ARSENAL have reportedly begun talks with Wolves over the signing of Ruben Neves. The Molineux club remain confident of keeping the midfielder, who they rate at £40million, and Manchester United are also keen to sign the 24-year-old. The Gunners are still reported to be keen on Juventus’ Arthur Melo, butContinue Reading

Addingham is strongly-fancied by William Haggas to go one better in the Novice Stakes over ten furlongs of Lingfield polytrack this afternoon but I’m totally aware the Intello gelding, well-backed on debut over a mile of this course last month, needs improvement to justify the confidence of his Newmarket-based trainer,Continue Reading

Whiteandblue has the beating of eleven rivals in a shallow Median Auction Maiden Stakes over six furlongs of Southwell tapeta this afternoon but unfortunately readers of this column will be tired of me mentioning Brian Smart’s charge positively given this Fountain Of Youth filly has failed to win from eightContinue Reading

Darakah is one of eight declarations for a Fillies’ Stakes over seven furlongs of Lingfield polytrack today, two months after a hugely-disappointing debut on Wolverhampton tapeta; if you recall Charles Hill’s charge was quietly-fancied, and bet, on the back of encouraging preparation on his ‘Faringdon’ gallops and, significantly, tipped inContinue Reading

Master Sergeant lurks menacingly among twelve ‘decs’ for an ‘aged’ twelve-runner Novice Stakes over a mile of Southwell tapeta today when the once-raced John Gosden-trained Shamardal colt definitely has similarly-profiled Blue Train to beat; both are owned by dominant Godolphin and Charlie Appleby’s runner is the likely favourite. Two magnificentContinue Reading