 15 US stocks have developments that are poised to benefit. To quote Buffett, 'Ships will sail around the world but the Flat Earth Society will flourish. There will continue to be wide discrepancies between price and value in the marketplace...' One way to examine how market sentiment has changed over time is to look at the interaction between a company's share price and its earnings per share (EPS). During five years of share price growth, Colefax Group achieved compound earnings per share (EPS) growth of 22% per year. This EPS growth is reasonably close to the 19% average annual increase in the share price. This indicates that investor sentiment towards the company has not changed a great deal. Rather, the share price has approximately tracked EPS growth. The image below shows how EPS has tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail). We know that Colefax Group has improved its bottom line lately, but is it going to grow revenue? Check if analysts think Colefax Group will grow revenue in the future. It is important to consider the total shareholder return, as well as the share price return, for any given stock. Whereas the share price return only reflects the change in the share price, the TSR includes the value of dividends (assuming they were reinvested) and the benefit of any discounted capital raising or spin-off. Arguably, the TSR gives a more comprehensive picture of the return generated by a stock. As it happens, Colefax Group's TSR for the last 5 years was 140%, which exceeds the share price return mentioned earlier. The dividends paid by the company have thusly boosted the total shareholder return. Investors in Colefax Group had a tough year, with a total loss of 1.7% (including dividends), against a market gain of about 7.6%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. On the bright side, long term shareholders have made money, with a gain of 19% per year over half a decade. It could be that the recent sell-off is an opportunity, so it may be worth checking the fundamental data for signs of a long term growth trend. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Colefax Group better, we need to consider many other factors. Even so, be aware that Colefax Group is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 1 of those doesn't sit too well with us... If you like to buy stocks alongside management, then you might just love this free list of companies. (Hint: many of them are unnoticed AND have attractive valuation). Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on British exchanges. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email editorial-team (at) article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.
Daily Record
3 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Under fire jockey Philip Byrnes gets first winner since Wexford unseat controversy
Young jockey wins as Sonnyboyliston comes out swinging at Listowel Under-fire jockey Philip Byrnes has returned to the winners enclosure at Listowel after his controversial final-hurdle unseat at Wexford. The young pilot shot to the attention of punters and stewards in midweek after falling off a horse that looked certain to win. Byrnes was leading the Wexford Claiming Hurdle on Redwood Queen, who is trained by his father Charles, heading into the last obstacle before falling off in a fashion which sparked heated social-media and TV debate and has brought a review from Irish racing chiefs. The duo teamed-up, however, with Philip getting a first winner since the incident aboard ex-top Flat horse Sonnyboyliston in Listowel's Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle today. Winner of the 2021 Irish St Leger, the eight-year-old triumphed to please punters having been backed on-course from 6/4 to 4/6 favourite. On the Wednesday incident, the raceday stewards at Wexford felt no further action was required, but the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board have since said the will review. A IHRB spokesperson said on Thursday: 'We note the position of the raceday stewards following their review of the incident. I can confirm the matter is down for review by an IHRB senior racing official.' The review will take into consideration the incident on the racecourse and other factors, such as betting patterns of the race. Redwood Queen had drifted from 7-2 to 13-2 in the betting odds and traded at 1.14 in running beforehand. The Wexford stewards report said: 'The raceday stewards reviewed the unseating of Philip Byrnes, rider of Redwood Queen, at the last hurdle when leading. Having viewed the recording of the race and considered the matter, the raceday stewards took no further action.' The incident sparked a tasty debate on Saturday morning's ITV Opening Show. Ex-jockey Mick Fitzgerald gave his view on the unseat as footage was shown to viewers and said: 'When you see it on the head-on angle, watch what happens, you'll see his foot come flying out of the stirrup and suddenly his balance has gone to the other side and then he's gone.' But fellow pundit Megan Nicholls, daughter of multiple-times champion trainer Paul, said: 'But Mick, you have to argue that, to watch that, it looks as if he's jumping off before the horse has basically taken off for the hurdle.' Speaking to The Irish Field on Friday, Charles Byrnes said he and Philip would be happy to co-operate with any investigation. Asked to explain what happened in the race, the trainer said: 'The mare was running well, going down to the last. Philip has had a couple of last fence falls recently so he wanted her to go in short, pop it and make doubly sure. But she came up out of his hands, hit him on the backside and he was knocked off balance. 'He is very upset about it and won't look at his phone. I was delighted he was able to go racing in Limerick the next day and he gave our two runners two good rides there. The other jockeys have been very supportive, to be fair to them. 'Philip is only 21 and I hope he can get over this setback. He is a good rider. He doesn't get many outside rides but anyone who has used him has been very happy with him. It's a sad day if the Turf Club has to hold an investigation to please these faceless people on social media. We will answer any questions they have. We have nothing to answer to.'
Irish Examiner
4 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Kara Sacre can strike for Nolan at Listowel
A hectic bank holiday weekend is in store, with two meetings in Ireland on each of the three days. This afternoon's action is in Listowel and Tramore, both hosting National Hunt racing, and the nap on a difficult day goes to Kara Sacre, in the third race at the Kerry venue. Paul Nolan's lightly-raced five-year-old gelding contests the Eamon Foran Memorial Maiden Hurdle and if he can return to the form he showed when winning his only point-to-point and when runner-up on his track debut, he will take a great deal of beating. He was a touch below that when third last time, but he wasn't doing his rider any favours in the closing stages. Back going left-handed and open to plenty of improvement, he can put a first track success on his card. Money for Corbally Cross would be interesting, while Reiki Revolution is respected as he will find this less demanding than the race he contested at Killarney. Eoin McCarthy, who saddled a double on Thursday night at Limerick, has some good chances on the card, and those which appeal most are Aboy Joey, in the John Thomas McNamara Handicap Hurdle, and Fast Felix, in the Insurance Wise Handicap Hurdle. In Tramore, Gaoth Chuil will be hard to beat in the opener, and Kainsbourg likewise in the two-mile maiden hurdle. Rock On Pedro finished to good effect on his most recent run and if this race, just nine days on, doesn't come too soon, he will play a leading role in the two-mile-six handicap chase. Sunday's nap comes in Kilbeggan, where Aspurofthemoment can continue his winning run by taking the Geoff Scally's Centra Summerhill Beginners' Chase. Since joining Gavin Cromwell, he has raced twice and won twice. Both of those runs were over hurdles and resulted in him jumping from a mark of 95 to 120. There was no suggestion from the second of those wins that he had found his level, and he ought to translate that progress to chasing. Winner of a point-to-point on his final start for Eugene O'Sullivan, the six-year-old is a nice prospect and should bring his career tally to four wins from 11 starts in all codes. Day two in Listowel is for the Flat brigade and Fresh Fade showed enough on his recent debut to suggest he can play a leading role in the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden. Michael O'Callaghan's colt was no match for previous winner Charles Darwin and, in fact, had to settle for third place, but it was a better effort than it reads. Quite keen early, he never held a realistic chance of winning the race, but when asked for his effort, he kept on well. The extra furlong of this race is a minimum of what he needs and if he has learned from that outing and settles a little better this time, he will go close. He has a favourable draw, which can't be said of Neolithic, who may be good enough to reverse previous form with Gavoo and Innumerable but will do well to win from stall 14. Tawaazon and Rappell, who, earlier this month in a Naas handicap, finished first and eighth respectively, can dominate the finish of the Croom House Stud Handicap, and the latter is a sporting bet to reverse the form. Eagles Whistle can take the James Collins Memorial Handicap for Pat Murphy and Chris Hayes. Last time out, at Killarney, he was a relatively unconsidered 40-1 chance and after a modest break he was never involved at the front end. However, he ran into trouble in running and should have finished a lot closer than he did. The drop in trip isn't a huge concern as this is low-grade stuff and from a decent draw, he can build on the promise of that effort. In the same race, Still She Blooms attempted to make all the running but had to settle for third place. The drop in trip should help her and she is feared most.
