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Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Newsboy's horseracing tips for Friday's five meetings including Yarmouth NAP
The in-form tipster has recommended four winning Naps so far this week and has nailed his colours to Blue RC in a handicap at Yarmouth Nail your colours to BLUE RC (4.08, NAP) who should not be missed when the progressive colt bids to defy a 6lb penalty at Yarmouth today. The son of Blue Point has taken a step forward with each appearance since dead-heating for first place on debut at Chelmsford in March. He ran well on his first try on turf at Doncaster next time, finished runner-up back on the all-weather at Kempton and then bolted up at Thirsk ten days ago. He looked a class apart from the rest of the field to win as he liked by three and a quarter lengths over 7f. The selection now tackles a mile but with 4lb in hand on future handicap rating he is going to be very hard to peg back. In the evening at Newcastle, Godolphin's DIAMOND RAIN (7.05, NB) is the one to beat in the Listed Hoppings Stakes. The Charlie Appleby-trained filly showed she had improved since the end of last season by accounting for a talented field in a Listed race at Haydock. She proved too good for Running Lion that day, who finished fourth in the Duke Of Cambridge at Royal Ascot last week, and looked capable of making her presence felt at Group level. She is the clear pick on official ratings.
The Irish Sun
16-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Royal Ascot 2025 tips: Best bets and Irish runners to follow this week
THE GREATEST show of the summer is just hours away, and the week where Royalty meets racing, Royal Ascot brings you the most unique horse racing festival of the year. Run over five days, with eight Group 1s, Royal Ascot is one of, if not the best, week in horse racing, and we can't wait to share it with you. Just like the Cheltenham Festival, Royal Ascot attracts the best trainers and horses from the Emerald Isle. Over the five days of Royal Ascot, we will bear witness to the master of Ballydoyle, Aidan O'Brien, Ger Lyons, and Champion UK and Ireland National Hunt trainer, Willie Mullins, and more take on the best of what Britain has to offer. These are the names that have struck fear into UK horse racing for many years, and this year, they send some of the most exciting horses in training to take on the British battalion. With that in mind, we have picked out the best betting tips and the most exciting Irish runners for you to follow at Royal Ascot 2025 . Whether you're interested in win, place, or accumulators, we've got you covered. Quick Royal Ascot tips for Tuesday June 16 Tue 16:20 - St James's Palace Stakes ➡️ Tue 17:00 - Ascot Stakes ➡️ Tue 18:10 - Copper House Stakes ➡️ Royal Ascot tips: Best bets of the week Day Race Horse Odds Trainer Notes Tue St James's Palace Stakes FIELD OF GOLD 4/5 J & T Gosden Dominant Irish 1000 Guineas winner. Can gain revenge on Ruling Court. Tue Ascot Stakes REACHING HIGH 7/2 W P Mullins 🇮🇪 Looks open to significant improvement. The one to beat. Tue Copper House Stakes CABALLO DE MAR 7/1 G Scott Won 6 of his last 7. On the rapid improve. Big player Wed Duke Of Cambridge FALLEN ANGEL 6/1 K R Burke Group 1 winner dropping in class. Set for a big run. Thu Gold Cup TRAWLERMAN 4/1 John & Thady Gosden Third in this last season to Kyprios. Made a winning return at Sandown. Hard to ignore. Thu Buckingham Palace Stakes OLIVER SHOW 16/1 G Boughey A model of consistency. Headed on the line in the Lincoln. Can have a say. Fri Common- wealth Cup SHADOW OF LIGHT 7/4 Charlie Appleby Third in the 2000 Guines. Will be hard to beat back at 6f. Fri Coronation Stakes EXACTLY 6/1 A O'Brien 🇮🇪 Not far behind Zarigana at Longchamp when hampered in the closing stages. Live chance. Sat Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee INISHERIN 5/1 Kevin Ryan Won the Commonwealth Cup last season. Perfect winning prep. Big player. 🇮🇪 Irish-trained horses Odds subject to change . READ MORE SUN STORIES Royal Ascot key race previews Tuesday 2:30 Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes: 1m (4yo+) (Str) - Rosallion 11/4 Royal Ascot starts with a bang as 11 head to post for the Queen Anne Stakes. Lead Artist, Dancing Gemini, Rosallion, and Notable Speech, who finish first, second, third, and fourth in that order in the Group 1 Lockinge Stakes, will lock horns again. Lead Artist, Dancing Gemini, and Notable Speech had race fitness on their side, and now that ROSALLION has that comeback run under his belt, he can gain his revenge. He won the St James's Palace at last year's festival, and if this four-year-old comes forward as expected, he will prove hard to beat at a course where he has yet to taste defeat. At bigger odds, Sardinian Warrior looks set for a big run. ➡️ 3:40 Group 1 King Charles III Stakes: 5f (3yo+) - Mgheera 12/1 Last season's winner, Asfoora, is back from Australia to defend her crown. She has demonstrated her effectiveness on this track, giving her standout claims of winning back-to-back King Charles III Stakes. Believing was unlucky not to win a Group 1 last season, but she started this season with a Group 1 win in Meydan, and she is another with clear claims. However, it can pay to side with the mare MGHEERA . She is unbeaten since arriving in the UK, and on the back of a Group 2 win where she showed her staying power over this trip, the stiff Ascot 5f looks right up her street. She will be finishing with a rattle when many are crying enough. Even though she has 20 races under her belt, she looks to be hitting peak form for her new connections. ➡️ 4:20 Group 1 St James's Palace Stakes: 1m (3yo) (Rnd) - Field Of Gold 5/6 The St James's Palace is one of the most anticipated races at Royal Ascot 2025 as the UK, Irish, and French 2000 Guineas winners come head-to-head. Henri Matisse was a game-winner in the French 2000 Guineas, but there is a suspicion that he will need to pull out even more to get the better of the top two in the betting. Ruling Court got the better of FIELD OF GOLD in the 2000 Guineas after the Juddmonte-owned runner was given a poor ride by Kieren Shoemark, failing to reel in the Godolphin runner. But today, Field Of Gold can gain a deserved revenge. The son of Kingman made no mistake in the Irish 2000 Guineas under the newly appointed Juddmonte retained jockey, Colin Keane. This strapping grey can dominate his opposition here and replicate his sire by winning the St James's Palace Stakes. ➡️ Thursday 4:20 Group 1 Gold Cup: 2m4f - Trawlerman 7/2 The early retirement of Kyprios has blown the Gold Cup wide open. The omission of one of the greatest stayers of all time would have left any normal trainer searching far and wide for a replacement, but not Aidan O'Brien. The Ballydoyle maestro has an able replacement in the St Leger runner-up, Illinois. He has big hoofs to fill, but this young star has bags of potential; even so, he has to be taken on at his current odds. The lightly raced French raider, Candelari, comes here on the back of clear-cut Group 1 win at Longchamp. He looks as if he will have no issue seeing out this extreme trip, but it can pay to stick with the tried and tested in last season's third-place finisher TRAWLERMAN . The Godolphin-owned runner overraced in last season's renewal, but as it seemed he was going to drop out tamely, Trawlerman rallied to take third. He made a perfect start to the season with a facile win in a Sandown Group 3, setting him up perfectly for another crack at this Group 1 prize. Now that he doesn't have to deal with Kyprios, this can be Trawlerman's time to shine. Friday 3:05 Group 1 Commonwealth Cup: 6f (3yo) - Shadow Of Light 7/4 Colin Keane could have a dream day in the saddle should he get his old boss, Ger Lyons's Babouche, over the line in the first place here. But the more we delve into the Commonwealth Cup, this looks there for the taking for SHADOW OF LIGHT . A top-class operator as a two-year-old, winning two Group 1s over 6f and 7f, Shadow Of Light seemed to be stretched in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket over 1m but still finished a close third behind two top-class colts. He drops back to 6f here, which won't be an issue for the son of Lope De Vega. He has every right to come forward fitness-wise for his run a Newmarket, and this prominent racer should prove hard to beat here. Should Shadow Of Light underperform, Big Mojo may be the one to capitalize. He made a winning return to the tack over this course and distance and was unlucky not to back that up on his next start. At his current odds, he looks a good each-way alternative. 2:20 Group 1 Coronation Stakes: 1m (3yo) (Rnd) - Bedtime Story 20/1 The French 1000 Guineas winner, Zarigana, will be hard to beat if she is at her best, but even so, her form is not beyond reach. The supplemented Falakeyah is a fascinating runner on the back of an impressive Listed win on just her second career start. EXACTLY was just over one length behind Zarigana in the French 1000 Guineas, and considering that the Aidan O'Brien filly was hampered in the closing stages and eased off inside the final 100 yards, she doesn't have much to find with Zarigana. The form of that race has already taken a boost, with the sixth Bedtime Story going on to take the runner-up spot in the Group 1 Prix de Diane at Chantilly on Sunday. This daughter of Frankel is the type to improve with racing, and it's hard to see her not being in the shake-up. Saturday 3:40 Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes: 6f (4yo+) - Inisherin 5/1 The final Group 1 of Royal Ascot 2025 comes over 6f with a host of runners with realistic chances of winning. Storm Boy was the talk of the town when arriving at Ballydoyle from Australia, but he started his career in Ireland with a whimper. He was sent off the well-supported 6/4 favourite for his Irish debut, but he was beaten by the two-furlong pole, eventually finishing last of the six runners. However, he is trained by Aidan O'Brien, so expect to see this son of Justify take a big step forward here. Even if he does show considerable improvement, he and the rest of the field may find it hard to head the game INISHERIN . The Kevin Ryan-trained inmate was an easy winner of the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot 2024, and he made a winning return to the track when showing bravery to hold off the fast-finishing Flora Of Bermuda. This big strong son of Shamardal looked as if he would come on plenty for his comeback run, and given how he won with so much ease over course and distance last season, Inisherin can make it back-to-back Royal Ascot wins. Elite Status looks to have been missed in the betting and can run well at big odds. Irish runners to watch at Royal Ascot in 2025 HENRI MATISSE (St James's Palace – Aidan O'Brien) French 2000 Guineas. winner. REACHING HIGH (Ascot Stakes – Willie Mullins) Major improvement to come. Royal runner. ONE LOOK (Duke Of Cambridge – PaddyT womey) Career best on her latest run. Big chance. LOS ANGELES (Prince Of Wales Stakes – Aidan O'Brien) Unbeaten this season. Battle hardened. CHARLES DARWIN (Norfolk Stakes – Aidan O'Brien) - Odds on in three starts. An exciting sprinter in the making. ILLINIOS (Gold Cup – Aidan O'Brien) - Super sub for Kyprios. New trip is an unknown but has huge potential. BABOUCHE (Commonwealth Cup – Ger Lyons) - Back to winning ways as of late. Big player here. EXACTLY (Coronation Stakes – Aidan O'Brien) - 4 th in French 2000 Guineas. Can get closer to the winner here. STORM BOY (Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes – Aidan O'Brien) - Talented sprinter who is likely to leave a poor Irish debut well behind. Where to watch the 2025 Royal Ascot in Ireland The week of Royal Ascot is a week in racing that cannot be missed by any racing fan. From Donegal to Waterford, you will not miss a minute of Royal Ascot. The first race on each day of Royal Ascot goes to post at 2:30, and here is how you can watch the greatest summer festival. TV: ITV, Virgin Media. Online : Online betting sites (check with your chosen betting site), Virgin Media Player. About the author Craig Mahood Craig Mahood is an expert in sports betting and online casinos and has worked with the company since 2020. He joined the Betting & Gaming team at The Sun in June 2022 and works closely with the leading bookmakers and online gaming companies to provide content on all areas of sports betting and gaming. He previously worked as a Digital Sports Reporter at the Scottish Sun, covering Scottish football with particular focus on Celtic and Rangers, As well as football, he has covered horse racing, boxing, darts, the Olympics and tennis for the Sun. Responsible gambling A responsible gambler is someone who: Establishes time and monetary limits before playing Only gambles with money they can afford to lose Never chase their losses Doesn't gamble if they're upset, angry, or depressed Problem gambling – Gamble Aware – Help with gambling addiction If you have a problem with gambling, or you know someone who does, help is out there. 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Telegraph
30-05-2025
- General
- Telegraph
How I came to spend a day on the farm with Prince William
Nearly six years ago, I spent a day out in the Duchy of Cornwall with Prince William. Then, he was Duke of Cambridge and in the role of the apprentice: his father was the 24th Duke of Cornwall while Queen Elizabeth II was still alive, and William was learning the ropes before one day taking it over. Regularly since, I have thought back to that day out in Somerset, and wondered how the new 25th Dukedom was going. So, last summer I asked Kensington Palace if I could make a return visit to see progress in action, and was surprised to learn they would be open to it. As with all things royal, it has taken some time to align diaries. Before I went, I reminded myself of William the apprentice. He had been endearingly modest about his experience, calling himself a country boy at heart who would take the best of the approaches of his father, the then-Prince Charles, and grandfather, Prince Philip, when it came to farming and rural life, to find his own way. 'I want to learn,' was the mantra back then. 'I'll try my best.' Now, of course, everything has changed. Prince William is now the 25th Duke, with the Duchy of Cornwall estate funding his household and taking up a largely unseen but important part of his day-to-day working life. On September 8 2022, when his father became King, William found himself head of a 128,494-acre estate, with net assets of £1.1 billion and a surplus of £23.6 million at his disposal to shape the Duchy in line with his own vision. The Duchy remains poorly understood by the public, and difficult to explain, with its headline figures about money belying the amount of work constantly ticking over on the ground. My day out with Prince William in early May of this year, a return to Newton St Loe in Somerset, was illuminating – once, that is, the Prince's much-delayed train finally arrived and he'd had a restorative sip of Duchy English sparkling wine. Instead of a prince following in the footsteps of his father, William was happily installed in the role of Duchy leader, eager to set out the changes he has already made and his vision to do more. While before there was watching and learning, now there is a prince whose watchwords are 'modernising', 'reforming', placing 'people' at the centre of his Duchy's work. The seeds of his early ideas are starting to come to fruition. In December 2021, we ran a front page story that he wanted to use Duchy land to house the homeless. In February 2024, he confirmed he would, with an innovative pilot scheme in the Newquay suburb of Nansledan. The Prince sees the Duchy, he says, as a new opportunity to extend his existing philanthropy work into its mostly rural locations. While his vision is sometimes difficult to translate via press release, and the estate is too vast to capture in an ordinary royal engagement, hearing directly from William is the most convincing sell imaginable. He is, as those around him say, a man on a mission. Farmers wax lyrical about the support they've received from the Duchy over the years, and senior members of staff seem – in many hours of interviews, only a fraction of which could fit into the article – fired up by William's zeal. He is passionate about 'turning the tanker', as he put it; relentlessly asking tenants what they needed from him and figuring out how quickly to make it happen. It was nice, too, to see him relaxed – on duty but not full public duty, joking with his team and chatting to anyone he passed. There has been a lot on his shoulders recently, with major illness in the family, and the Duchy is as pleasant a place as any to clear one's head. 'I've got the interest and the passion,' he said in 2019. 'The countryside is deep in my heart.' Now, in 2025, he is finally getting the time and space to prove it.
