After being twice-placed at Group One level in his first four starts, Flying Artie was having his second run this preparation after a setback following his third in the Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) in March. He was patiently ridden by Hugh Bowman, settling in last place in the nine-horse field with cover. He... Read More

The colt, who ran a close fourth to Churchill (Galileo) in the Dewhurst Stakes (Gr 1, 7f) at Newmarket at his last start, travelled well in behind the leader in the early stages under Christophe Soumillon. Bay Of Poets (Lope De Vega) led the field into the home straight at an honest gallop, but Thunder... Read More

And he probably had more to do with the training of a third, Efficient (Zabeel) than his ‘official’ trainer back in 2007 but I probably don’t need to go there again! It was, of course, a second win in the race for the very successful, in-form, affable and unassuming jockey Kerrin McEvoy. It was a... Read More

Which colt would emerge as the best of the best? The scratching of Capitalist (Written Tycoon) due to a stone bruise took out one of the stars but left to do battle were Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt), Astern (Medaglia d’Oro), labelled by trainer John O’Shea as his best ever horse, Star Turn (Star... Read More

The colt, who also took out the Champagne Stakes (Gr 2, 7f) at Doncaster last month, failed to fire when fifth behind the Aidan O’Brien-trained Churchill (Galileo) in the Dewhurst Stakes (Gr 1, 7f) at Newmarket at his last start, but he relished the step up to a mile last weekend. With a lack of... Read More