Maddy Playle

3 days ago | racingpost.com | Maddy Playle

A series of short films is being released this week to raise awareness of the mental wellbeing support available to jockeys past and present. The Professional Jockeys Association (PJA), Injured Jockeys Fund (IJF) and Jets (Jockeys Education and Training Scheme) have released several films as part of a campaign through Mental Health Awareness Week, which runs from May 12 to 18.

5 days ago | racingpost.com | Maddy Playle

Giselle set herself up for a stellar summer and put her name into the Epsom fray after running out a smooth winner of the Oaks Trial. The substantial filly raced keenly despite the application of a hood on her seasonal reappearance, but swiftly pulled away from her two rivals on the lightning quick surface to score by nine lengths under Ryan Moore. Like her stablemate Minnie Hauk, who landed the Cheshire Oaks on Wednesday,, she was cut to a general 12-1 (from 16) for the Epsom showpiece.

1 week ago | racingpost.com | Maddy Playle

Fakenham: veteran Beau back for moreThe golden oldies are back in town and the 3m veterans' handicap chase (4.15) offers £30,000 in prize-money. The Seamus Mullins-trained topweight Tommie Beau earned his stripes with three wins last summer and was kept busy during the winter. He ran out in dramatic style in the cross-country race at Cheltenham's November meeting and then finished down the field in the Fleur de Lys and Cotswold Chase.

1 week ago | racingpost.com | Maddy Playle

Ralph Beckett, Hector Crouch and owners Valmont teamed up to win a Classic last season and the same combination combined for success with El Matador. Running for the same connections as last year's Irish Oaks heroine You Got To Me, El Matador was 2-5 for the 7f novice stakes after finishing an encouraging second on his debut at Nottingham in October. He broke his maiden after an absorbing battle with Sea Baaeed, with the son of Lope De Vega just gaining the upper hand by a head.

1 week ago | racingpost.com | Maddy Playle

Sallaal, a half-brother to Group 1 winners Elmalka and Benbatl, showed he had inherited a chunk of his family's ability when running out an impressive winner of the 1m½f novice.