Ascot Eyecatcher will not be an Understudy for long
The run was only her third racecourse start and a big leap up in class, pointing to plenty more to come from the flashy chestnut daughter of Sea The Stars.
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Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Goodwood tips: Newsboy's picks plus 1-2-3 for every race on Saturday on ITV
With plenty of winners over the five days our ace tipster tackles the Stewards Cup and every other race on the final day of Glorious Goodwood Five days of racing in one of the most picturesque racing settings in the world comes to an end at Goodwood on Saturday. The Qatar Goodwood Festival, also known as Glorious Goodwood, is one of the highlights of the summer when the crowds come out to the Sussex venue in the hope of fine racing and fine weather. Day five features the Coral Stewards' Cup, contested by a maximum field of 28, the Group 2 Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes and the Group 3 Coral Glorious Stakes. Newsboy, aka David Yates, will be providing daily and detailed guides on every race. 1.20 Coral Glorious Stakes AL AASY won this race in style 12 months ago and the title holder will be hard to beat. For a horse who has been called his fair share of names, William Haggas's stable stalwart has an enviable record of 10 wins from 25 starts - that's a 40 per cent win ratio. His eighth victory came here in 2024 when the gelded eight-year-old and Jim Crowley threaded through a gap against the far rail to account for Relentless Voyager by one length. Al Aasy then made light of a Group 3 penalty in Newbury's Geoffrey Freer Stakes two weeks later and made it into double figures when returning to the fray in the same-level Gordon Richard Stakes at Sandown Park in April. Again held up at the back of the seven-runner field, the son of Sea The Stars swept through to beat Ancient Wisdom by half a length, with Arabian Crown behind in sixth. A funeral cortège gallop proved Al Aasy's undoing when fourth in the Group 3 Aston Park Stakes at Newbury, and he didn't get the breaks upped in class for Royal Ascot 's Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes last time. But he should get a pace to aim at here and, back down in grade, must go well. The rain-softened terrain is a plus for Arabian Crown, while Al Aasy's stablemate Candleford is the choice for third. NEWSBOY'S 1-2-3: 1 AL AASY, 2 ARABIAN CROWN, 3 CANDLEFORD 1.55 Coral Summer Handicap SUBSEQUENT went from strength to strength in 2024 and will have no issue with the prevailing conditions. The Andrew Balding-saddled son of Galileo won't win anything if he repeats the form of his comeback last-of-six behind Al Qareem in the Group 3 Silver Cup at York last month. But the chestnut four-year-old is better judged on his ascent through the ranks last season. Unraced at two, Subsequent marked his third start by landing a novice stakes at Haydock Park in June of last year before entering the handicap domain to score at Salisbury and Newmarket during the summer. On the back of a short-head defeat in Doncaster's valuable Mallard Handicap in September, my preference went one better, by two and a half lengths from Allonsy, in the Listed Noel Murless Stakes - the one-mile, six-furlong race was staged on soft ground - at Ascot three weeks later. A sizeable step forward from his reappearance is essential but, if it is forthcoming back in handicaps, David Probert's partner is well capable of registering a fifth career win. The hat-trick-seeking Sam Hawkens is on the up and entitled to respect, along with French Duke and Aeronautic. NEWSBOY'S 1-2-3: 1 SUBSEQUENT, 2 SAM HAWKENS, 3 FRENCH DUKE 2.30 Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes GOODIE TWO SHOES has done very little wrong and, despite tackling Group 2 opposition for the first time, gets the vote rack up the four-timer. She has a win in a mares' maiden hurdle at Killarney to show from seven attempts over obstacles, but Joseph O'Brien's daughter of Fastnet Rock has been a good deal more effective on the Flat, carrying the colours of JP McManus to six victories from 10 starts. Half of those successes have come this season, starting with a six-length supremacy in the Listed Vintage Tipple Stakes - Goodie Two Shoes had finished third at Cork on her Flat comeback the previous month - over a mile and three-quarters at Gowran Park in May. Staying at Listed level but moving up to two miles, the six-year-old went in again under Dylan Browne McMonagle - William Buick is in the plate this afternoon - with a length-and-a-half beating of La Isla Mujeres. And she completed the hat-trick back at a mile and six in the Group 3 Stanerra Stakes back over at Fairyhouse 24 days ago, travelling strongly en route to a half-length margin from Drawn To Dream. This test demands another personal best, but Goodie Two Shoes is thriving and it will be a surprise if this likeable mare doesn't have more to give. Term Of Endearment came home in front 12 months ago and should again go well, while stablemates Danielle and Sueno are taken to battle it out for the bronze medal. NEWSBOY'S 1-2-3: 1 GOODIE TWO SHOES, 2 TERM OF ENDEARMENT, 3 DANIELLE 3.05 Coral Stewards' Cup COMMANCHE FALLS is well treated for his bid for racing history as the first three-time winner of the Stewards' Cup. The eight-year-old is currently in a share of the lead with Marvel (1980 & 1892), Golden Rod (1910 &1912), Lord Annandale (1913 & 1914), Sugar Palm (1942 & 1943) and Sky Diver (1967 & 1968) - all are two-time winners of the six-furlong test. Michael Dods' stable favourite can be backed at bid odds to land the overall record - but shouldn't be underestimated. The downside is the gelding's losing run - 16 races since Commanche Falls lifted York's Listed Garrowby Stakes in September 2023. But there are positives - and you don't have to look too hard to find them. The barren spell has seen Commanche Falls fall in the weights - he was rated 112 on the day of his latest win but will compete from a British Horseracing Authority handicap mark of 98 today. There is also the small matter of his 'previous' in this race. In 2021, Connor Beasley's partner galloped through soft ground to deny Gulliver by a months later, on significantly quicker terrain, he followed up with a short-head call from Tabdeed. Those wins - Commanche Falls is unbeaten in two visits to Goodwood - came from ratings 3lb and 5lb above this afternoon's figure, and the recent return to form of the Dods yard fuels hopes of a revival. In a typically open renewal, Hammer The Hammer, Jakajaro, Strike Red, and Apollo One are at the top of a long shortlist. Don't miss a FREE £2 William Hill shop bet inside your Mirror every day of Glorious Goodwood Festival Pick up your Mirror every day of the Goodwood festival to get your hands on 12 page pullouts packed with insight from the punters you trust, plus FREE William Hill shop bets every day of the festival from Tuesday July 29 until Saturday August 2, 2025. Find out more here. 3.45 Whispering Angel Handicap HEADMASTER is intriguing as he makes his debut in the handicap sphere. There is much to like about the William Haggas trainee's pedigree - Headmaster is a son of Dubawi and the Somerville Lodge stable's three-time Prix de la Forêt heroine, One Master. Headmaster didn't make the track as a juvenile and he was gelded by the time he took on seven opponents for a novice stakes at Lingfield Park in May, finishing a three-quarter-length second to Elarak. The runner-up berth once more beckoned at Windsor at the end of June as Headmaster went down by a neck to Antipodes. But there was no mistake at the third time of asking as my choice justified odds of 2-5 in style at Haydock Park 15 days ago, humbling Palio Di Siena by four and a quarter lengths. Headmaster looks capable of a good deal better and, from an opening mark of 88, he should give Japanese rising star Mirai Iwata a good spin. Dangers lurk at every turn, with top weight The Waco Kid, favourite Mudbir and the soft-ground-capable Spirit Of Farhh all with something to recommend them. NEWSBOY'S 1-2-3: 1 HEADMASTER, 2 SPIRIT OF FARHH, 3 THE WACO KID 4.20 British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes CORINTH is put up as the value alternative to warm order Isaac Newton. The son of Dubai - dam Ricetta is a niece of Kingman who won twice for John and Thady Gosden - went off at 12-1 in a field of five when starting out for Clarehaven in a novice stakes at Sandown Park at the beginning of last month. Prominent from the outset, Corinth looked in need of his first experience when asked to go forward entering the final two of the contest's seven furlongs. But he kept on to take fourth, two and a quarter lengths behind winner Pacifica Pier - Corinth's stablemate Publish took second but is now the 2,000 Guineas favourite after going one better at the Esher track - and will know more this time. Isaac Newton just missed out on his Curragh debut and is greatly feared, ahead of Exclusive Code. NEWSBOY'S 1-2-3: 1 CORINTH, 2 ISAAC NEWTON, 3 EXCLUSIVE CODE 4.55 Coral Golden Rewards Shaker Handicap ALPHA CRUCIS gets the vote to improve on an already impressive Goodwood track three visits, the son of Australia, trained in tandem by Gary and Josh Moore, has emerged victorious on three occasions. Successful over a mile here in October 2023, the five-year-old was back in business over this afternoon's course and distance last September before following up back at a mile on the South Downs 18 days later. Not disgraced on his return when eighth in the Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster in March, Alpha Crucis was a good second at Epsom on Oaks day and appeals from an unchanged mark. Gladius brings an attractive profile to the meeting's finale, while Indalo and Toimy Son are also worth a second look. NEWSBOY'S 1-2-3: 1 ALPHA CRUCIS, 2 GLADIUS, 3 TOIMY SON
The Independent
18-07-2025
- The Independent
Witnesses to Felix Baumgartner's fatal paragliding crash heard large boom as it spun to the ground
Beachgoers knew something was wrong when they heard a loud boom ring out as a paraglider spun out of control, killing its only occupant, extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, when it crashed next to a swimming pool near the Adriatic Sea. A 30-year-old mother watched the deadly descent unfold Thursday afternoon from nearby with her two young children, who were entranced by the constant traffic of paragliders above the beach town of Porto Sant'Elipido in central Italy's Marche region. 'Everything was normal, then it started to spin like a top,'' Mirella Ivanov said Friday. 'It went down and we heard a roar. In fact, I turned around because I thought it crashed on the rocks. Then I saw two lifeguards running, people who were running toward' the crash site. When she saw people trying to revive the occupant, she scurried her two children away. The city's mayor confirmed the death of 56-year-old Baumgartner, who was renowned as the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound. The cause of the paragliding accident was under investigation. Police did not return calls for comment. 'Our community is deeply affected by the tragic disappearance of Felix Baumgartner, a figure of global prominence, a symbol of courage and passion for extreme flight,' Mayor Massimiliano Ciarpella said. The Clube de Sole Le Mimose beachside resort where the crash occurred said in a statement that an employee who was 'slightly injured' in the accident was in good condition. No guests were injured, and the pool has been reopened. Baumgartner, known as 'Fearless Felix,' became the first human to break the sound barrier with only his body in 2012. He wore a pressurized suit and jumped from a capsule hoisted more than 24 miles (39 kilometers) above Earth by a giant helium balloon over New Mexico. The Austrian, who was part of the Red Bull Stratos team, topped out at 843.6 mph — the equivalent of 1.25 times the speed of sound — during a nine-minute descent. At one point, he went into a potentially dangerous flat spin while still supersonic, spinning for 13 seconds, his crew later said. Baumgartner's altitude record stood for two years until Google executive Alan Eustace set new marks for the highest free-fall jump and greatest free-fall distance. In 2012, millions watched YouTube's livestream as Baumgartner coolly flashed a thumbs-up when he came out of the capsule high above Earth and then activated his parachute as he neared the ground, lifting his arms in victory after he landed. Baumgartner, a former Austrian military parachutist, made thousands of jumps from planes, bridges, skyscrapers and famed landmarks, including the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil. In 2003, he flew across the English Channel in a carbon fiber wing after being dropped from a plane. In recent years, he performed with The Flying Bulls, an aviation team owned and operated by Red Bull, as a helicopter stunt pilot in shows across Europe. Red Bull paid Baumgartner tribute in a post Friday, calling him 'precise, demanding and critical. With others, but above all toward yourself.' The statement underlined the research and courage with which Baumgartner confronted 'the greatest challenges.' 'No detail was too small, no risk too great, because you were capable of calculating it,'' Red Bull said.
Daily Record
16-07-2025
- Daily Record
Family friendly wrestling returning to NCT Centre in Newmains next month
Pro Wrestling Scotland are coming back to town with a brand new for a family entertainment spectacular. Family friendly wrestling is returning to the NCT Centre in Newmains next month. Pro Wrestling Scotland are coming back to town with a brand new for a family entertainment spectacular. The likes of Angel Hayze, Danny Clarke, BT Gunn and Kid Fite have already been announced. The show gives children and their families the opportunity to see see the amazing, larger than life characters of Scottish wrestling. Your children will also be given the opportunity to have their photo taken with wrestlers after the event with its Meet The Stars experience. Home town hero Ben Rodgers will challenge BT Gunn for the Pro Wrestling Scotland Heavyweight Championship at the show. Gunn, the current PWS Heavyweight champion, is one of the best the UK has every produced and has had two successful against two of the brightest stars in the UK today in Danny Clarke and Sam Taylor with some help and some underhanded tactics. Ben Rodgers star has been rising all over the UK. Will the home town boy be able to bring the gold home or will BT Gunn's experience be too much the new star. *Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire. Sign up to our newsletters here. And did you know Lanarkshire Live had its own app? Download yours for free here.
