Heavy ground at Thurles

If you backed Talk Of New York at Goodwood, you would probably feel aggrieved by the ride William Buick gave the horse. This is the opinion of jockey coach and former jockey Paddy Flood who analysed the ride on the latest episode of The Jockey Angle.

One of the best stories to come out of Galway last week was Shadow Paddy winning the Grade 3 chase under Gary Noonan. The jubilant scenes that followed in the winners enclosure was a heart warming sight as trainer Eoin McCarthy celebrated the biggest win of his career.

Roger Varian’s Sallaal has the chance to become the highlight of Haydock’s first weekend back racing when he bids for a hat-trick in the Betway Rose of Lancaster Stakes.