Nick Robson

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Racing Journalist at PA Media

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Articles

Aidan O’Brien’s star stayer Kyprios retired after aggravating old injury once more

1 week ago | independent.ie | Nick Robson

The seven-year-old son of Galileo leaves the track with an incredible record of 17 wins from 21 outings. What makes his achievements all the more meritorious are that after a brilliant season in 2022 when he won all six of his races, including a first Gold Cup, he then missed almost the whole of 2023. He did return for an autumn campaign and met with two defeats, but last year he was better than ever when winning all seven starts, including a second Gold Cup.
The Lion In Winter backed to bare teeth in Derby

2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Nick Robson

The Lion In Winter has reclaimed his position at the head of the Betfred Derby betting after coming in for sustained support. Having drifted out to as big as 6-1 following his first career defeat in the Dante at York, he was replaced as favourite by stablemate Delacroix.
John and Thady Gosden turn to jockey Colin Keane to partner their Irish 2,000 Guineas favourite Field Of Gold

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Nick Robson

Keane, attached to the Ger Lyons yard, has been champion jockey on this side of the Irish Sea for the past five seasons. John and Thady Gosden have gone with local knowledge rather than booking an English jockey by adopting a ‘best available’ policy after Field Of Gold’s defeat in the English Guineas when ridden by Kieran Shoemark.
Inisherin the toast of York’s Dante Festival for Yorkshire trainer Kevin Ryan

3 weeks ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Nick Robson

Inisherin served a reminder of his class with a battling success in the 1895 Duke of York Clipper Stakes at York. Kevin Ryan’s Royal Ascot winner was partnered for the first time by Ryan Moore, with the 11-8 favourite away from the stalls quickly and straight on the heels of Karl Burke’s Night Raider, who led the field down the Knavesmire and made a bold bid from the front in the hands of Oisin Murphy.
Puppet Master leads O’Brien’s Lingfield team

3 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Nick Robson

Having dominated the Derby and Oaks trials at Chester this week, Aidan O’Brien supplies the two favourites for the Lingfield equivalents in Puppet Master and Giselle. The Ballydoyle handler fields two in the William Hill Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes, a listed event run on a track with a sweeping left-hand turn, said to best resemble the test the colts and fillies will face at Epsom. O’Brien has won the Derby Trial on six occasions, with Anthony Van Dyck following up at Epsom in 2019.
O'Brien back on track with Chester Classic trials double

1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Nick Robson

Aidan O'Brien may have been off the mark at Newmarket on Guineas weekend but he bounced back in no uncertain terms at Chester's May meeting by winning both Classic trials on the opening day with Minnie Hauk and Lambourn. Expanded and Lake Victoria failed to live up to market expectations in the 2000 and 1000 Guineas respectively, but any talk of O'Brien's three-year-old crop not being up to speed has quickly been put to bed.
Appleby admits Triple Crown bonus is ‘a great incentive’

1 month ago | pa.media | Nick Robson

Charlie Appleby has hailed the £2million bonus offered by Betfred to any horse capable of winning the Triple Crown as “great for the sport”. The Triple Crown comprises of the 2000 Guineas, Derby and St Leger and was last achieved by Nijinsky in 1970, while Camelot came close in 2012, failing by just three-quarters of a length at the final stage.
Ruling Court takes charge to give Appleby another 2000 Guineas triumph

1 month ago | irishtimes.com | Nick Robson

Ruling Court held off big-race favourite Field Of Gold to give Charlie Appleby his third Betfred 2000 Guineas win in four years at Newmarket. The choice of William Buick, the son of Justify was ridden confidently by the Godolphin number one, with Kieran Shoemark never far behind on the John and Thady Gosden-trained Craven scorer Field Of Gold, as they raced from stalls 11 and 10 respectively.
Constitution Hill 'fresh as paint' as he is set for Punchestown

1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Nick Robson

Constitution Hill remains on course for a trip to the Punchestown Festival, according to Nicky Henderson. Now with questions to answer having fallen at both Cheltenham and Aintree, he has still to be beaten when completing and a clash with the likes of Lossiemouth, State Man, Birghterdaysahead and Champion Hurdle heroine Golden Ace is a mouthwatering prospect in the Boodles Champion Hurdle on May 2.
Willie Mullins sends six in search of Scottish Grand National glory on Saturday

1 month ago | independent.ie | Nick Robson

Last year's winner Macdermott, ante-post favourite Chosen Witness, Olympic Man, Captain Cody, Spanish Harlem and Klarc Kent will all chase the first prize of over £110,000. With Paul Townend an absentee and Danny Mullins maintaining his partnership with Macdermott, Aintree hero Patrick Mullins rides Olympic Man, Seán O'Keeffe is on Chosen Witness, Harry Cobden is on Captain Cody, Brian Hayes on Spanish Harlem and Jonathan Burke on Klarc Kent.