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Thu 19th Jun 2025

O’Brien expecting Illinois progress after Gold Cup defeat

Aidan O’Brien feels there is room for improvement in the staying division with Illinois, after his planned super-sub had to make do with the silver medal in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.

4.27PM
Trainer Aidan O Brien had no worries about the warm weather at Ascot

No weather worries for O’Brien as temperatures rise at Ascot

4.03PM

Trawlerman and William Buick landed the Ascot Gold Cup

Trawlerman nets biggest staying prize of them all

3.36PM

Garden Of Eden

Garden Of Eden blossoms in Ribblesdale Stakes

3.00PM

Whistlejacket

Royal Ascot Friday Tips: 'At 14-1 he could look a big price'

3.12PM

Tom Marquand and William Haggas enjoyed Ascot success with Merchant

Merchant overcomes wide draw for King George V glory

2.23PM

Babouche and Colin Keane

Keane hoping to cap fine week on Babouche in Commonwealth Cup

1.58PM

Zarigana is a warm favourite for the Coronation Stakes on Friday

Falakeyah faces stiff test in Coronation clash with Zarigana

1.45PM

Charles Darwin seen winning at Navan

Charles Darwin lives up to his billing in Norfolk Stakes

1.41PM

'Key Horse' making the bookies 'sweat' on day 2 of Royal Ascot

1.25PM

Get 40/1 on Aidan O'Brien to Train a Winner Today

11.25AM

Inisherin has leading claims of Royal Ascot glory in Jubilee Stakes

Inisherin and Lazzat head exciting Jubilee Stakes line-up

9.55AM

Lady With The Lamp aims for glory in Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot

7.30PM

Coronation Stakes Key Trends: French the ones to watch

6.45PM

Royal Ascot Day 4: Top Irish horses to watch

10.25AM

Bookies remain ahead after Royal Ascot Day 2

10.16AM

Mississippi River and Jack Cleary hold leading claims.

Leopardstown going update

8.34AM

Wed 18th Jun 2025

Disappointment for the King and Queen again at Ascot

Rainbows Edge could finish only seventh in the colours of the King and Queen, as Miss Information claimed top honours in the Kensington Palace Stakes on day two of Royal Ascot.

5.00PM
Roger Varian

Ascot Eyecatcher Rahiebb will make his mark

4.40PM

My Cloud (near side) defeats Bullet Point (far)

My Cloud overshadows the rest in Royal Hunt Cup

4.23PM

Anmaat and trainer Owen Burrows

Anmaat gives his all in honourable defeat

4.10PM

Ombudsman and William Buick

Ombudsman shows star quality with sizzling Prince of Wales’s display

3.35PM

Chester 8 May 2025 Illinios and Ryan Moore win the Ormonde Stakes

'I cannot get my head around the price he is' - Gold Cup preview

4.29PM

Crimson Advocate and James McDonald

Crimson tide proves unstoppable in Duke of Cambridge

2.55PM

Illinois

O’Brien looks to Illinois in search for perfect 10 in Gold Cup

2.38PM

Carmers and Billy Lee win the Queen's Vase

Carmers collects in Queen’s Vase for Paddy Twomey

2.20PM

True Love and Ryan Moore

True Love powers to Queen Mary first for O’Brien

1.39PM

Detain finishing third at Chantilly

Detain team ‘excited’ to tackle Hampton Court challenge

12.21PM

Zarigana (green) finishing a close third in the Prix Marcel Boussac

Classy line-up assembled for Coronation Stakes

9.50AM

Leopardstown

Ground drying at Leopardstown

8.58AM

Tue 17th Jun 2025

Royal Ascot Gold Cup Tips: Who will succeed Kyprios?

Day three of Royal Ascot is the home of the Gold Cup, the most prestigious staying contest of the year in the UK.

4.22PM

Royal Ascot Day Three: Key Irish horses to watch

12.22PM

2025 Ascot Gold Cup: Trends that could pick the winner

11.52AM

Joseph O'Brien eyes glory with Emit at Hampton Court Stakes

11.44AM

Galway punter wins over €20,000 on Royal Ascot Lucky 15 bet

10.48AM

Star Sports dodges £100k single bet payout on Royal Ascot day one

9.37AM

Haatem (left)

Haatem shines with back-to-back Royal Ascot victories

5.15PM

Ascot

Ascot Eyecatcher Reaching High will get his day in the sun

4.46PM

Reaching High

Reaching High out of luck for the King and Queen in Ascot Stakes

4.19PM

Prince of Wales’s Stakes - 'This is a good race to be a punter'

4.46PM

Asfoora

No King Charles repeat for Asfoora but still rest of the summer to look forward to

3.39PM

Field Of Gold and Colin Keane

Field Of Gold sparkles with decisive St James’s Palace strike

3.34PM

American Affair and Paul Mulrennan (far side)

American Affair takes ‘magical’ King Charles sprint glory for Scotland

2.55PM

Frankie Dettori

Dettori to ride at Ascot again in the future? ‘Never say never’

2.41PM

Rosallion

Ascot heartbreak for Hannon as Rosallion just eclipsed

2.38PM

Gstaad and Ryan Moore

Gstaad records sizzling Coventry Stakes success

2.21PM

Docklands and Mark Zahra (left)

Docklands denies Rosallion in Queen Anne thriller

1.46PM

Fallen Angel

Fallen Angel aiming to get back on right path

12.23PM

Ascot

Bell backing Spicy Marg to pack Ascot punch

12.22PM

Los Angeles (left)

No negatives for Los Angeles in Prince of Wales’s Stakes

12.22PM

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