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The second meeting of York races for its Spring Saturday fixture on 31 May has the Group 3 Bronte Cup headlining on the Kanvesmire. Sprint handicaps abound on a tough card for punters as well. While this day of racing can’t match the recent Dante Festival at the track or what’s to come over the …

Sandown Park’s Brigadier Gerard Evening on 29 May is a charming fixture in that it offers pattern races on a midweek twilight card. Most Listed and Group action takes place at weekends or as part multiple-day meetings and festivals. The Esher track in Greater London stages the eponymous Brigadier Gerard Stakes for Prince Of Wales …

In each of the last two seasons, all three promoted sides have suffered immediate Premier League relegation and the bookies expect nothing less in the 2025-26 campaign. All of Leeds United, Burnley and Sunderland are a first show odds-on for the same fate. What has become clear of late is the massive gulf that even …

A dozen fillies tackle the Irish 1000 Guineas of 2025 at the Curragh on Sunday, 25 May. Of those, a quarter of the field travel over to the Emerald Isle from Britain in search of Classic honours. That contingent includes the second and third from the English equivalent of this held at Newmarket three weeks …

Just nine colts run in the first Classic of the season in the Emerald Isle, the Irish 2000 Guineas of 2025 with powerful owners having strong hands at the Curragh. Both the Juddmonte silks of the late Prince Khalid Abduallah and colours of the Coolmore partners have three irons in the fire each. Newmarket equivalent …

A busy period at Haydock Park races continues with the Temple Stakes card on Saturday, 24 May completing a three-day fixture on Merseyside. Two Group 2 sprints take centre stage as speedy horses have their final prep runs before Royal Ascot next month. Supporting the Temple Stakes over the flying five furlongs and Sandy Lane …

Three different tracks feature in the ITV Racing 10 May broadcast with action from Lingfield, Ascot and Haydock live on terrestrial television this Saturday. A disappointing turnout of just three fillies in the Oaks Trial is offset by bigger fields for the Victoria Cup and Swinton Handicap Hurdle. Lingfield’s Derby Trial at least has more …

Zoffee returns to the Roodee for the Chester Cup of 2025 seeking a successful defence of the valuable Heritage Handicap for Flat stayers on Friday, 9 May. Hugo Palmer’s veteran, now a nine-year-old, is the elder statesman in the line-up and tries to retain his crown first time out.  A lack of recent run didn’t …

Ten fillies tackle the Rowley Mile for the 1000 Guineas of 2025 on Sunday, 4 May at Newmarket. It’s the last of four races broadcast on ITV from Headquarters on the card as the Guineas Festival comes to a close. Supporting races include the Group 2 Dahlia Stakes for older females and a Heritage Handicap …

As the curtain falls on another Irish jumps season, Punchestown Festival 2025 day 5 on Saturday, 3 May has two Grade 1 races for fans. These are the Mares Champion Hurdle and Champion Four Year Old Hurdle. Both feature races, supported by red-hot handicaps, provide an intriguing finale to the core National Hunt campaign. Ireland …