Tim Easterby’s speedy three-year-old ART POWER tuned up with a blistering display over 6f on the Tapeta at Newcastle, proving he can

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.

A winner of 7 of 22 starts in his career, Parliament is the 127.8-pound topweight in a field of 11. Blaike McDougall, who won aboard Parliament in 2019, has the mount.

Tom Wood:

R1:      1-3-5-4

R2:      5-11-7-1

R3:      1-2-5-6

R4:      5-4-3-8
R5:      7-10-2-5

R6:      4-1-2-3

R7:      4-6-1-3

R8:      4-5-9-1

R9:      3-2-6-9

R10:    10-5-1-4
R11:    11-7-4-2

BEST:    R3 N1 FABULOUS EIGHT (WIN)

VALUE: R6 N4 GOOD SHOT (EW)

PLAY:    R8  QQP 4,5,9

Paul Lally:

R1: 1 4 3 5

R2: 4 5 7 11

R3: 1 2 8 5

R4: 5 3 4 6

R5: 5 7 2 10

R6: 4 1 3 9

R7: 1 4 7 8

With Royal Ascot fast approaching, Sky Sports Racing's Senior Analyst Jamie Lynch reveals a quintet of handicap entries that have caught his eye.

A different Royal Ascot calls for a different approach, for trainers and for punters, especially in the handicaps where, due to the delayed start to the season, the access avenues have been filtered into just a few lanes, a matter of rushed preps or keeping powder dry, adding to the complexities of uncovering a Royal Ascot handicap winner, for which the prestige is great and the rewards greater.

Recent starts at prominent Australian tracks such as Caulfield and Flemington were not successful ventures for the gelding Sagarra.

Prior to losses at those tracks, Sagarra won handicaps at Sale Racecourse and Sandown Park. When the 5-year-old Australian-bred starts in a handicap at 5 1/2 furlongs on turf at Ballarat Racecourse on Sunday, he appears to be well-suited to the conditions.

Siskin was as brave as he was brilliant winning a rough-and-tumble renewal of the Irish 2000 Guineas on Friday at The Curragh.

A colt whose stamina was in question coming into the Guineas, Siskin came out of it allaying those concerns and showing all the heart in the world.

Shaman beat Sottsass by two lengths May 11 in the Prix d’Harcourt, but Sottsass beat everyone last year in the French Derby and is the strong early favorite over Shaman to win the Group 1 Prix Ganay on Sunday at Chantilly.

There are plenty of really good horses slated to race next week at the five-day Royal Ascot meeting – just not any great ones.

Want to know which runners came up trumps in the Group races? What section of the draw proved most profitable on both the Straight and Round Course? Which trainer holds the best record in handicaps? Then, the 2020 Trendspotting Guide covers it all, including key jockeys, breeding, profiles and betting.

Frank Gabriel Jr. has resigned his position as executive director of racing at the Dubai Racing Club.

Gabriel issued a brief statement and said he was leaving Dubai and “returning to the U.S. with my wife, Christine, to enjoy our time and our home in Bonita Springs, Florida.

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