Welsh Lord ran green on his racecourse debut, over a mile, at Chelmsford last October and was again restless in the stalls when making his belated seasonal reappearance, over 1 mile 2 furlongs, at the Essex track earlier this month. However, on the latter occasion, despite taking a keen hold, the Dark Angel gelding made all the running to beat the favourite – and subsequent winner – Saint…

In recent months, Sweet Pursuit has developed a liking for Ffos Las, winning three times at the West Wales venue before finishing a closing fourth, beaten 2¾ lengths, in a competitive 0-95 affair 11 days ago. Rod Millman’s 4-year-old filly has been raised 1lb for that effort but, granted better luck in running, the daughter of Pastoral Pursuits can make her presence felt in the Netbet Betmaker Fillies’…

"Flemington racecourse is the home of the Melbourne Cup" (CC BY 2.0) by PreciousBytes   As the Melbourne Cup is the richest 2m handicap on the planet and one of the most valuable races in horse racing full stop, it tends to attract entries from all around the world. Just how global this year's renewal, which takes place at Flemington racecourse on the outskirts of the great city in the state of Victoria, Australia on…

The Smarkets Betting Exchange Handicap (6.15) at Carlisle on Monday looks competitive enough, as do all the races on the card, but Eastern Racer makes a swift reappearance after winning a similar race in convincing style at Thirsk on Friday and can complete a hat-trick. The testing sprint course at Carlisle is a different kettle of fish from that at Thirsk, which is fairly sharp, but Brian Ellison’s…