There's a change to the usual format this week as we focus on the crème de la crème of the two-year-olds, looking forward to some significant clashes in store at Royal Ascot next week. Timeform's highest-rated juvenile heading into Royal Ascot is the unbeaten G3 Marble Hill Stakes hero Great Barrier Reef (No Nay Never), [...]

With the Epsom Classics now in the rearview mirror, the countdown to Royal Ascot will soon be uppermost in everybody's thoughts, most definitely if your name is Michael or Anne Gaffney, the breeders of the hugely exciting Senorita Bonita. Already the Starspangledbanner filly has made headlines once this year when stealing the show at the [...]

Unless Thundering On can oblige for Joseph O'Brien, or perhaps Venetian Lace for Charlie Johnston, then there will be a familar name on the trophy for the 2026 Betfred Oaks, with three trainers who each have previous in the Epsom Classic being responsible for the remaining seven runners between them. Aidan O'Brien is triple-handed in [...]

The Timeform rankings return to highlight the top-rated maiden/novice winners in Britain and Ireland from the last fortnight (May 18-31), with the team at Wathnan Racing sitting pretty following impressive victories for two of its expensive breeze-up purchases. 5. SERGEI DIAGHILEV (IRE) Wootton Bassett (GB) – Embellish (Ire), by Galileo (Ire) Timeform performance rating: 90 [...]

Forty-five years on from the success of the Ian Balding-trained Glint Of Gold in the Paul Mellon silks forever synonymous with Mill Reef, Andrew Balding emulated his late father at Milan's San Siro Racetrack on Tuesday as the blue-blooded Venetian Prince (St Mark's Basilica) emerged victorious in a pulsating finish to the G2 143rd Derby [...]

The Timeform rankings return to highlight the top-rated maiden/novice winners in Britain and Ireland from the last fortnight, with a Richard Hannon-trained colt from York's Dante Festival leading the way.  =3. BARROW BOY (IRE) Bayside Boy (Ire) – Illumined (Ire), by Sea The Moon (Ger) Timeform performance rating: 92 Trained by Gavin Cromwell, Barrow Boy [...]

Described by trainer William Haggas last week as being “eminently more sensible than me”, owner-breeder James Wigan is nonetheless allowing himself to dream of bigger and bigger things with star filly Lilt (Lope De Vega), the impressive winner of Friday's Listed Sky Bet Fillies' Stakes at York. “I was really pleased with her,” added Haggas [...]

The latest rankings are dominated by Amo Racing, with Kia Joorabchian's operation being responsible for three of the five top-rated maiden/novice winners in Britain and Ireland last week. 5. HICKORY LAD (IRE) James Garfield (Ire) – Park Glen (Ire), by Tagula (Ire) Timeform performance rating: 89 Runner-up in the Lily Agnes on the opening day [...]

The pick of last week's maiden/novice winners sported the familiar purple silks of Amo Racing, bringing to an end the Ballydoyle domination of what is always an informative contest at Navan. =4. FINAL APPEAL (IRE) Inns Of Court (Ire) – Olive Branch (Ire), by Arcano (Ire) Timeform performance rating: 82 Following a narrow defeat at [...]

“Speciosa in front as they race inside the final furlong, chased by Nasheej and Confidential Lady. Speciosa, for a special result in the 1,000 Guineas. Speciosa wins…for Pam Sly!” Even two decades on, the replay from that memorable Newmarket afternoon cannot fail to stir the emotions, the sight of Sly's pride and joy surging towards [...]

The team at Opulence Thoroughbreds is said to be “on cloud nine still” following the success of Sukanya in Saturday's G3 Dubai Duty Free Stakes at Newbury, with a decision on whether the daughter of Havana Grey will be supplemented for next week's 1,000 Guineas set to be made in the coming days. “My first [...]

It's all change at the top of Timeform's two-year-old rankings, with two new winners from last week finding a place in the top three, including the first 'TDN Rising Star' in this division of 2026. 5. BLESSED VOYAGER (IRE) Bayside Boy (Ire) – Elysium (Ire), by Belardo (Ire) Timeform performance rating: 81 The G1 Queen [...]