Richard Hoiles: Day 3 tips for Doncaster’s St Leger Festival
The horse racing broadcaster provides his tips for Day 3 of the St Leger Festival at Doncaster Racecourse, including picks for Saturday’s racing at Leopardstown and Chester. ‘Sell in May and don’t come back until St.Leger day’ was an old City adage which may just have been an excuse for Brokers to disappear and enjoy […]
Richard Hoiles: Day 2 tips for Doncaster’s St Leger Festival
The horse racing broadcaster provides his five selections for Day 2 of the St Leger Festival at Doncaster Racecourse. The full range of distances are explored during the five races from the second day of the St. Leger meeting at Doncaster, with the two Group 2’s being the 5f Flying Childers for two-year-olds and the […]
Richard Hoiles: My picks for Day 4 of the York Ebor Festival
The horse racing broadcaster provides his four selections for the final day of the York Ebor Festival, including a pick from Saturday’s racing at Chester. The final day of York’s Ebor meeting with another five races from the Knavesmire being supported by a couple from Chester to provide seven races on ITV. Ever since KLASSLEADER […]
Richard Hoiles: My tips for Day 3 of the York Ebor Festival
The horse racing broadcaster offers up his five tips for Day 3 of the York Ebor Festival. Speed stunted by more cut in the ground will be the theme on Day 3 of York’s Ebor meeting when the Group 1 Nunthorpe holds central billing on ITV’s five race coverage. The opener is a typically competitive […]
Richard Hoiles: My tips for Day 1 of the York Ebor Festival
The horse racing broadcaster offers up his five selections for the opening day of the 2026 York Ebor Festival. The opening day of York’s Ebor meeting and for the first time in a while, there is the prospect of some material rainfall in the forecast from Tuesday night through to Thursday. Whether this impacts the […]
Glorious Goodwood Day Two Tips
It’s day two of Glorious Goodwood on Wednesday and we have three selections as the top-quality racing action continues. It’s Sussex Day at Glorious Goodwood on Wednesday and it looks like a red-hot renewal of the big mile race of the week. Bow Echo takes on the likes of Opera Ballo and Gstaad and there […]
Richard Hoiles: My tips for Day 5 at the Goodwood Festival
The horse racing broadcaster provides his tips for Day 5 of the Goodwood Festival, including a pick in the Summer Cup at Thirsk. The final day of Goodwood sees it mix coverage with Newmarket and Thirsk to provide seven races on ITV. The Stewards Cup is both the big race of the day and the […]
Richard Hoiles: My tips for Day 4 at the Goodwood Festival
The horse racing broadcaster offers up his five picks for Day 4 of the Goodwood Festival. By Day 4 Goodwood can become a test of stamina, so it is appropriate the card starts with a 2m 4f handicap where for the first time starting stalls are in operation (previously a flag start), due to the […]
Richard Hoiles: My tips for Day 3 at the Goodwood Festival
The horse racing broadcaster offers up his five selections for Day 3 of the Goodwood Festival. No doubt about the star act on display at Goodwood on Thursday, with French Derby and Oaks winner DIAMOND NECKLACE 8/11 (15:35 Goodwood) taking on her elders in the Group 1 Qatar Nassau Stakes. She made a deep impression […]
Paul Townend: Murcia headlines my Day 3 and 4 at Galway
The Betway Ambassador previews his rides on Day 3 and 4 of the Galway Festival, headlined by his ride on Murcia in the Galway Hurdle. Wednesday Just the one ride on Wednesday in the Galway Plate (18:40), but a great ride to have on Funiculi Funicula 9/2 , and he’s a horse I’ve always thought […]