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The Sun
5 hours ago
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- The Sun
Horse racing tips: ‘He goes on any ground and arrives after a personal best' – Templegate's 5-1 NAP
TEMPLEGATE takes on Friday's racing from Glorious Goodwood confident of success after banging in a 28-1 treble on Thursday. Back a horse by clicking their odds below. FIFTH COLUMN (2.30 Goodwood, nap) John Gosden has a nice three-year-old on his hands in this son of Kingman. He showed promise last season and got off the mark in a Kempton maiden on comeback in April. That form was quickly left behind with a smooth handicap success at Sandown - before an excellent effort in the Britannia at Royal Ascot. He was only seventh in that hot contest but he was first home in his group getting the worst of the draw. He clocked a personal best when winning at Newmarket last time and relishes this mile trip. He goes on any ground so it won't matter what the weather does. Likes it here and can show his class in the King George Qatar Stakes. He is just about the only runner in the field who is proven in testing conditions - and looks set to get just that. 1.20 KYLE OF LOCHALSH is fancied to go three better than last year's fourth and land this marathon prize. He's on the same mark, handles any ground and shaped with promise on his reappearance. He's much more lightly raced than 12 months ago and looks primed to peak. Aggagio loves it round here and was impressive under Ashley Lewis last time but stamina beyond 2m remains a question mark. Align The Stars hasn't quite fired this year but ran well in a strong Royal Ascot handicap and is lurking on a handy mark. He has a good record here but came up short in this last year. Tashkhan is classy and thrives in deep ground should it rain, with similar comments applying to Zinc White. Sheradann has been knocking on the door and shapes as though this trip will suit. Irish raider Mordor is interesting as this stamina test could bring improvement. 1.55 DIEGO VENTURA is just about the only runner in the field who is proven in testing conditions. James Doyle's mount has been running well at Listed level in France and scored over seven furlongs at Longchamp in May. He then went well at Epsom before going down in a bunch finish at Chantilly last time. Conditions will be ideal and he has more to come. Cosmic Year has shown his best on good ground as he showed when second in the Irish 2,000 Guineas which is strong form. The ground may not be ideal but this is a fair drop in class which makes him a player. King Of Cities has been placed on tacky ground and sees out this trip well. He has yet to win this season but could go well under Ryan Moore. Seagulls Eleven was a solid second to non-runner Opera Ballo at Newmarket last time. He's unproven on this ground and needs a step forward. 2.30 FIFTH COLUMN can take another step up for the Gosdens. His only defeat this season came when a strong-finishing seventh in the Britannia at Royal Ascot, where he won his group and shaped like the best horse on the far side. He confirmed that when winning stylishly at Newmarket last time, and a 3lb penalty might not be enough to anchor this improving three-year-old who can beat his elders. Skukuza is the main threat. He's officially 8lb well in after two smooth wins at The Curragh, including a Listed last time, and is clearly thriving. Greek Order ran a screamer in the Royal Hunt Cup on his first start back from the US and again shaped well at Sandown behind Arisaig who is a contender here. He's a big player if things fall right. Ebt's Guard has run well here before and wasn't beaten far in the Royal Hunt Cup. BIG MOJO can follow up last year's Glorious Goodwood win in the King George Qatar Stakes. Mick Appleby's flyer ran a cracker at Newmarket last time and looks up to this level. Aussie Asfoora will show her true colours here after a poor Ascot run, while She's Quality lives up to her name. Here's my guide to the field, where I rate them one (worst) to five (best): ASFOORA 4 FOOR star. Aussie raider won the King Charles III at Royal Ascot last year was just denied in this. Had excuses this year and could bounce back. BIG MOJO 5 BIG chance. Won Molecomb here last year and has progressed at three. Unlucky in the Commonwealth Cup and ran a huge race in the July Cup. Strong claims back at 5f. CELANDINE 2 HARD Cel. Chased home Big Mojo in last year's Molecomb and beat Time For Sandals over 6f at York. Needs to prove she enjoys 5f as much. CLARENDON HOUSE 1 DON for. Has run well over this C&D before but was poor at Epsom last time and needs more at this level. FROST AT DAWN 3 HOT Frost. Won 6f Listed race earlier this season and showed real speed when second in the King Charles III at Royal Ascot. Can go close again. JM JUNGLE 2 JUNGLE fever. Won over C&D at this meeting in 2023 and landed the Epsom Dash in June. Ran well in Listed last time but not up to this. KERDOS 3 TAKE Ker. Fifth in this race last year and good run in the King Charles III. Likes tacky ground and cheekpieces may help. KHAADEM 3 KHA motors. Won this in 2022 and has landed two Group 1s. He's unbeaten in two runs here and looks a big place price. MANACCAN 1 DANGER Man. Solid Listed performer over this trip but has been struggling for a while. NIGHT RAIDER 3 NIGHT shifts. Unbeaten in four AW starts including a Listed 6f at Newcastle. Turf form not as hot but it's early days. SHE'S QUALITY 4 QUALITY pays. Ran a stormer when second in a hot Group 2 at Haydock in May. Sandown didn't suit last time and this test looks much more suitable. SPARTAN ARROW 2 BLUNT arrow. Has improved since sporting cheekpieces and took a French Listed prize latest. Goes well here and track/trip suits but this is much tougher opposition. TIME FOR SANDALS 3 TIME trial. Surprise winner of the Commonwealth Cup over 6f at Ascot. Could improve again but drop in trip an unknown. TOWN AND COUNTRY 1 TOWN and out. Few miles on the clock and is a Listed winner over this trip. Progressive but needs a lot more in this company. 3.45 SOCIALITE can get the party started. Charlie Hills' four-year-old can take this prize with a bold front-running show. He quickened smartly to win at Windsor on handicap debut, shaping as though this extra furlong would suit. Lightly raced, progressive and effective on any ground, he could prove tough to pass from a handy draw. Liberty Lane is the main danger, with a soft-ground Cambridgeshire win and a Listed success here this year marking him out as a serious player. Haunted Dream won this race last year and had excuses at Royal Ascot. He's a big threat back at this track. Godwinson is thriving after wins in the Lincoln and at Newcastle. He'll be right there if liking this longer trip. 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Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
British horse racing will be destroyed by punishing new betting tax, trainer John Gosden warns
Six-time champion trainer says the tax will hammer jobs RACE TAX 'RUIN' British horse racing will be destroyed by punishing new betting tax, trainer John Gosden warns Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) BRITISH horse racing will be destroyed by a punishing new betting tax, trainer John Gosden has warned. Ministers are consulting on plans to raise tax on racing bets online from 15 to 21 per cent, in line with slot machines and online casinos. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Six-time champion trainer John Gosden warns British horse racing will be destroyed by a punishing new betting tax Credit: Sportsfile But the six-time champion trainer says it will hammer jobs. He said the move would 'cause a massive retraction of our business' Speaking at Glorious Goodwood, Mr Gosden told the BBC: 'It is not the same thing to have a bet on a horse. "You have got to think about the ground, the draw, the quality of the horse, its form, the jockey, everything. "It's not a blind thing you just do on a phone. "I don't want to see our industry destroyed. "It would be tragic. "We are world leaders." The warning comes after industry analysis revealed a tax raid would cost racing £330million over five years and put 2,752 jobs at risk. Gordon Elliott reveals what he looks for in a horse and top Galway Races moments
The Independent
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Independent
Glorious Goodwood racing tips: Best bets and odds for day two
Wednesday's Glorious Goodwood tips Field Of Gold (Goodwood, 15.05) – 2pt win @ 2/5 (William Hill) Mdawi (Goodwood, 13.20) – 0.5pt each-way @ 16/1 (Betfred) Tabiti (Goodwood, 13.55) – 1pt win @ 7/2 (Bet365) Military Code (Goodwood, 14.30) – 0.5pt each-way @ 5/1 (Bet365) Ashariba (Goodwood, 15.45) – 0.5pt each-way @ 15/2 (William Hill) Zelaina (Goodwood, 16.20) – 1pt win @ 10/11 (William Hill) Native Warrior (Goodwood, 16.55) – 0.5pt each-way @ 7/1 (Ladbrokes) Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes tips – 15.05 Goodwood While everyone loves the Goodwood Cup, if there's one race that is talked about in the build-up to Glorious Goodwood, this would be it. A Group 1 contest for three-year-olds and upwards, some of the best milers ever trained have won it. Field Of Gold may be on his way to become one of those. After losing out to Ruling Court in the 2,000 Guineas, he went to the Curragh and won the Irish equivalent, before a dominant performance to win Royal Ascot's Group 1 St James's Palace Stakes by more than three lengths from Henri Matisse, who reopposes here. He won't be much of a price on betting sites but the Kingman colt can give John Gosden, now training alongside son Thady, his first winner in the race since Too Darn Hot in 2019. Coral Pipped At The Post Winners Handicap tips – 13.20 Goodwood The curtain is raised on day two with this 1m4f handicap. Sing Us A Song didn't have the pace when the tap was turned on at Royal Ascot. He'd shown some ability in his two previous wins and you wouldn't rule out him getting back on track. However, he's a fairly skinny price given that latest effort and a much more interesting runner at the prices looks to be Charlie Johnston-trained Mdawi. The Wootton Bassett colt won a modest Southwell novice event before going close on his handicap debut at Haydock. He stepped up on that when showing a really good attitude to win from the front at Doncaster last time, over a similar trip to this. That can be marked up and he could have in lightly here with just a 4lb rise. At 16/1 on horse racing betting sites we can take the chance on an each-way bet that he can handle this rise in grade. HKJC World Pool Oak Tree Stakes tips – 13.55 Goodwood Tabiti can assert her authority on this Group 3 fillies' contest over 7f. The Kingman filly did not race until August of her juvenile season, promptly winning on debut at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) and then dropped back successfully in trip to land the Group 3 Dick Pool Fillies' Stakes at Salisbury (good to soft) a month later. Sent off at 11/2 in the Group 1 Fillies' Mile back at Newmarket's October meeting, she never really got in a blow but she ran a cracker on her reappearance at Royal Ascot, finishing a two-length third in the Sandringham, when sporting first-time blinkers. That effort was further evidence of improvement in a big field contest, given she carried topweight and she can take advantage of the age allowance she receives and win again. HKJC World Pool Molecomb Stakes tips – 14.30 Goodwood Irish raider Lady Iman drops in trip for this after running really well to win a Naas Group 3 over 6f and then finish second in the Group 2 Airlie Stud Stakes at the Curragh last time, over the same trip. She'll be relying on those up front to cut each other's throats and then come late on the scene and swoop to conquer. The favourite is certainly not short of pace but nor is the Charlie Appleby-trained colt, Military Code. The Godolphin-owned juvenile won his first two starts at Newmarket and Ascot over 5f, before he flopped when upped to 6f in the Group 2 Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot. He put that to bed with a close second in the Listed Dragon Stakes at Sandown last time, back over 5f. The front pair were clear there and he looks the proverbial each-way bet to nothing at 5/1 in the latest Glorious Goodwood odds. British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Handicap tips – 15.45 Goodwood This looks wide open on paper with the layers going 5/1 the field at the time of writing. One who should be heavily involved is Ashariba. David Menuisier's filly is 1lb lower than when a close fifth at Newcastle last time. She looks best when somewhere close to the pace, as she showed when scoring over a similar trip at Newmarket last October. Unlucky not to get the breaks when she needed them at Epsom on her reappearance, she was much better despite that defeat last time and we should get some value about her chance, with the market as it is. The one nagging doubt is that she's so far raced only on ground slower than good but it's not forecast as fast at Goodwood and she looks worth siding with each-way. British Stallion Studs EBF Alice Keppel Fillies' Conditions Stakes tips – 16.20 Goodwood Zelaina would have to be a pretty confident choice here. Karl Burke's filly was well found in the market at Nottingham on debut, when she made all to see off the promising Secret Oath in decisive fashion. Pitched straight in at Group 2 level at Royal Ascot, she showed plenty of pace in the Queen Mary, before succumbing late on. That looked an above average renewal and she was far from disgraced in finishing eighth of 23. Dropped in class for this contest, she can make it count with another success. World Pool Bet With The tote Handicap tips – 16.55 Goodwood No stranger to big festival winners, trainer Karl Burke can pull off a double in successive races with Native Warrior. The Wootton Bassett gelding went close over 1m1f at this meeting last year on the back of a good third in Royal Ascot's Britannia Handicap. Not at his best on slow ground at Doncaster on his reappearance, he was back in better form when second over 1m at Windsor next time, when conditions were quicker. It looked like an interesting play to drop him back to 7f and fit a visor at Newcastle last time. He came from off the pace there, doing his best work late on to beat Dosman in what was a career best. The Burke team look to be following the old adage 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' and are keeping the four-year-old to this trip and retaining the headgear. He's only gone up 3lb for that win and therefore still looks well treated. He's a big player. 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The Herald Scotland
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Westridge powers clear in Chesterfield Cup
From stall eight he hit his stride quickly and after a prominent passage through the race he took up the lead in the final furlong, then pulling clear of the chasing pack to score by an eventual three and a quarter lengths. 'He enjoyed the space around him today and Billy gave him a lovely ride. It is not easy in a big handicap field but he broke well and made use of him,' said John Gosden. 'He is owned by Glen Manchester, my wife and Nicholas Wrigley, so it's a proper partnership. 'We did have him in the July sales but wisely we chose to take him out three days before the sale, thank God we did that. 'He's a grand horse and he's done well, the handicapper will get him now but to win the Chesterfield Cup is a dream come true because Glen is very much Goodwood orientated. 'It'll have to be York now though I'm not sure which race, Mr Wrigley will demand it. Rachel is just the silent partner, she does whatever they want!'
South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Field Of Gold on the verge of being outright world's best horse ahead of superb Sussex Stakes
The John and Thady Gosden-trained star takes on older horses for the first time in Wednesday's Goodwood feature Field Of Gold will stake his claim to being the best horse in the world when he tackles the Group One Sussex Stakes (1,600m) at Goodwood on Wednesday. The John and Thady Gosden-trained star is already the highest rated three-year-old in the world but could become the outright best horse on the planet when he takes on the likes of Henri Matisse, Rosallion and Docklands. The striking grey has won three of his four starts this campaign and is unlucky to not be unbeaten, suffering a narrow defeat in the Group One 2,000 Guineas (1,600m) at Newmarket after a successful reappearance. After that near miss, jockey Colin Keane – now the retained rider for owners Juddmonte – took over in the saddle from Kieren Shoemark and has been successful on two occasions. Where were you when... Field Of Gold blew the Royal @Ascot crowd away with a scintillating performance in the St James's Palace Stakes! — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 24, 2025 Winning the Group One Irish 2,000 Guineas (1,600m) at the Curragh, he then sprinted away from Henri Matisse in devastating fashion to win the Group One St James's Palace Stakes (1,600m) at Royal Ascot last month. There will be another jockey change for Field Of Gold, however, with Keane watching on from the sidelines as he serves a ban for a whip offence. William Buick, former stable rider for John Gosden, has been drafted in as super sub. 'The track is very different from Ascot or The Curragh but the horse is athletic, he's got great balance, and hopefully he'll handle the track well. He's in great order and we're looking forward to running him,' said John Gosden. This will be the first time Field Of Gold will take on older opposition, with Rosallion and Docklands leading the charge for the older generation. The pair clashed in the Group One Queen Anne Stakes (1,600m) at Royal Ascot last month, with the Harry Eustace-trained Docklands causing a boilover after getting up by a nose to defeat Rosallion. WHAT A START TO #ROYALASCOT! PHOTO FINISH IN THE QUEEN ANNE STAKES... AND IT GOES TO DOCKLANDS! — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 17, 2025 Rosallion, who won last year's Group One Irish 2,000 Guineas and St James's Palace Stakes, is the apple of trainer Richard Hannon's eye, and he thinks his stable star is peaking at the perfect time. 'I'm very happy with him. He did a very good piece of work last week. I haven't seen him work like that for a long time,' said Hannon. 'It's going to be an extremely good race and he's taking on extremely good three-year-olds, giving them weight, which makes it hard, but I think he is peaking now.' Henri Matisse won the Group One Poule d'Essai des Poulains (1600m) at Longchamp in May but was no match for Field Of Gold at Royal Ascot, left trailing by three and a half lengths. His trainer Aidan O'Brien is left undeterred, however, and thinks there could be more to come from his Classic winner. Henri Matisse takes the Poule d'Essai des Poulains (G1)! — IFHA's Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings (@worldsbesthorse) May 11, 2025 'You're never happy when you get beaten, but Henri Matisse ran a good race and we've been happy with him since. He's progressing,' said O'Brien. There are two Group Three races on the card that will complement the feature, the first being the HKJC World Pool Oak Tree Stakes (1,400m). The second is the HKJC World Pool Molecomb Stakes (1,000m), where the Ger Lyons-trained Lady Iman bids to get back on track. She won her first three starts impressively and had excuses when beaten in a 1,200m Group Two on her most recent outing, with her trainer now dropping her back in distance.
