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July Cup winner Oxted is on course for the Betfair Sprint Cup after featuring among 15 entries for Haydock’s showpiece. The four-year-old will try to join an elite band to win both races, with Harry Angel in 2017 being the last horse to complete the notable double. Oxted gave trainer Roger Teal and jockey Cieren Fallon their first Group One triumph when taking the Newmarket race – and it is all systems go for Saturday’s Merseyside feature. “All seems good – fingers crossed, we’ll get there in one piece,” said Teal. “I’ve had a quick look at the entries. I was watching them come in, and it’s what was expected......                      Andrew Nelis Racing 

Andrew Balding is pinning hopes on the QEII at Ascot to provide another crowning moment after a season he senses could have worked out very differently for his 2000 Guineas hero Kameko. Since his Classic victory at Newmarket, Kameko has run in the Derby over a mile and a half, the Sussex Stakes over a mile and the 10-furlong Juddmonte International..                    Andrew Nelis Racing 

Jim Crowley reached a major milestone at Goodwood as he secured his 2,000th career winner in Britain aboard Modmin. The former champion jockey enjoyed a memorable Ebor Festival at York, with six winners highlighted by sprint sensation Battaash’s Nunthorpe victory as part of a fabulous Friday four-timer. He needed two more winners for his landmark heading into a new week, and suffered a few frustrating days before getting Zahratty home at Newmarket on Saturday. The Marcus Tregoning-trained Modmin looked to hold every chance of giving Crowley his milestone, and so it proved as the 30-100 favourite made all in the Ladbrokes Supporting ‘Children With Cancer UK’ Novice Stakes..

James Fanshawe reports The Tin Man to be in good order ahead of trying to reclaim his crown in the Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock on Saturday. The Equiano gelding will bid to secure his first victory since landing the six-furlong Group One prize in 2018, having finished runner-up 12 months ago. The Tin Man showed he still retains plenty of enthusiasm at the age of eight when taking a step forward from his return in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes to chase home Tabdeed in the Hackwood Stakes at Newbury...                         Andrew Nelis Racing 

Make A Challenge made a swift return to action pay dividends by securing back-to-back Listed wins in the Abergwaun Stakes at Navan. Denis Hogan's charge hit the target at the Curragh last Saturday and reappearing just seven days later, he again took gold under Joe Doyle. Sent off the 4-9 favourite in a contest saved over from Tipperary's cancelled meeting on Thursday, Make A Challenge was not the best away but he travelled smoothly through the five-furlong heat before Doyle let him edge in front of Elzaamone inside the distance....                   Andrew Nelis Racing 

Hollie Doyle was in fantastic form at Windsor, notching an 899-1 five-timer highlighted by Extra Elusive in the featured Gallagher Group Winter Hill Stakes. The rider has been enjoying a campaign to remember in 2020, securing her first Royal Ascot win in June before bagging a four-timer at Wolverhampton and her inaugural Group race success with Dame Malliot at Newmarket in July. Doyle reached another level at the Thamesside track on Saturday, with Mistress Nellie's victory in the first division of the Racing To School Inspiring Young Minds Handicap giving the jockey the distinction of being the first woman to ride five winners on the same card in the....                   Andrew Nelis Racing 

Oisin Murphy will miss the Pertemps St Leger Festival at Doncaster after deciding not to appeal against a seven-day suspension. The champion jockey was banned from September 7 to 13 inclusive after the Ayr stewards found him guilty of careless riding aboard winner Tiritomba in Monday's Shadwell Stud Maiden Stakes..                    Andrew Nelis Racing 

Plans to stage the 2020 BoyleSports Irish Grand National in the autumn have been abandoned. The showpiece event was due to be run at Fairyhouse on April 13, but was called off when racing was put on hold in Ireland on March 24 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Horse Racing Ireland had initially intended to reschedule the race as part of an enhanced National Hunt programme later this year, but a number of factors have combined to mean that will not happen and it is hoped the decision will give trainers "as much certainty as possible in relation to the preparation of their horses"....                     Andrew Nelis Racing 

Alpine Star may bid to cap her fine season in next month’s Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown. Jessica Harrington’s Group One-winning filly was outgunned only by the unbeaten Palace Pier in her first foray into open-age company against the colts in the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville this month. She was previously a Royal Ascot winner in the Coronation Stakes and then narrowly failed to peg back Fancy Blue in the Prix de Diane over 10 and a half furlongs at Chantilly. Her owners the Niarchos family are yet to decide whether another of their three-year-old stars Highest Ground will be out again this season, or wait until next summer. But racing manager Alan Cooper confirmed they have a much more definite plan for Alpine Star.. “At the moment, Mrs Harrington is leaning towards the Irish Champion Stakes,” he said.                        Andrew Nelis Racing 

Prince Of Arran heads eight British-trained entries for the Lexus Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Charlie Fellowes' runner has twice placed in the two-mile Group One, finishing third in 2018 and passing the post in third again last year, before being promoted to second following a stewards' inquiry...                      Andrew Nelis Racing 

Ralph Beckett will only run Max Vega in the Pertemps St Leger at Doncaster provided conditions are suitable. Having finished down the field in the Derby on his penultimate start, last year's Zetland Stakes winner returned close to his best when finding only Hukum too strong in the Geoffrey Freer Stakes on his most recent outing at Newbury. While Beckett - who won the St Leger with Simple Verse in 2015 - is keen to let Max Vega have a second shot at Classic glory, his chances of appearing on Town Moor will depend on how much rain falls in the build up to the race....                      Andrew Nelis Racing 

Ante-post favourite Pomelo is likely to bypass the Ladbrokes Prestige Stakes at Goodwood on Saturday in favour of an outing in the May Hill Stakes at Doncaster. Trainer Ralph Beckett plans to step the unbeaten daughter of Dubawi up to a mile for the first time in the Group Two prize on September 10. The Khalid Abdullah-owned filly earned quotes for next year's 1000 Guineas after running out an impressive five-length winner on her debut at Newbury last month..                  ANDREW Nelis Racing        

Stradivarius is among 20 entries for the Prix Foy at ParisLongchamp on September 13. John Gosden indicated after his six-year-old’s latest Goodwood Cup triumph that the mile-and-a-half contest would be the intended next port of call for his star stayer, with a crack at the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in mind. The progressive Way To Paris, who won his first Group One at the age of seven last time out, and Jean-Claude Rouget’s Sottsass head the home team. Aidan O’Brien has entered Japan, Anthony Van Dyck and Sovereign, while Roger Charlton has given Extra Elusive the option after providing Hollie Doyle with a notable triumph in the Rose of Lancaster Stakes at Haydock. The Prix Vermeille has attracted 25 entries, including the O’Brien-trained Magical, Ger Lyons’ Irish Oaks winner Even So, Dermot Weld’s Tarnawa and Rouget’s exciting filly Raabihah. Also among the entries is David Menuisier’s very easy Prix Minerve winner Wonderful Tonight. “We were very pleased with her last tim

Love is a deserved favourite for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in the view of Frankie Dettori following her exploits this season. Victories in the 1000 Guineas, Oaks and Yorkshire Oaks have seen Aidan O'Brien's filly usurp Enable at the head of the market for the European middle-distance championship - and Dettori is fully aware of the threat she poses to the John Gosden-trained mare's bid for an unprecedented third victory in the race. The Italian is back in Britain and undergoing a period of quarantine after a brief sojourn in France, where he bagged two Group Ones courtesy of Palace Pier and Campanelle and a Group Two with Mishriff....                     Andrew Nelis Racing 

British racing leaders have pledged to prioritise the retention of owners and key investors as part of a new recovery plan in response to the coronavirus crisis. The plan, published on Tuesday by the British Horseracing Authority, confirms the next phase of recovery policy agreed in discussions with the Racecourse Association and owners’, jockeys’ and trainers’ representatives. It identifies nine “industry goals” – including a full resumption of racing with maximum possible attendance and “best possible ownership and spectator experience”, the continuation of safety measures and strict control of social distancing on course, a reduction of the sport’s cost base and “pursuit of immediate Levy reform”..                        Andrew Nelis Racing 

A tilt at the Cheveley Park Stakes is next on the agenda for Lowther Stakes winner Miss Amulet. The Ken Condon-trained filly prevailed by a length in the Group Two contest at York last week - a second successive victory after she gained black-type form in the Listed Marwell Stakes at Naas on August 3. Condon reports the two-year-old in good order after her performance on the Knavesmire, and is likely to step the daughter of Sir Prancealot up to Group One level at Newmarket on her next appearance...                    Andrew Nelis Racing 

Sign up to bet365. Click to View Bonus Code Details Champion jockey Oisin Murphy is weighing up whether or not to appeal against the seven-day suspension he picked up at Ayr on Monday, which rules him out of the Pertemps St Leger Festival at Doncaster. Murphy was successful aboard odds-on shot Tiritomba, but was found guilty of careless riding as he was judged by the stewards to have “allowed his mount to drift left for a considerable time without sufficient correction causing (Paul) Mulrennan (rider of Ricksen) to take a significant check and clip heels”. Murphy is currently well clear of nearest pursuer Tom Marquand is this year’s race for the jockeys’ championship Asked about the possibility of an appeal, he said: “I haven’t spoken to the PJA (Professional Jockeys Association) yet, to be honest. “I had an appeal that I didn’t win the other day from a ban at Wolverhampton, which wasn’t what I hoped for. “It’s a little bit stressful, because I hope everyone is aw

Sussex Stakes winner Mohaather has been retired after picking up "significant bone bruising" in his near hind fetlock, connections have announced. Trained by Marcus Tregoning, the Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum-owned colt came out on top in this year's stellar renewal of the Group One feature at Glorious Goodwood - where he had Circus Maximus, Siskin and Kameko immediately behind him. Sheikh Hamdan's racing manager Angus Gold said in a statement to the PA news agency: "Towards the end of last week it was noticed that Mohaather was not moving as well as he had been immediately after the Sussex Stakes...                      Andrew Nelis Racing 

Champion apprentice Cieren Fallon has been appointed as second jockey to Qatar Racing. Oisin Murphy, the reigning champion jockey, currently has the number one role within the organisation, but the current stipulation that jockeys can only ride at one meeting per day has brought about the move. Fallon, son of six-times former champion Kieren, landed his first Group One earlier this season on Roger Teal's Oxted in the July Cup. . .                          Andrew Nelis Racing 

Fujaira Prince followed up his Royal Ascot success with victory in York's Sky Bet Ebor Handicap. Roger Varian's grey was a rare winning favourite in one of the Flat calendar's most notoriously difficult handicaps. But just as in the Copper Horse Handicap at Ascot on his seasonal return two months ago, the 11-2 winner proved he was ahead of the assessor - this time holding off a late rally from long-time leader Glencadam Glory, who admirably outran his starting price of 25-1...                   Andrew Nelis  racing      

Denis Hogan is plotting a path via Saturday’s Curragh Sprint Stakes for his consistent gelding Make A Challenge. The five-year-old is due to line up in the Listed six-furlong contest as he prepares for future Group One engagements. Twice a winner this season after clocking up six successes last term, the son of Invincible Spirit was last seen coming home just a length behind A’Ali in the Group Two Holden Plant Rentals Sapphire Stakes. Hogan now has his eye on a handful of top-flight sprints and is hoping this weekend’s run will serve as the perfect preparation. “We’re looking forward to it,” he said. “He’s just had a freshen up since his last run, I suppose we’re aiming for the Flying Five at the Curragh on Champions Weekend, on September 13. “These are all stepping stones for there really. Speak In Colours will be hard to beat, but he’s beaten him this season already. We’re not expecting to just turn up and win or anything, but we think it’ll bring him on for the Flying F

Battaash continued his brilliant sprinting CV with a hard-fought victory in defence of his Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes crown at York. Charlie Hills' speedster had to defy rain-softened ground which put hopes of bettering the course record he set last year off the agenda. He also faced an unexpectedly stern challenge from outsider Que Amoro, before getting firmly on top in the final furlong to land the odds as the 1-2 favourite and see off the 22-1 runner-up by a length..                   Andrew Nelis Racing 

Malone Road, one-time favourite for the 2019 Champion Bumper, made a winning return from a 642-day absence at Kilbeggan on Friday, overcoming an injury-hit period to get off the mark over hurdles at the first attempt. The talented Gordon Elliott-trained six-year-old hadn't been seen since beating Mt Leinster by eight and a half lengths in a Punchestown bumper in November 2018, but showed his wellbeing at the Midlands summer track, scoring comfortably at 1-5...                        Andrew Nelis Racing 

Safe Voyage bids to get back to winning ways in a "spicy" renewal of the Sky Bet City of York Stakes. The consistent John Quinn-trained seven-year-old, who won the Surrey Stakes at the Derby meeting on his penultimate outing, finished a close-up fourth in the Lennox Stakes at Goodwood last time out. He met trouble in running there - and while Quinn does not think that cost victory over Space Blues, it would still have been a much better run on paper than it initially looks                       Andrew Nelis Racing 

Willie Mullins seeks a second win in the Sky Bet Ebor Handicap when he saddles True Self in the York feature. The Closutton trainer struck in the 2009 renewal with the mare Sesenta, a 25-1 shot under then 5lb claimer Gary Carroll when she got the better of Aidan O'Brien's hotpot Changingoftheguard. Mullins' representative this year was beaten only three lengths into sixth place 12 months ago, before going on a round-the-world tour - which included trips to Australia, where she won a Group Three, Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia....                    Andrew Nelis Racing 

Happy Romance landed her owners another huge pot when holding off the late attention of favourite Devious Company in the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Stakes at York. With the Weatherbys Super Sprint in the bag, connections of the Richard Hannon-trained winner were already in bonus territory, although she did have to prove her stamina stepping up to six furlongs for the first time. The Dandy Man filly showed her blistering speed when quickening away from the field over a furlong out, with the dual Group Two-placed Devious Company - whose previous four outings had come at seven furlongs - caught flat-footed...                      Andrew Nelis Racing