Royal Ascot 2020: Declan Rix's 10 horses to follow
Declan Rix nominates 10 horses to follow for Royal Ascot 2020.
At The RacesJun 15, 2020
Declan Rix nominates 10 horses to follow for Royal Ascot 2020.
Peter Brant’s 2019 French Derby winner got back on the winning track Sunday at Chantilly – but just barely. Sottsass overhauled pacesetter Shaman, who’d beaten him last month at Longchamp, but nearly got nailed on the wire by late-running Way to Paris, hanging on to win the Group 1 Prix Ganay by a head.
Trainer John Gosden and jockey Frankie Dettori don’t have to await Enable’s intended return next month to have a memorable day of English racing. With Enable, the two-time Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner, back at Gosden’s Newmarket stables, he and Dettori look loaded for Day 1, Tuesday, of the 2020 Royal Ascot meeting.
The speed De Grawin displayed to win a maiden race at five furlongs at Wyong Racecourse in Australia on June 4 will be vital to the filly’s chances in a handicap at the same distance at Nowra Racecourse on Tuesday.
Kevin Blake has selections, plus analysis for three of Royal Ascot's most prestigious races.
Wesley Ward is a 10-time Royal Ascot scorer and sends a speedy team of seven to Berkshire in 2020, six of whom are juveniles.
The 5-year-old Australian-bred gelding Parliament has provided much needed success for trainer Andrew Dale in the last six weeks. Parliament won consecutive starts on May 10 and May 21, the stable’s only winners since April 18. Monday, Parliament is back in the starting gate in a one-mile handicap at Albury Racecourse.
Hong Kong selections for Sha Tin on Sunday, June 14, 2020
With Royal Ascot fast approaching, Sky Sports Racing's Senior Analyst Jamie Lynch reveals a quintet of handicap entries that have caught his eye.