mini-previews

Friday, Sandown, Britain, post time: 15:00, BET 365 MILE-G2, £165,000, 4yo/up, 8f 0y Field: Cicero's Gift (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}), Opera Ballo (Ire) (Ghaiyyath {Ire}), Zeus Olympios (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Dancing Gemini (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Field Of Gold (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), Never So Brave (Ire) (No Nay Never). TDN Analysis: Effectively a Group 1 contest in all but name, this renewal for the ages witnesses the return of last year's G1 Irish 2000 Guineas and G1 St James's Palace hero Field Of Gold, who faces off against a select band....

Thursday, ParisLongchamp, France, post time: 16:27, PRIX DU PONT NEUF-Listed, €50,300, 3yo, 7fT Field: Synaran (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), Alhaeba (Upstart), Pas Dansant (Fr) (Muhaarar {GB}), Mai Dire Mai (GB) (No Nay Never), Romanticon (GB) (Time Test {GB}), Noble D'Argent (Fr) (Romanised {Ire}), Acary (Fr) (Armor {GB}), Take Me On (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Rencontre Sportive (Fr) (Seabhac), Kenzel (Ire) (Zelzal {Fr}), Charming Zel (Fr) (Zelzal {Fr}), Valdorcia (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Kozlovskha (Ire) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), Royal Chapel (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Lady Tedsmore (GB) (Study Of Man {Ire}), Sonatine...

Saturday, Newbury, post time: 14:00, THE WATERSHIP DOWN STUD TOO DARN HOT GREENHAM STAKES-G3, £100,000, 3yo, c/g, 7fT Field: Albert Einstein (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Alparslan (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}), Aqpan (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), Ardisia (Ire) (Ardad {Ire}), Gonna Fly (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Needle Match (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Title Role (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), Zavateri (Ire) (Without Parole {GB}). TDN Analysis: Albert Einstein is here to make up the minds of the Coolmore collective as to whether to go the mile in two weeks or back in...

Friday, Saint-Cloud, France, post time: 16:55, HENRI MATISSE COOLMORE PRIX CLEOPATRE-G3, €73,200, 3yo, f, 10 1/2fT Field: Gilded Prize (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Takerya (Fr) (Ectot {GB}), Blanche De Medicis (Ire) (Waldgeist {GB}), Arkansas (Fr) (Sottsass {Fr}), Warriors Whisper (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Turbulente (Ire) (Australia {GB}). TDN Analysis: Francis Graffard has yet to win this contest and sends forth Juddmonte's undefeated Gilded Prize in this stepping stone to June's G1 Prix de Diane. Andre Fabre has a record 13 renewals already in the books and is represented here by Blanche...

Thursday, Newmarket, post time: 15:35, BETWAY CRAVEN STAKES-G3, £95,000, 3yo, Open, 8f 0y Field: Avicenna (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Commander's Intent (Fr) (Victor Ludorum {GB}), Hankelow (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Hawk Mountain (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Hidden Force (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Oxagon (Fr) (Frankel {GB}), Venetian Prince (GB) (St Mark's Basilica {Fr}). TDN Analysis: Ahead of one of the most head-scratcher 2,000 Guineas for some time, a fascinating Craven where nothing can be safely ruled out and which has surprisingly attracted a Group 1 winner in Hawk Mountain. While it is...

Wednesday, Newmarket, post time: 15:00, EARL OF SEFTON STAKES-G3, £95,000, 4yo/up, 9fT Field: Damysus (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Boiling Point (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), King's Gambit (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Persica (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), Prague (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Skukuza (GB) (Blue Point {Ire}). TDN Analysis: Hopes that Damysus could make his mark at four are high considering he captured the same Listed contest at Deauville as had his esteemed stablemate Ombudsman 12 months earlier. Following up in the G3 Darley Stakes over this course and distance in October, Wathnan's...

Sunday, Leopardstown, post time: 15:55, BALLYLINCH STUD RED ROCKS STAKES-G3, €42,000, 3yo, c/g, 7f 42yT Field: Power Blue (Ire) (Space Blues {Ire}), Dorset (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Flushing Meadows (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Geryon (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Iron Lily (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Mumhan (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), Redemption Road (GB) (Without Parole {GB}), The Publican's Son (Beau Liam), Thesecretadversary (Ire) (St Mark's Basilica {Fr}), Trojan Warrior (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Warsaw (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}). TDN Analysis: With both Gewan and Publish out of the 2,000 Guineas picture with different degrees...

Sunday, Leopardstown, post time: 15:55, BALLYLINCH STUD RED ROCKS STAKES-G3, €42,000, 3yo, c/g, 7f 42yT Field: Power Blue (Ire) (Space Blues {Ire}), Dorset (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Flushing Meadows (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Geryon (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Iron Lily (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Mumhan (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), Redemption Road (GB) (Without Parole {GB}), The PUblican's Son (Beau Liam), Thesecretadversary (Ire) (St Mark's Basilica {Fr}), Trojan Warrior (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Warsaw (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}). TDN Analysis: With both Gewan and Publish out of the 2,000 Guineas picture with different degrees...

Tuesday, Deauville, France, post time: 15:40, PRIX DJEBEL-G3, €73,200, 3yo, c/g, 7fT Fields: Dostoievsky (Fr) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), Samangan (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), Afandy (Fr) (Mehmas {Ire}), Crown Relic (Aus) (Kingman {GB}), Bourgoin (Fr) (Ardad {Ire}), Firefall (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Cielo Di Roma (Fr) (Romanised {Ire}), Romanticon (GB) (Time Test {GB}), Take Me On (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Michael The Great (Fr) (Territories {Ire}). TDN Analysis: With the Graffard train in full motion, the G2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte and G3 Prix Eclipse winner Samangan who holds an entry in the...

Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France, post time: 17:00, PRIX D'HARCOURT-G2, €119,000, 4yo/up, 10fT Field: Bay City Roller (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), Cualificar (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), First Look (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Azimpour (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), Leffard (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), Best Secret (Fr) (Persian King {Ire}), Bright Picture (Fr) (Intello {Ger}), Oracle (Fr) (Too Darn Hot {GB}). TDN Analysis: Andre Fabre has a record 10 editions of this contest already in the books and saddles a squad of four in this year's renewal. Last term's G1 Prix du Jockey Club...

Friday, Curragh, post time: 15:07, IRISH STALLION FARMS EUROPEAN BREEDERS FUND PARK EXPRESS STAKES-G3, €60,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 8fT Field: Faiyum (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Princess Child (Fr) (Dariyan {Fr}), Bubble Gum (Fr) (Cloth Of Stars {Ire}), California Dreamer (GB) (Mehmas {Ire}), Catalina Delcarpio (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Celestial Orbit (GB) (No Nay Never), She's A Nation (Ire) (Sioux Nation), Spicy Margarita (Ire) (Earthlight {Ire}), Cameo (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Moments Of Joy (Justify). TDN Analysis: A fascinating clash of some bright prospects among the older fillies and mares is conjoined with...

Saturday, Newmarket, post time: 15:35, THE BETFRED 2000 GUINEAS STAKES-G1, £525,000, 3yo, c/f, 8fT Field: Alparslan (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}), Avicenna (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Billecart (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Bow Echo (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Distant Storm (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Gstaad (GB) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Into The Sky (Ire) (Starman {GB}), King's Trail (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Lord Britain (GB) (Universal {Ire}), Needle Match (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Oxagon (Fr) (Frankel {GB}), Padraig Dawn (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Power Blue (Ire) (Space Blues {Ire}), Thesecretadversary...