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Thu 7th May 2026

Paddy Flood on Wayne Lordan's Guineas ride - 'If you watch the overhead shot of True Love, it was brilliant'

Following the spectacular performance of No Nay Never filly, True Love, to win Newmarket’s 1000 Guineas on Sunday, the first words from trainer Aidan O’Brien post-race were high praise for the man on board Wayne Lordan.

10.02AM

Come On The Lads, near side, winning at Limerick

Going update

9.01AM

Golden Tempo and Jose Ortiz, left, landing the Kentucky Derby

No Triple Crown attempt for Golden Tempo

8.00AM

Wed 6th May 2026

Gosden retains Derby hopes for Water To Wine

Water To Wine could head to Goodwood after missing a Chester Vase clash with Derby favourite Benvenuto Cellini, with John Gosden not giving up hope of getting the impressive Newbury scorer to Epsom.

4.42PM
Tornado Tower and James Doyle

Tornado Tower storms to promising Chester win

4.13PM

Morshdi winning at Newmarket

Morshdi gets the chance to make Classic case on the Roodee

3.42PM

Smullen Series: Gowran Classic Day offers Free Entry plus €1,000 Sweepstakes in June

3.43PM

Benvenuto Cellini and Ryan Moore (left)

Benvenuto Cellini power-packed at the finish in Chester Vase

2.21PM

Billy Loughnane

Loughnane ‘still on cloud nine’ but back to business

2.10PM

Amelia Earhart and Ryan Moore

Amelia Earhart foils I’m The One in Cheshire Oaks

1.55PM

Adonius and Kaiya Fraser (right)

Adonius has Rebecca Menzies dreaming of Royal Ascot

1.04PM

Roger Varian

Rahiebb part of red-hot field for Ormonde Stakes

11.57AM

Paddy Flood on Bolger's Glebe House listing - 'I’d nearly want Jim’s brain for the €4 million'

12.44PM

Chester May Festival: O'Brien hot shots plus an 8-1 handicap fancy

11.10AM

Josh Halford on landing his first Grade 1 - 'I nearly fell off, the feeling just goes out of your body'

9.44AM

City Of Memphis

Memphis set to tackle stakes company again

8.22AM

Sons And Lovers winning in Saudi Arabia

O’Brien hoping Sons shows up well

8.21AM

Downpatrick

Downpatrick good to yielding ahead of Friday

8.15AM

Tue 5th May 2026

Majestic King wins impressively to send favourite backers home happy

Having been supported from 6/1 into 4/6f, the Denis Hogan trained Majestic King proved to be a handicap blot when absolutely bolting up in the concluding Save 33% Buying Tickets Online Handicap at Gowran Park.

8.26PM
Aurora Mist and Orla Tynan

Aurora Mist opens account under Orla Tynan

7.54PM

Dark Lucinda and Billy Lee

Dark Lucinda makes winning debut to bring up brace for Twomey and Lee

7.29PM

Sindria and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Doubles for O'Brien and McMonagle as Sindria wins McCalmont Memorial Stakes

7.09PM

Moody and Billy Lee near side

Moody confirms form with Snapretend to land Vintage Tipple Stakes

6.46PM

Water To Wine will miss Chester target for the Gosdens

Water To Wine a late Chester Vase absentee

5.17PM

Satoyama and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Satoyama further enhances form of Gowran maiden

5.57PM

Shaws Bay and Ben Coen

Shaws Bay continues Murtagh's fine run with Gowran win

5.21PM

Ten takeaways from the Punchestown Festival - 'It was a fairytale ending'

4.34PM

Trainer Francis Henri Graffard

Graffard unleashes another exciting prospect in Daryzan

3.25PM

Night Raider may run in Temple Stakes prior to Royal Ascot bid

Wathnan sprint aces heading to Haydock

2.22PM

Benvenuto Cellini puts his Derby credentials to the test in Chester Vase

Benvenuto Cellini goes on Derby trial at Chester

12.59PM

John Gosden is joint trainer of I'm The One.

I’m The One following Enable route for the Gosdens

11.51AM

Ascot could be on agenda for Into The Sky

Into The Sky likely to drop in trip after Guineas effort

9.11AM

Gowran Park stage two Listed Flat races on Tuesday

Tuesday going update

9.37AM

Tom Gibney looking to the future with Working Class Hero,

Gibney hoping Working Class Hero can go one better next time

8.28AM

Mon 4th May 2026

Royal Ascot next for Guineas hero Echo

George Boughey will keep his star colt Bow Echo fresh for Royal Ascot and bypass the Irish 2,000 Guineas.

6.28PM
Goody Four Shoes, yellow, shades Barrow Ranger

Goody Four Shoes delights Gibney after protracted battle

5.42PM

Genesis (left) beats Reposado

Genesis not for passing in Curragh finale

5.35PM

Zavateri

Johnson Houghton considering Goodwood for Zavateri

4.31PM

Alfred Wincham and Aine O'Connor

Wincham makes big impression on bumper debut

5.29PM

Summer Island and Paddy Harnett

Harnett doubles up as Summer Island resumes progress

5.05PM

Catalani and Rob James score as Colvin and Jack Johnson part company

Catalani clear winner of hunter chase

4.53PM

Hawk Mountain

Hawk Mountain sets up French Derby raid

3.47PM

Minnie Hauk and Ryan Moore

Hauk swoops to land Mooresbridge

4.30PM

Kensington Lane and Chris Hayes (left) beat Black Caviar Gold

Kensington collects Group 3 honours for the O'Briens

3.58PM

Court Canyon and Paddy O'Hanlon

Canyon leaps to debut win over fences

3.49PM

He Can't Dance, left, beats Timeless Treaty, right

He Can't Dance has the moves to give Elliott a 1-2

3.37PM

Spinning Around and Paddy Harnett (blue and yellow)

Spinning strikes for Donnacha O'Brien

3.17PM

Causeway and Ryan Moore

Causeway claims Tetrarch for Ballydoyle

2.48PM

Bella Union and Dylan Kidd

Bella backs up for McConnell

2.35PM

Velozee and Billy Lee

Velozee takes First Flier in style

2.10PM

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