Blogs: Horse Racing

Run alongside its famous stablemate at the Western Meeting, the Silver Cup is a fiercely competitive sprint handicap in its own right, where a favourable draw carries real weight. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Sprinters gather at Doncaster for this Leger Festival handicap, where a fast break, the draw, and a clear passage frequently decide a desperately tight finish. Our trends guide covers the profile and shortlist.

A mile-and-a-half handicap at Doncaster's St Leger Festival, where a workable mark and the ability to quicken off a strong gallop usually separate a competitive middle-distance field. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

A competitive mile handicap at Doncaster's St Leger Festival, where a big field and the draw combine to make this one of the meeting's trickier and more absorbing puzzles. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Ten furlongs of St Leger Festival handicapping at Doncaster, where the right draw and a well-timed challenge frequently separate a competitive and closely matched field in the closing stages. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

The oldest of the five classics sends three-year-olds an extended mile and three quarters at Doncaster, the final and most searching examination of the generation each season. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Fillies and mares contest a Group 3 over seven furlongs at Doncaster, an autumn contest that regularly attracts smart performers from the division. Our trends guide covers the profile, draw and shortlist.

Five and a half furlongs at Doncaster produces the Portland, a famous sprint handicap where a big field and the powerful influence of the draw combine into a genuine puzzle. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Doncaster's Group 2 over seven furlongs draws milers and sprinters together into a competitive autumn test of tactical speed, an in-between trip that produces genuinely open contests. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Known as the Fillies' Leger, this Group 2 race sends staying fillies and mares an extended mile and three-quarters on Doncaster's galloping track, a searching test of stamina. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.