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With Albert Einstein (Wootton Bassett) returning to sprinting in Saturday's Listed Carnarvon Stakes at Newbury, the expected fireworks display was postponed for now by the outsider Song Of The Clyde (Sergei Prokofiev) in a genuine upset. A journeyed two-year-old in 2025 with a win in York's Harry's Half Million his chief piece of form, the winner did have a major plus in his profile in that he hails from the Clive Cox stable which churns out top performers in this category year upon year with unerring proficiency. Dominating his small...

Godolphin's 2024 G1 2000 Guineas hero and multiple elite-level winner Notable Speech (Dubawi) was sent postward as the heavily-supported 2-1 favourite for Saturday's G1 Boyle Sports Lockinge Stakes at Newbury and the TDN Rising Star unleashed an explosive display to outclass nine rivals in the one-mile feature. "It was a great training performance by Charlie [Appleby] and to bring him back in this form is a credit to everyone at home," beamed William Buick. "It was all falling apart in front of me, but he was explosive and is an...

Juddmonte's dual G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares heroine Kalpana (Study Of Man) made a successful return to action by defeating five rivals, racing under a Group 1 penalty, in a hot renewal of Saturday's G3 Sky Sports Racing Aston Park Stakes at Newbury, repeating her win in last year's edition. In the money in all bar one of 14 prior starts, the 11-10 pick was forced to knuckle down in the 12-furlong contest and registered a neck verdict from the multiple Group 1-placed West Wind Blows (Teofilo). "Her fitness...

It is safe to say that the 2026 season hasn't started in ideal fashion for the Charlie Appleby stable, but Saturday's G1 Lockinge Stakes offers the opportunity to turn things around as Notable Speech (Dubawi) flies the flag. Almost embodying the yard's recent struggles when luckless in the Maker's Mark Mile, Godolphin's brilliant 2,000 Guineas, Sussex and Breeders' Cup Mile hero needs to show his ruthless side to bring up a 10th renewal of the mile feature for the operation. "Notable Speech came out of the Maker's Mark Mile well,...

Saturday, Newbury, post time: 14:35, THE BOYLE SPORTS LOCKINGE STAKES-G1, £400,000, 4yo/up, 8fT Field: Cicero's Gift (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}), Damysus (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Dancing Gemini (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Jonquil (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Mississippi River (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), More Thunder (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Notable Speech (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Sahlan (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), The Lion In Winter (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Zeus Olympios (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}). TDN Analysis: Despite his up-and-down profile, Notable Speech has always been a class act at this trip...

1.12 Navan, Mdn, 2yo, 5f 180yT TANTARDINI (No Nay Never) makes his racecourse bow in the maiden won 12 months ago by stablemate Gstaad and is Wayne Lordan's pick of the Ballydoyle duo. The fourth foal out of the Sun Chariot, Falmouth and Prix Rothschild winner Roly Poly (War Front) and grandson of the four-times Group 1-winning  Irish 1,000 Guineas heroine Misty For Me (Galileo) from the family of U S Navy Flag is joined by Sergei Diaghilev (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), a full-brother to the triple Group-placed Endorsement.  ...

The placed Mahadevi (Nirvana Du Berlais) (lot 64) brought a sale-topping €510,000 from Hamish Macauley and Coolmara Stables during the Aktem Grand Steeple-Chase Selected Sale. The Hector de Lageneste and Guillaume Macaire-consigned bay is a half-brother to multiple graded winner Kalif Du Berlais (Masked Marvel), who was also twice Grade 1 placed over jumps. Lot 20, a two-year-old store by Great Pretender was the other lot that sold for €400,000 or more, attracting a bid of €440,000 from Mags O'Toole. Part of The Channel Consignment draft, the filly out of...

Coolmore's Scandinavia (Justify) has undertaken Ballydoyle's tried-and-trusted route towards next month's G1 Gold Cup and last term's G1 St Leger and G1 Goodwood Cup hero backed up his win in last month's Listed Vintage Crop Stakes on seasonal return with a workmanlike performance in Friday's G3 Saval Beg Levmoss Stakes at Leopardstown. "This was the perfect race to bridge the gap [to Royal Ascot] and we'll get more serious as we go along," said Aidan O'Brien. "He's a big, relaxed horse and we couldn't be happier really. Ryan [Moore] was...

Guineas victress Cachet (Aclaim) has died in Japan at the age of seven. The Japanese Stud Book lists the date of death as January 22 of this year. Bred by Hyde Park Stud, the dark bay was a 14,000gns Tattersalls Ascot yearling buy-back before selling to Highclere Agency for 60,000gns out of the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale. Campaigned by Highclere Thoroughbred Racing, the filly won her debut and placed in the G1 Fillies' Mile and G2 Rockfel Stakes, before running fourth in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at...

Craig Bernick's $220,000 Keeneland November graduate Nola Soul (Justify) is quite some way from being the finished article, but overcame greenness to secure an ultimately impressive debut success and a TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard, rosette in Friday evening's Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden at Leopardstown. The seven-furlong heat's recent winners include Italy (Wootton Bassett), Scorthy Champ (Mehmas), Deepone (Study Of Man) and Alfred Munnings (Dubawi), and he becomes the 13th Rising Star for his sire. "He was just about ready to start there today, he's a nice horse...

Juddmonte's Item has been rated 117p by Timeform for his York heroics. The son of Frankel won the G2 Dante Stakes earlier this week. He is rated one pound below G1 Betfred Derby rival and G3 Chester Vase hero Benvenuto Cellini (Frankel). Below the top two are Listed Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes one-two Maltese Cross (Sea The Stars) and Bay Of Brilliance (New Bay). Timeform's senior analyst Rory King said, "Item's success in the Dante means he'll head to the Derby, trailing only Benvenuto Cellini in the ratings, with the...

Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum's G1 St Leger runner-up Rahiebb (Frankel) justified his entry in, and booked his ticket to, next month's G1 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot with a belated first black-type victory in Friday's 14-furlong G2 Boodles Yorkshire Cup on the Knavesmire. "That was lovely to watch, it was very smooth and he's a lovely horse," said Roger Varian. "He had a long year and was learning on the job all season really. He made his debut at Newcastle in February and finished up in the St Leger. He...