Sussex trainer Menuisier targets Lockinge success at Newbury

On a day of top class action I'm tipping this 7-1 chance to run a huge race

IF it was a heavyweight boxing decider the world would be going mad – and in racing terms Notable Speech vs Rosallion is just that as they smash up once again at Newbury. The two Guineas heroes slug it out in the Group 1 Boylesports Lockinge Stakes at 2.35 — a one-mile contest won by some of the greats like Brigadier Gerard, Selkirk, Canford Cliffs, Frankel and Baaeed. PAIt’s no two-horse race but Chappers is backing Notable Speech to get the be…

Sussex trainer Menuisier targets Lockinge success at Newbury

West Sussex trainer David Menuisier has a live chance in the BoyleSports Lockinge at Newbury on Saturday with Tamfana, a winner of the Sun Chariot Stakes last season.

GEORGE BOUGHEY: Weekend Preview

We had a nice couple of winners last week at both Chester and Newcastle, and have some live chances heading into this weekend at Newmarket, Thirsk and Newbury on Lockinge Day, writes GEORGE BOUGHEY. Classic Encounter and Fouroneohfever are probably the two I’d pick as my best chances this weekend. They’re both backing up relatively quickly but if they repeat their last runs, they should go very close. FRIDAY NEWMARKET SIXTEEN ONE – 3.25pm Newmar…

Style and splendour returns to Newbury

Newbury racecourse’s BoyleSports Lockinge with Ladies Day returns on Saturday, May 17, and guarantees exciting racing on track and an abundance of glamour and entertainment off it. Racing fans will be arriving for Newbury’s flat season showpiece meeting, featuring the Group 1 BoyleSports Lockinge Stakes – a straight mile contest, open to horses aged four years and older, worth a total prize fund of £400,000. Following the latest confirmation sta…

Godolphin's Lope De Vega Homebred Catches The Eye At Newbury

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Friday's Observations features Godolphin homebred Words Of Truth. 3.00 Newbury, Mdn, £12,000, 2yo, c/g, 6fT WORDS OF TRUTH (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) is one of the key members of a fascinating …

Two sturdy stars and a comer lead the Lockinge

The question regarding the J.T. Lockinge Stakes on Saturday at Newbury: Do you want two 4-year-olds who excelled as sophomores or a different one, Dancing Gemini, who had a somewhat lost 3-year-old season but already has shown who he has become at 4?