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10 horses will go to post for this Sunday’s Velka Pardubicka (Czech Grand National) over 4m 2 1/2f at Pardubice. Rider Keith Donoghue bids for back-to-back Velka wins - this year aboard Final Orders. 7x Velka winner Jan Faltejtek rides Godfrey. James Best rides Greek Dessert.
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The closing stages of the 2026 Grand Steeple-Chase des Flandres won for the second time by Placenet.
PLACENET, trained by David Cottin & ridden by Johnny Charron, has won the 2026 Grand Steeple-Chase des Flandres (Belgium Grand National) over 2m7f at Waregem. The 9-y-o had also won the race in 2024. He is owned by Prof Caroline Tisdall & Geoff Thompson. 7 ran in the €100K race.
7 horses go to post for the €100K 2m7f Grand Steeple-Chase des Flandres (Belgium Grand National) at Waregem on Tuesday 1 Sept at 3:25 BST. Trainer Patrice Quinton has 3 runners in a bid to win it for the 11th time. His main hope is General Desjy (Feilx de Giles up) 2nd in 2023.
The host city & dates for the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest have been announced - the host city will be BURGAS (the fourth-largest city in Bulgaria, situated on the Black Sea coast) with SF1 on Tues 11 May, SF2 on Thurs 13 May & the Grand Final on Sat 15 May.
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Canada will compete in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest. They are the first nation to enter the ESC for the first time since Australia debuted in 2015. Unlike Australia (who were given a bye through into the Final their debut year) Canada will need to qualify through a semi final
Great to hear Tom Durkin call a race on the final day of “The Big A”. Have only been racing once at Aqueduct, the day after the Monmouth Breeders’ Cup, so it was Sunday 28 October 2007. After the monsoon in New Jersey the day at Aqueduct was dry, warm & sunny. Loved the place.
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Not every runner in the Derby had a camera over their gate in the stalls - probably only one or two others - so seems unfair to have a ruling re the participation of a horse based on evidence only available for a small % of runners?
A few stats re the ‘26 Eurovision Song Contest. 1st time since 2017 (Portugal won) that winner topped both Jury & Televote. Biggest ever winning margin of 173pts (“Fairytail” Norway won by 169pts in 2009). 16 different countries received at least one max 12pts from a Jury vote.
The mad dash back home from Newmarket completed in the knick of time! The ESC portfolio: Finland to win at 11/8, Australia to win at 9/1, Denmark to finish Top 5, Italy to finish Top 10, UK to finish either 24th or 25th (bottom 2). Good luck if you’ve played & enjoy the ride.
Some ESC Running Order stats - since 1998 (start of tele-voting era) -
Song in 1st half of RO won 10x 37%
Song in 2nd half of RO won 17x 63%
Only 4x single digit RO slot has won but…
Both 2023 & last year winner went 9th.
Overall stats say around 16th is best draw.
No doubt who gave the best performance in the two Semi Finals of the ESC - tonight Delta Goodrem knocked it out of the ball park for Australia. Repeat that on Saturday night & she has a great chance of first Aussie win.
I know I am biased but if you are planning on watching/playing the KY Derby this evening go along to the @RacingTV website & read Rachel Candelora’s excellent in-depth preview…she gave the straight Trifecta last year!