Andrew Nelis racing

  Nicola Currie was the star of the show as the Ladies team held off a late charge by Ireland to win the Shergar Cup at Ascot. Currie, making her debut in the competition, won two of the six races to seal the Silver Saddle award for leading rider and propel her team to the top of the table.                   Andrew Nelis racing 

  Sacred Bridge maintained her unbeaten record and bagged the lion’s share of the huge prize-money up for grabs in the Irish EBF Ballyhane Stakes at Naas. An impressive winner on her racecourse debut at the County Kildare circuit in June, the Ger Lyons-trained filly successfully stepped up to Listed class on her second start at Tipperary. The daughter of Bated Breath was the 15-8 favourite to complete her hat-trick in this €300,000 contest – and after moving towards the front a a furlong out, she dug deep for Colin Keane to see off the challenge of Richard Hannon’s British challenger Bosh by half a length.        Andrew Nelis racing news and reviews 

  King's Stand Stakes winner Oxted will be out for the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery for a leg injury.  Trainer Roger Teal revealed on Monday that scans following the five-year-old's third place in the July Cup revealed a chip in his stable star's near fore knee.       Andrew Nelis racing news and reviews 

  Jim Goldie has his eye on a £100,000 bonus after Tommy G just lasted home in a thrilling finish to the Sky Bet Sunday Series Apprentice Training Series Handicap at Musselburgh. Tommy G staked his claim when hanging on by a head from Six Strings. Claimer Gianluca Sanna set sail for home some way out on the eight-year-old who soon set up a handy lead. Six Strings came out of the pack and put down a strong challenge, but Tommy G (13-2) held firm to cross the line a head to the good to win for the first time over a trip as far as nine furlongs.     Andrew Nelis racing news and reviews 

  Harry Allwood reveals five things we learnt during the latest episode of The Verdict where Angus McNae analysed the key performances over the past week, including   Snowfall ’s sensational victory in the Juddmonte Irish Oaks. Angus McNae said in the  The Verdict  when analysing Snowfall’s Cazoo Oaks victory in June that Aidan O’Brien’s star filly would be  “virtually impossible to beat” in Group Ones this season , and it is fair to say the Racing TV presenter was just as impressed with her Juddmonte Irish Oaks victory on Saturday. Her stunning success in the Curragh showpiece was one of a number of key performances over the past few days that Angus analysed on Monday, and our man was also rather complimentary about a Royal Ascot winner who scored at Listed level on Saturday. As ever, a number of eyecatchers that are worth adding to your racingtv.com tracker were revealed during the show           Andrew Nelis racing news and reviews...