She settled back in second-last place in the six-horse field, behind a moderate tempo on the Soft 7 track that saw the first 800 metres (1400m to the 600m) clocked in only 49.12 (12.28 200m rate). Realising that the race had developed into a sprint home, Hugh Bowman moved forward on Winx (racing deep) from... Read More

Coming from an outside barrier, Estijaab quickly crossed the field and surprisingly none of the other speedsters wanted to challenge her early, and only in the closing stages did she look in any danger of defeat, holding off the strong finish of Oohood (I Am Invincible) to score by a long head with Sunlight (Zoustar)... Read More

The most obvious – and recent – example of the above is the genuinely wonderful and underestimated So You Think who had an unrivalled five Group One race wins in each hemisphere. But the rich history dates well beyond So You Think’s exploits from 2011 and 2012. It, of course, begins with the immortal Phar... Read More

Reality TV, good heavens! If you want reality TV, watch the last nine holes of a golf tournament or have a bet on a horse race and watch that. But watch that, ideally, without some corporate bookmaker ramming an inane message down your throat. Please. If you accept the original premise, then corporate bookmaker advertising... Read More

The Simon Miller-trained two-year-old filly Lady Cosmology (Universal Ruler) made an impressive winning debut in taking out the Supremacy Stakes (Listed, 1000m) at Ascot on Saturday in really pleasing style.   She was smartly away from barrier four under leading jockey William Pike and travelled strongly in front despite some early pressure.   She fought... Read More

Bouncing back quickly after suffering a cardiac arrhythmia attack in her last place finish in the Surround Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) when resuming at Randwick on 3 March, Unforgotten remained at the tail of a ten-horse field before coming with a brilliant late bid to score narrowly but impressively. Unforgotten was timed to run her... Read More