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The Sun
4 days ago
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- The Sun
Horse racing tips: William Buick can help us bang in a monster 69-1 double at Newbury
Read on for our picks FIVER FLUTTER Horse racing tips: William Buick can help us bang in a monster 69-1 double at Newbury SUN Racing takes on Saturday's action looking to hit the bookies where it hurts with some big value success. Back a horse by clicking their odds below. LONGSHOT VINTAGE FIZZ (3.12 Market Rasen) He ran well when sixth in this race last year and again went close over course and distance last month. EACH-WAY THIEF JARRAAF (2.57 Newbury) He is better than we saw in the Wokingham last time and William Buick takes over. ALI SHUFFLE (3.30 Newbury) She has sharp form over this trip and takes a drop in grade for trainer Karl Burke. Commercial content notice: Taking one of the offers featured in this article may result in a payment to The Sun. You should be aware brands pay fees to appear in the highest placements on the page. 18+. T&Cs apply. 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 chases their losses Doesn't gamble if they're upset, angry or depressed Gamcare – Gamble Aware – Find our detailed guide on responsible gambling practices here.
Irish Times
4 days ago
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- Irish Times
Joseph O'Brien aiming for Group One glory in France on Sunday with Green Sense
Joseph O'Brien will try upset his father's Irish Oaks hotpot Minnie Hauk at the Curragh on Saturday but his big-race ambitions also extend to Paris 24 hours later. Top French rider Maxime Guyon has been engaged for O'Brien's Green Sense in the €119,000 Group Two Goffs Prix Robert Papin at Chantilly. The Irish hope is the sole filly taking on four colts in the historic six-furlong juvenile event won by Blackbeard in 2022. Green Sense, a Curragh winner on her debut in April, was fancied for Royal Ascot's Albany Stakes but failed to fire behind Venetian Sun. READ MORE The top-class Ramatuelle beat male opposition in this two years ago and Green Sense is up against Venetian Sun's stable companion Super Soldier, unplaced behind Gstaad in the Coventry at Ascot. His trainer Karl Burke won the Papin last year with Arabie. Another English hope, Tadej, was sixth in the Coventry. O'Brien is rapidly closing in on €1.5 million in prizemoney in Ireland this season and Wemighttakedlongway could sweep him past it in style if emerging on top in the Oaks. The trainer is triple-handed in Sunday's Group Three Al Shira'aa Meadow Court Stakes at the Curragh and he has snapped up Ryan Moore for Uluru. The sole raider for this contest is Mark Prescott's Tasmania. The 2023 French Oaks third was previously at HQ when unplaced behind Bluestocking in last year's Pretty Polly. She returns on the back of a comeback effort on the all-weather at Newcastle and forecast softer conditions should suit her well. Sunday's Curragh feature is the Group Two Romanised Minstrel Stakes, where Diego Velazquez steps back to seven furlongs for the first time since his racecourse debut. The Frankel colt has promised to break through to the top level without ever quite managing it, but still boasts a standout 118 rating in this company. There could, however, be significant improvement to come after his return to action behind Docklands in the Queen Anne at Ascot. Elsewhere, the National Hunt campaign continues in Britain with Gavin Cromwell sending Ballysax Hank for the featured £100,000 (€115,000) Summer Plate in Market Rasen. Harry Cobden rides the sole Irish hope who is having just his fourth start over fences. In other jumps news, Horse Racing Ireland has confirmed the three-mile Grade One novice chase at Leopardstown's Christmas festival has been scrapped. Instead, it has reversed the decision to finish the two-mile novice event that had traditionally been a St Stephen's Day highlight. That contest will return on December 26th and as a result Limerick's Faugheen Chase has been extended in trip. 'Following a review of the 2024/2025 programme, it was deemed optimal to reinstate the Christmas Novice Steeplechase at Leopardstown and create a greater distance differential with that race and the Faugheen Novice Steeplechase by extending the Limerick Grade 1 by 1.5 furlongs,' a HRI statement said. Racing's ruling body also said this season will see changes to black-type bumper races. They include excluding seven-year-old horses and older from all Graded and Listed bumpers. It comes after the seven-year-old Redemption Day won the Grade One bumper at the Punchestown festival last year. He had finished runner-up in the race two years previously.
The Independent
5 days ago
- Sport
- The Independent
Saturday racing tips: Best bets and odds for Newbury, Market Rasen and Ripon
Saturday's Racing Tips Ali Shuffle (Newbury, 15.30) – 0.5pt each-way @ 10/1 (William Hill) Kyle Of Lochalsh (Newbury, 14.25) – 0.5pt each-way @ 11/2 (Bet365) Kind Of Blue (Newbury, 14.57) – 0.5pt each-way @ 8/1 (Unibet) Ballysax Hank (Market Rasen, 15.12) – 0.5pt each-way @ 10/1 (Bet365) Afloat (Ripon, 15.17) – 0.5pt each-way On The River (Ripon, 16.30) – 0.5pt each-way Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes Tips – 15.30 Newbury Eve Johnson Houghton will hope her luck can change in the feature race at Newbury on Saturday. The Berkshire-based trainer has never won the Super Sprint, having had placed runners but this time she saddles the favourite, Havana Hurricane. His £9,000 price tag means he can run in Saturday's race carrying just 8st 13lbs and, given his success in Royal Ascot's Windsor Castle Stakes, the layers are taking no chances. He produced an impressive burst of speed from off the pace to win that Listed contest over Ascot's stiff 5f and should have no problems seeing out Newbury's flatter 6f trip. He clearly looks like the one they all have to beat but favourites have won only three of the last 10 runnings of this contest and there looks to be some value in the price of Ali Shuffle. Karl Burke's juveniles are enjoying a cracking season, running at a 32 per cent strike rate at the time of writing. This daughter of A'Ali won her first three races off the reel on good ground, before a career-best second in a Group 3 contest at Chantilly (6f, good to soft) last month. That is smart form and the only blot on her copybook came last time out at Deauville, when she ran inexplicably badly in a 5f Listed event. She can be forgiven one such effort and, if she can pick up where she left off before that, there's some each-way value in the best-priced 10/1 on offer from horse racing betting sites about her, as she doesn't have a huge amount to find with the favourite at the weights. Back The Super Boost At BetVictor Handicap Tips – 14.25 Newbury A thorough test of stamina awaits the field in this extended two-mile contest. Wild Waves looks likely to start as the market leader on the back of an excellent third in Royal Ascot's Queen Alexandra Stakes last month, over an extreme trip. This is more than five furlongs shorter and, arguably, that could suit Andrew Balding's charge more. However, it's certainly worth a reasonable argument as to whether the likely market principal or Kyle Of Lochalsh has the pick of the form and for my money, the latter's fourth in a 2m4f Goodwood handicap last year merits plenty of respect in context. That is excellent fast ground form, as was his third in this race last year. He's been dropped 2lb since being beaten over eight lengths in his sole start this season, at Southwell in April and with Hughie Morrison's string in good form, this could be prime time to catch him. Hallgarten And Novum Wines Hackwood Stakes Tips – 14.57 Newbury Kind Of Blue enjoyed a super three-year-old campaign, going close in Haydock's Group 1 Sprint Cup on the way to winning at the top table in Ascot's Champions Sprint last October. He appears to act on any ground and is the highest rated runner in this field on official figures. The dilemma for us as punters is his form so far this season. He got away to a terrible start on his reappearance at Chantilly last month and never got into the contest as a result. I think that's just one of those 'too bad to be true' days. However, I would have expected him to shrug that off and come up with much better at Newcastle last time but again he ran flat. Trainer James Fanshawe could offer no explanation and so there must now be some concerns as to whether he has held his form at four. I'm not yet of a mind to down tools on the Blue Point colt though. If he can get even within a few pounds of his best again, with the conditions of this Group 3 contest, he'd still have at least an each-way shout and those two under par efforts have meant he's a working man's price again. He looks worth a trusting each-way play to small stakes. Unibet Summer Plate Handicap Chase Tips – 15.12 Market Rasen The Unibet Summer Plate looks a very tricky contest with the Bowen family going into it mob handed. Sean rides the favourite, last year's winner Sure Touch who arrives this time around on a 1lb lower mark. James Bowen rides Bhaloo for Nicky Henderson, who trained the winner of the 2019 renewal, Casablanca Mix and brother Mickey, who is now the sole training licensee, with father Peter (who won this race three times in the last seven years) having retired, saddles second favourite Courtland and last-time winner Statuario, so there's 'Bowened' to be someone disappointed. It could be the case that the entire family leaves empty handed though, as I like the look of the Irish raider, Ballysax Hank. Trainer Gavin Cromwell has proved he can pick up prizes at the top festivals and this unexposed chaser could be thrown in off a mark of 128. Ironically, he finished third behind a horse named Bowensonfire in a Bellewstown hurdle recently but that was over a trip that would have put more emphasis on speed. He's only run three times over fences, winning over 2m3f at Downpatrick in March and that hurdles spin should have him spot on for a crack at this big summer prize, after a break. He should still have more to offer back over this longer trip and at a double figure price on betting sites he looks an each-way player. Ripon Tips At Ripon, the best betting race on the card looks to be the Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap (15.17) and Afloat looks to be an interesting runner. I am largely an advocate for horses who race prominently on the round course at Yorkshire's 'Garden Racecourse' but it could be worth changing tack this time. There are several in this field who could make it a strong pace, including course specialist Ey Up It's The Boss, who is certainly a danger, and Swift Salian. The prominent racer theory tends to be served best when the leader is able to bowl along, uncontested but when there are more than one up front it can be a negative, as they can get racing too early. That looks like it could be the case here and it that happens, a hold-up horse like Afloat would be well suited to come home with a late rattle and George Scott's five-year-old gets the vote. Also at the North Yorkshire track, the Sky Bet Extra Places Daily Handicap (16.30) sees several course and distance winners involved, notably Cosmos Raj, who has already won at the track this season and Garden Oasis. The former looks capable of running another big race but both look like needing to be close to their best to win again. The latter was a close second in this race last year to On The River and the latter is taken to repeat the feat from what is now a 5lb higher mark. The forecast cut in the ground will suit Harriet Bethell's charge and if he is able to repeat the effort he put up when scoring at Carlisle (1m, soft) on his penultimate start, he could take all the beating. Sports betting can be enjoyable, but it's important to stay in control and gamble responsibly. 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Powys County Times
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Powys County Times
Venetian Sun setting the standard in Duchess of Cambridge
Karl Burke's Venetian Sun seeks to add a third win to her flawless record in the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes at Newmarket. The Starman filly has always been held in the highest regard since her purchase for 240,000 guineas as a yearling and has not disappointed so far, winning her debut at Carlisle in May and then claiming the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot in good style. She remains at the same six-furlong trip on the July course, but is raised marginally in grade as she takes on a Group Two task under regular rider Clifford Lee. Burke said: 'It wasn't originally in the planning to run here, but it's a Group Two and a step forward and to get that Group Two on the CV for her as a broodmare later on is very important. 'It looks a race that she can win and she worked very nicely last week. We obviously haven't done a lot with her since Ascot, but she had her first little piece of work since last week and did it well. 'We don't need to be pushing any buttons with her now, we know exactly where we are with her.' Michael Bell's Spicy Marg steps up to six furlongs, having last been seen finishing unplaced in the five-furlong Queen Mary at the Royal meeting. Prior to that she was an impressive winner on debut, however, and the race will determine at which level she is campaigned in the future. 'This race decides if she's geared towards something like the Cheveley Park or we lower our sights, but she looks classy at home and it's up to her to show us,' said Bell. 'We've seen glimpses of it on debut in a very good time and she ran a perfectly respectable race at Ascot. 'Given we think there's a couple of reasons for underperforming we'd be hopeful for an improved performance.' Ed Walker's Royal Fixation will be ridden by William Buick on her second start, with her debut a pleasing one-length victory at Thirsk last month. 'She's got stacks of speed and we think she's very nice,' the trainer said. 'It's a very strong race, but she's in good form and this has been the plan since she won. 'I'm sure she'll improve for that run and I guess the only thing is she barely came off the bridle. 'She will have to come off it this time and she might be like lots of mine and still be very green off the bridle, but I expect whatever we see on Friday we will then see better again in the future.' Elsewhere in the race is Tim Easterby's Argentine Tango, winner of both the Hilary Needler and the Empress Stakes, and Archie Watson's Shine On Me, who was sixth in the Queen Mary.
South Wales Guardian
07-07-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
Bright Thunder oozes class in Deauville romp
Karl Burke's four-year-old was a Listed winner at Chantilly last summer and after going close on home soil at Goodwood and Epsom earlier this season, gained some valuable compensation on the continent. It was a victory that was a welcome tonic for the Spigot Lodge team after near misses both earlier on the Deauville card with Spycatcher and in the German Derby with Contingent and there could plenty more to look forward to with the daughter of Night Of Thunder after her commanding performance in the hands of Sam James. James told Sky Sports Racing: 'She jumped really well, if not too well and I wanted to get a bit of cover. Emphatic! British raider Bright Thunder makes it look easy in the Listed Prix Goldikova for @samjock22 and @karl_burke… — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) July 6, 2025 'However, once I got behind Christophe (Soumillon on Rubies From Burma) on the lead horse she settled away grand and I thought we were going quite slow so I was quite happy to let her find herself and keep coming. 'She doesn't find an awful lot off the bridle but to be fair to her today she's really quickened up and put the race to bed. 'A Group Three wouldn't be out of the question for her and the faster they go in these races the more it suits her. She seems to like coming over here so maybe she can come over again. 'You can sometimes get racing a long way out on a straight mile, but today it all went to plan and she obviously likes coming over and Karl does as well when he brings horses over here.'
