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Fri 8th May 2026

Three Flat Horses to Follow - 'Even waiting to see her coming up the gallop gets you excited'

This time of year is an exciting one for punters as the Classics are upon us; potential superstars are emerging on both sides of the Irish Sea and major festivals come thick and fast.

10.57AM

Chester Cup: Former bookmaker Stephen Harris with angles for today's big betting race

10.02AM

Irish Guineas likely next port of call for Gstaad

9.02AM

Killarney

Going updates

9.04AM

Thu 7th May 2026

Fortysixnchange off the mark for Elliott

Fortysixnchange (10/3) made a winning racecourse debut for Gordon Elliott in the Racing May 16 (C&G) P-To-P INH Flat Race at Wexford.

8.38PM
Wilton Mills Trier goes for home

Wilton Mills Trier brings up plenty of bets in Wexford

8.13PM

Muskerry Rock, far side, gets back up from Tiffiny's Girl

Muskerry Rock puts himself in the shop window

7.39PM

D Art D Art, near side, shades Hiddenvalley Lake

D Art D Art strikes on chasing debut

6.56PM

Plumpton

Plumpton on Sunday abandoned following discovery of equine flu nearby

5.48PM

Crowsatedappletart, near side, catches Kilbrin Rocco

Crowsatedappletart loving life in Wexford

6.33PM

Ross O'Sullivan

Butter Fingers builds Markey's experience

6.09PM

Eoghan Finegan

Wild Bill Hickok outguns his rivals in Wexford

5.28PM

Jan Brueghel and Ryan Moore

Jan Brueghel back to business in Ormonde victory

3.24PM

Constitution River with connections

Constitution River delivers impressive Dee Stakes performance

2.56PM

Lambourn with Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore

Lambourn facing stern examination on seasonal reappearance

2.40PM

Eloise Quayle Clerk of the Course at Chester

Drama at Chester, with racing continuing after long ground-related discussions

2.18PM

Three lots are by Sioux Nation

Five Lots to watch at Arqana Breeze Up Sale

3.00PM

Owen Burrows

Gethin purchased by Wathnan Racing

1.34PM

Dundalk Stadium

European Apprentice Driving Championships set for Dundalk

2.26PM

Roman Dragon and Oisin Murphy, right

Roman Dragon revels on the Roodee once more

1.27PM

John Gosden

Legacy Link the Gosden pick for Musidora

12.10PM

Ormonde Stakes preview: 'I think he might get brushed aside up the straight by better horses'

12.46PM

Sir Mark Prescott

Blindedbythelights aims to be streets ahead at Chester

11.07AM

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

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

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