O: Godolphin B: Darley T: Darren Beadman W: Casino Prince@vinery Maiden Handicap, 2yo, 1100m, Canterbury, 24 May Beau Geste scored an impressive two length debut victory over 1100 metres. The colt jumped from barrier one in the seven-horse field under Brenton Avdulla and settled nicely in third place on the rails. He took a moment... Read More

After coming from last in a field of 11 to win a Benchmark 78, 3YO (1200m) at Rosehill on 6 May, New Universe faced a harder task on Saturday, racing over a shorter distance of 1100 metres and on a Soft 5 track. Having drawn a slightly better barrier, Tommy Berry who probably was also... Read More

Two-Year-Olds The Michael Bell-trained Main Desire (2 f ex Purple Glow by Orientate) ran out a brave winner of the Marygate Fillies’ Stakes (Listed, 5f) at York on Friday and in the process provided her late sire High Chaparral (Sadler’s Wells) with his 100th stakes winner. The two-year-old filly, who broke the two-year-old track record... Read More

I’m sure you’re all familiar with the various intelligence tests. Best known would be that associated with Mensa. Following is the link to its test. I’m going to try it tonight over a glass of wine. You? https://www.mensaiqtest.net Of course, I’m going to risk being monumentally embarrassed. That’s about 2-1 on. But that’s OK because... Read More

Jockey Corey Brown had Sense Of Occasion well back for most of the race before bringing him down the outside with a powerful burst in the home straight to defeat Star Exhibit (Statue Of Liberty) by a length and a quarter with Rudy (Red Dazzler) another short neck away in third place. Race time was... Read More

Sam Clipperton, at just 23, has done extraordinarily well in his first season in one of the world’s toughest riding environments. He’s in contention to finish third on the jockey’s table – a mini premiership in itself given that nobody will finish within cooee of Joao Moreira and Zac Purton as was also the case... Read More