Willie Mullins had to make do with minor honours in the two Listed events on the opening day of the Perth Festival as Sounds Russian and Apple Away both secured popular victories. Better known as a high-class staying chaser, Sounds Russian was sidelined for the best part of the year after suffering a knee injury […] The post Willie Mullins has to settle for minor honours in Perth Listed events first appeared on geegeez.co.uk ..read more

Adrian Murray’s impressive Ballysax Stakes winner Dallas Star has been given the option of lining up in the Betfred Derby having been added to the Epsom Classic at Wednesday’s second entry stage. The son of Cloth Of Stars won one of his five starts for Dominic Ffrench Davis last season, acquitting himself well when upped […] The post Ballysax scorer Dallas Star added to Derby field first appeared on geegeez.co.uk ..read more

Thursday's free feature, the Instant Expert racecard tab is one of Geegeez readers' most popular tools because it has the unique ability to condense the entire form profile of every runner in the race into a single, easily digestible, view covering the form in terms of wins (or places), runs, and win (or place) percentage […] The post Racing Insights, Thursday 25/04/24 first appeared on geegeez.co.uk ..read more

Andre Fabre was left scratching his head after all three horses he sent to Newmarket’s Craven meeting last week ran disappointingly. Fabre saddled the 2-1 favourite for the Craven itself in Alcantor, a narrow second in Group One company last year, Narkez in the Feilden Stakes and Suvania in a seven-furlong handicap. However, all three […] The post Andre Fabre left wondering if ground was behind Newmarket disappointment first appeared on geegeez.co.uk ..read more

The ITV cameras head to Sandown Park this Friday (26th April, 2024)– as always on the big days, here at Geegeez we are on hand to take your through the best races from a TRENDS and STATS angle………that include the Bet365 Mile, Classic Trial, Gordon Richard Stakes and the Esher Cup. Note: The 2023 meeting […] The post Sandown TV Trends: Friday 26th April 24 first appeared on geegeez.co.uk ..read more

An outing at either Chester or York is on the cards for Arrest next month after the St Leger runner-up returned to action in the John Porter Stakes. The son of Frankel was making his first start in the hands of Kieran Shoemark when sent off the 11-4 second favourite on his return in the […] The post Chester and York options under consideration for Arrest first appeared on geegeez.co.uk ..read more

Frankie Dettori has picked up the mount on Society Man in the Kentucky Derby on May 4. Dettori quit the UK to ride in America full time last year and repeatedly stated one of his main goals was to secure a ride in America’s most famous race. Having not ridden in the Churchill Downs feature […] The post Dettori lands Kentucky Derby ride on Society Man first appeared on geegeez.co.uk ..read more

Folgaria will be tasked with maintaining her unbeaten record in the French 1000 Guineas following her poignant victory at Newbury on Saturday. A truly family affair, the daughter of Due Diligence had a 100 per cent record during her two-year-old season when trained by Stefano Botti in Italy and has only recently switched to join […] The post Botti sets sights on French Classic gold with Folgaria first appeared on geegeez.co.uk ..read more

In my previous piece, I wrote about last time out handicap winners and reviewed what differences changes in their rating made when they next run, writes Dave Renham. This time, I am going to look at other handicap finishing positions (e.g. 2nd or worse). Introduction / Overview As with the first article I will be […] The post Handicap Losers and Official Rating Change: A Study first appeared on geegeez.co.uk ..read more

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