Paul Lally:
R1 11-6-4-5
R2 2-10-3-1
R3 6-7-9-4
R4 1-8-5-9
R5 6-3-7-3
R6 1-10-7-4
R7 2-3-4-1
R8 5-4-1-10
R9 11-7-10-12
R10 8-5-3-10
R11 1-4-7-8
Best Bet R10 N8 Chill Easy
Longshot R2 N2 Mabubu
Play R11 QQP 1-4-7
Mark McNamara:
R1: 1.8.4.12
R2: 1.8.10.3
R3: 1.9.7.3
R4: 5.4.1.8
R5: 7.3.5.6
R6: 10.3.2.1
R7: 2.4.1.10
R8: 8.10.14.12
R9: 10.11.7.5
R10: 10.8.6.5
R11: 1.3.14.8
Notable Speech unleashed a furious rally in the final furlong to win Saturday’s Group 1 Lockinge Stakes at Newbury Racecourse in Britain, his first victory since the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Del Mar last November.
Notable Speech, who won the Eclipse Award as the outstanding turf male of 2025 in the United States, beat a strong field in the $535,800 Lockinge Stakes at a mile, pulling clear under jockey William Buick to prevail by two lengths.
The accomplished sprinter Jimmysstar has secured the role of favorite for Saturday’s Group 1 Doomben 10,000 Stakes at Doomben Racecourse in Australia under unlikely circumstances.
Earlier this week, the 4-year-old filly Lady of Camelot was scratched from the $1.08 million Doomben 10,000 after she was apparently stung by a stingray during a beach swim, according to reports in the Australia racing media.
By Declan Schuster
Joao Moreira is looking to complete a full sweep of Hong Kong’s top-level races when the Brazilian rider links with overseas contender Deep Monster in the HK$13 million G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) on 24 May at Sha Tin.
The mile specialist Rodeo Drive ran to his strength with a nose win in near stakes-record time in Sunday’s Grade 1 NHK Mile for 3-year-olds on turf at Tokyo Racecourse in Japan.
Ridden by Damian Lane, Rodeo Drive, who paid $8.40 in American pools, closed from the back of a field of 18 to edge 14-1 Ask Ikigomi, who also rallied from well off the pace.
Rodeo Drive was timed in 1:31.50. The stakes record of 1:31.40 was set by Danon Chantilly in 2010.
By Leo Schlink
Zac Purton has surged to within 10 victories of reaching the 2,000-win landmark in Hong Kong after posting a double with a pair of sublime rides at Sha Tin on Saturday (9 May) as Jerry Chau edged closer to his first Tony Cruz Award for the leading homegrown jockey with a brace.
Paul Lally:
R1 9-3-7-2
R2 2-5-1-4
R3 6-1-2-5
R4 11-8-12-4
R5 1-2-3-9
R6 3-8-6-5
R7 4-9-1-11
R8 4-3-2-10
R9 5-13-4-7
R10 2-3-4-5
R11 11-6-4-2
Best Bet R10 N2 Blazing Wukong
Longshot R6 N3 Invictus
Play R4 QQP 8-11-12
Mark McNamara:
R1: 1.9.10.7
R2: 5.1.8.2
R3: 2.5.6.13
R4: 11.4.7.1
R5: 2.3.6.1
R6: 8.6.3.2
R7: 8.4.9.11
R8: 3.4.10.11
R9: 5.3.4.1
R10: 4.5.3.1
R11: 11.6.4.2
