Araafa is Palace favourite.Byline: Racing Digest Glory Irish 2000 Guineas hero Araafa is the red-hot favourite for the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot on Tuesday. The Jeremy Noseda-trained colt heads a field of 15 at the five-day stage for the one-mile contest and has been installed as the 11-8 market leader with Coral. A planned strike by thousands of railway signal workers that would have brought disruption to Royal Ascot racegoers has been called off. The Rail Maritime and Transport union took the decision after a new pay offer from Network Rail. LIGHT appears to have been shed on Olympian Odyssey's disappointing run in the Prix du Jockey Club The Prix du Jockey Club is a Group 1 flat horse race in France for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is raced over a distance of 2,100 meters (approximately 1 mile 2½ furlongs) at Chantilly Racecourse in early June. after handler Barry Hills revealed tests have highlighted a stress fracture stress fracture n. A fatigue fracture of bone caused by repeated application of a heavy load, such as the constant pounding on a surface by runners, gymnasts, and dancers. on his off-fore. AUSTRALIAN raiders Takeover Target, Glamour Puss and Falkirk head 33 entries for the Group Two King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot on Tuesday. Connections hope to emulate compatriot com·pa·tri·ot n. 1. A person from one's own country. 2. A colleague. [French compatriote, from Late Latin compatri Choisir, who pulled off the unprecedented King's Stand - Golden Jubilee double in 2003. |
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