By Declan Schuster
Ricky Yiu is bearing down on a fourth straight 50-plus win season in Hong Kong and the 2019/20 champion trainer is thrilled with the current campaign, hailing Voyage Bubble’s Triple Crown success last month as a ‘peak’ moment not only during the 2024/25 term but chiefly across his three decades long training career, which commenced in 1995/96.
Paul Lally:
R1 8-2-13-1
R2 8-2-4-13
R3 9-5-2-14
R4 1-4-12-11
R5 2-5-6-3
R6 5-6-3-1
R7 14-1-5-8
R8 11-2-7-10
R9 4-13-14-2
R10 11-10-8-13
R11 6-8-7-12
Best Bet R5 N2 Blazing Wukong
Longshot R10 N11 Prestige Ricky
Play R11 QQP 6-7-8
Our ambassador has a quartet of rides at Royal Ascot on Friday, live on Sky Sports Racing, including talented sprinter Big Mojo in the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup.
MOJO HAS COMMONWEALTH CREDENTIALS
Picking up the ride on talented sprinter BIG MOJO in the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup (4.20) at Royal Ascot on Friday, live on Sky Sports Racing, is hugely exciting.
Mick Appleby’s three-year-old has been my husband Tom Marquand’s ride but when he was claimed for Sky Majesty for his boss William Haggas, I was only too happy to step in.
Storm Boy will need to take a good step forward
Ascot: Race 1 | Listed Chesham Stakes
I kick off the final day with a nice Justify filly called MOMENTS OF JOY.
She’s one from one having responded well to pressure to win on debut at Leopardstown two weeks ago. She showed a good attitude to battle all the way to the line and should take a good step forward.
Humidity, Treanmor and Venetian Lace were all winners over six furlongs on their first start and have to be respected stepping up in trip.
By Declan Schuster
Closing in on a record-extending 13th trainers’ championship in Hong Kong, John Size is preparing to unleash an imposing team of 11 at Sha Tin’s Group 3 double-header programme on Sunday (22 June) as he bids to increase his buffer at the top of the table.
Size has 63 wins, nine ahead of nearest rival and fellow Australian Racing Hall of Fame inductee David Hayes (54 wins), while Ricky Yiu (49), Caspar Fownes (49) and last season’s champion Francis Lui (46) trail the duo with only eight race meetings left to run in 2024/25.
At The Races's James Flaherty weighs up the credentials of every filly in the feature on day four of Royal Ascot on Friday, live on Sky Sports Racing.
The feature contest on day four of Royal Ascot on Friday sees the fillies take centre stage. The Coronation Stakes at 4.20, live on Sky Sports Racing, often brings together the Classic winners from the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket, plus its Irish and French equivalents.
Hollie Doyle
Our ambassador makes a case for her two rides at Royal Ascot on Thursday, live on Sky Sports Racing, and reveals her Gold Cup and Norfolk Stakes verdict.
HOPING CHESS DAD CAN MAKE THE RIGHT MOVES
Talented training duo Dr Richard Newland and Jamie Insole are experiencing Royal Ascot for the first time and I’m thrilled to be sharing it with them by riding two of their runners on Thursday, live on Sky Sports Racing.
Ascot | Race 1: G3 Albany Stakes
SIGNORA is a nice Frankel filly who finished third on debut in a Group 3 at Naas.
That was a hot enough race for her first career start, and she showed up pretty well. She ran on nicely that day and will have learnt a fair bit so will hopefully take a nice step forward.
Our ambassador runs the rule over her duo of rides on day two of Royal Ascot, live on Sky Sports Racing, and gives her verdict on Wednesday’s feature contests.
LIGHT WEIGHT FAVOURS CONSISTENT SHALLOW
She may be in at the deep end but the consistent SHALLOW can out-run her odds in an open Kensington Palace Stakes (5.35) at Royal Ascot on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports Racing.
