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1 week ago | 
racingpost.com | Jack Haynes |Liam Headd
Punting pointers from some of today's race meetings . . . Brighton: fourth time lucky for Aclaim? Critical Aclaim has filled the runner-up spot on each of his three starts on the all-weather and bids to go one better on his turf debut in the 7f maiden (2.55). The Richard Hughes-trained gelding has improved his Racing Post Rating with each run and most recently finished second in a Class 2 at Chelmsford last month.
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1 week ago | 
racingpost.com | Jack Haynes
David Killahena and Graeme McPherson have enjoyed a red-hot start to the new jumps season and struck with Leave Her To Me in the 2m5f mares’ handicap hurdle. The training combination have saddled three winners from five runners since the campaign began on Saturday and the seven-year-old followed up her victory at Hereford in March. Nick Slatter’s mount jumped particularly well at the third-last and found plenty on the run-in to score by two and three-quarter lengths.
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2 weeks ago | 
racingpost.com | Jack Haynes
Majborough bounced back from his Arkle defeat to land the Grade 1 Barberstown Castle Novice Chase for Willie Mullins. Mark Walsh's mount dictated the race from the front, and despite jumping to his left occasionally, he ran out a convincing winner. Only By Night kept on best of the rest to finish 14 lengths back in second. Brookie and Rubaud, the two British-trained runners, finished fourth and fifth.
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2 weeks ago | 
racingpost.com | Jack Haynes
Galopin Des Champs made it third time lucky in the Punchestown Gold Cup with an ultra-dominant display from the front under Paul Townend. The star chaser was denied a hat-trick in the Cheltenham Gold Cup by Inothewayurthinkin last month but returned to winning ways with an impeccable round of jumping.
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2 weeks ago | 
racingpost.com | Jack Haynes
Losing his irons at the last did little to stop Paul Townend steering Jasmin De Vaux to back-to-back Grade 1 wins in the Channor Real Estate Group Novice Hurdle. The Albert Bartlett winner, who is trained by Willie Mullins, motored home on the outside in the straight but overjumped at the last.
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2 weeks ago | 
racingpost.com | Jack Haynes
Ambiente Amigo gained a first Listed success in the EBF-sponsored Nottinghamshire Oaks and could run again at Newmarket’s Guineas festival this weekend. The James Owen-trained filly scored by half a length under Harry Davies and is entered in the Group 2 Dahlia Stakes on the Rowley Mile on Sunday. The Middleton is another option at York on May 15. Owen said: “This was the right race for her and it’s great to pick up some more black type – she’ll be a broodmare down the line.
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2 weeks ago | 
racingpost.com | Jack Haynes |Andrew Dietz
Brighton: Bloom bids for local winnerBrighton & Hove Albion chairman Tony Bloom bids for a local winner at the seaside track with topweight Santorini Star in the £25,000 1m2f fillies' handicap (4.05). The four-year-old, who Bloom owns with Ian McAleavy, has been successful on two of her four starts since making her debut for William Haggas in October.
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2 weeks ago | 
racingpost.com | Jack Haynes
The Betfred 2,000 Guineas and 1,000 Guineas kickstart the Flat season at Newmarket this weekend. Here we take a look at the markets for the first two Classics . . . Betfred 2,000 GuineasBetfred: 2 Field Of Gold, 5 Twain, 7 Shadow Of Light, 8 Ruling Court, Scorthy Champ, 10 Expanded, 14 Cosmic Year, Green Impact, 16 barField Of Gold is a firm 2-1 general favourite for the opening Classic (3.35) on Saturday on the back of his impressive win in the Craven Stakes this month.
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2 weeks ago | 
racingpost.com | Jack Haynes
Black-type assignments could await Crystal Flyer this season after her impressive winning return in the 1m4f fillies' handicap. The four-year-old, owned by Matthew Webber, defied top weight on her first start of the campaign in a strong-looking field for the £32,000 event. Sean Levey's mount kept finding to repel the race-fit Orchard Keeper, who was in receipt of 13lb, by half a length. Her trainer Tom Ward said: "I was hopeful she would progress from three to four and her work has been good.
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2 weeks ago | 
racingpost.com | Jack Haynes
William Knight expects Bintabuha to keep improving through the season following her first success in the 1m2f fillies' handicap. The Salhia Stud-owned three-year-old was a 140,000gns purchase at the Tattersalls Book 1 sale in 2023 and showed plenty of promise at two, including when third to 1,000 Guineas favourite Desert Flower on Newmarket’s July course.
