Liam Headd
Journalist at Racing Post
@RacingPost Journalist and Lambourn correspondent | Views are my own.
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4 days ago |
racingpost.com | Richard Birch |Liam Headd
Dubai Honour landed this Listed race 12 months ago before winning Group 1 events in France and Australia. Last year’s Kempton runner-up Okeechobee reappears following a 360-day layoff which came after his only subsequent outing of 2024, a head success over Desert Hero in Sandown’s Group 3 Gordon Richards Stakes.
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1 week ago |
racingpost.com | Liam Headd
What's the big story? Day one of Newmarket's Craven meeting is a big occasion for James Owen, who saddles last year's Derby runner-up Ambiente Friendly in the Group 3 Earl of Sefton Stakes (3.00). Formerly trained by James Fanshawe, the four-year-old was an impressive Lingfield Derby Trial winner before chasing home City Of Troy in the Epsom Classic. Having changed stables over the winter, he will take on five rivals, including stablemate Lavender Hill Mob, on his reappearance.
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1 week ago |
racingpost.com | Liam Headd
A former chief executive of the Professional Jockeys Association (PJA) is unsurprised that riders have spoken out about the state of some of Britain's weighing rooms and believes the removal of saunas has contributed to the issue. Last week, the Racing Post exposed the shocking state of some of Britain's weighing rooms, while also revealing the challenges female jockeys often still face compared to their male counterparts.
'He's doing everything nice and easy and is ready to go' - Ambiente Friendly set for seasonal return
1 week ago |
racingpost.com | Liam Headd
Charlie Appleby is the trainer to follow in the Earl of Sefton Stakes and is responsible for probable market leader Ottoman Fleet, who is seeking a hat-trick in the Group 3 contest. The six-year-old, who has justified favouritism in this race in each of the last two seasons, was unable to score in either appearance at Meydan over the winter, the last of which came when fourth behind Romantic Warrior in the Group 1 Jebel Hatta.
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1 week ago |
racingpost.com | Liam Headd
Jockey Harry Reed was relieved to finally get off the mark with Presenting Yeats after he caused a shock in the 3m2½f handicap hurdle. Sent off at 18-1, the nine-year-old returned to the winner's enclosure for the first time since October 2022 after a comfortable nine-and-a-half-length success over Clover Pass.
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