The King and Queen

Champion jumps trainer Willie Mullins will take the first step towards providing His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen with a Royal Ascot winner from their first ever horse they have placed in training in Ireland when Reaching High lines out in a lady riders' handicap at Leopardstown on Friday under Jody Townend.  Reaching High has a number of potential targets at the royal meeting, including the Copper Horse Handicap, in which last year's emphatic Leopardstown winner A Piece Of Heaven went on to run a respectable seventh....

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Sunday's Insights features the half-brother to a Group 1-winning heroine as well as a well-regarded colour bearer for The King and Queen.. 16.45 Sandown, Mdn, £15,000, 2yo, 7fT SKELLET (IRE) (Kingman {GB}) debuts for Anthony and Sonia Rogers and the Ralph Beckett stable and is the sixth foal out...