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Jonathan Burke riding Crambo (red) clears the last to win The Howden Long Walk Hurdle from Tom Bellamy and Paisley Park (blue)

Crambo denies Paisley Park in pulsating Ascot Long Walk

Crambo came out on top in a breathtaking battle of the ages with Paisley Park to claim Howden Long Walk Hurdle glory at Ascot.

Racing • 23 Dec 23

Shishkin has won 13 of his 17 starts under Rules

Shishkin already in bloom for Nirvana comeback at Ascot

Nicky Henderson describes Shishkin as being 'in very good form' as he sets out on what his trainer hopes will be a fruitful staying campaign, commencing with Saturday's Nirvana Spa 1965 Chase at Ascot.

Racing • 24 Nov 23

Aidan O'Brien has six runners declared to run at Ascot on Saturday

O'Brien runs the rule over leading Ascot hopes

Aidan O'Brien's Kyprios is all set for a clash of the staying titans in the Long Distance Cup on British Champions Day at Ascot.

Racing • 19 Oct 23

Paddington was a winner of the St James's Palace Stakes on the round course at Ascot earlier in the season

Stars declared for British Champions Day

Mostahdaf, Paddington and Kinross are among the big names declared for what promises to be an enthralling afternoon for British Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday.

Racing • 19 Oct 23

Nashwa will bid for a second Group One over a mile on Saturday

Nashwa given the nod for QEII

Connections have confirmed that Nashwa will run in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

Racing • 18 Oct 23

Luxembourg will not see action at Ascot's Champions Day

Foot injury rules Luxembourg out of Ascot Champion tilt

Aidan O'Brien has been forced to rule Luxembourg out of the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot on Saturday week.

Racing • 12 Oct 23

Ryan Moore after winning the Ribblesdale Stakes aboard Warm Heart

Royal Ascot wrap: Warm Heart wins Ribblesdale Stakes

Warm Heart claimed victory in the Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Racing • 22 Jun 23

Goshen makes winning return at Ascot

Goshen capitalised on the absence of Constitution Hill to make a winning return to hurdles in the Coral Hurdle at Ascot.

Racing • 19 Nov 22

Richard Kingscote rides Bay Bridge to victory in the Champion Stakes

Bay Bridge upsets retiring Baaeed in Champion Stakes

Baaeed was sensationally beaten for the first time on his final career start, as Bay Bridge caused an upset in the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot.

Racing • 15 Oct 22

Baaeed (near side) beat Palace Pier in the QEII at the corresponding fixture last season

Baaeed heads field of nine on final start at Ascot

Baaeed will face eight rivals when he has his eagerly-awaited finale in the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

Racing • 13 Oct 22

Baaeed - winning at Newbury last May - has had six consecutive Group 1 wins so far

Baaeed heads 10 remaining in Ascot Champion Stakes

Baaeed will face a maximum of nine rivals when he bids to crown an unbeaten career with victory in the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

Racing • 10 Oct 22

Dragon Symbol has finished second in two Group Ones

Varian eyes Ascot for Dragon Symbol

Dragon Symbol is likely to head to the Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot on 15 October following his pleasing run in the Curragh's Flying Five earlier this month.

Racing • 30 Sep 22

La Petite Coco, with Billy Lee up, cross the line to win the Alwasmiyah Pretty Polly Stakes in June

Twomey anticipating La Petite Coco run at Ascot

Paddy Twomey is looking forward to running La Petite Coco in the Qipco British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes at Ascot on 15 October following her close-up fourth in the Blandford Stakes on Sunday.

Racing • 13 Sep 22

PJ McDonald (right) celebrates on Pyledriver after winning the midsummer highlight

Pyledriver shocks King George rivals with emphatic win

Pyledriver ran out a surprise winner of the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes at Ascot.

Racing • 23 Jul 22

Westover and Colin Keane on way to Irish Derby delight

Beckett's Irish Derby star Westover heads Leger field

Westover and Emily Upjohn, the market leaders for this weekend's King George at Ascot, head 27 entries for the St Leger at Doncaster on September 10.

Racing • 19 Jul 22

Adayar hasn't been seen at the racecourse since running fifth in last season's Champion Stakes at Ascot

Adayar ruled out of King George defence at Ascot

Reigning champion Adayar will miss the defence of his King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes crown, having been taken out at the latest scratching stage.

Racing • 05 Jul 22

Adayar delivered the best performance of his career in last season's King George

Adayar to skip Eclipse and head straight to King George

Last season's Derby and King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes hero Adayar will miss the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown and instead head straight to Ascot to defend his all-aged middle-distance crown.

Racing • 07 Jun 22

Fakir D'Oudairies clears the last at Ascot

Fakir D'Oudairies ends 26-year wait at Ascot

Fakir D'Oudairies became the latest Irish raider to claim big-race honours on British soil with a battling victory in the Betfair Ascot Chase while Does He Know stamped his class in the Bateaux London Reynoldstown Novices' Chase at Ascot.

Racing • 19 Feb 22

Shishkin is a general 4-6 favourite for the feature at Ascot

Connections preview Shishkin v Energumene

Shishkin and Energumene – two of the most exciting horses in training – meet in the SBK Clarence House Chase at Ascot on Saturday.

Racing • 21 Jan 22

Shishkin pictured on the way to winning at Cheltenham last year

Updated Shishkin and Energumene declared for Ascot showdown

Shishkin and Energumene remain on course for a mouthwatering clash at Ascot after both horses featured among the declarations for Saturday's SBK Clarence House Chase.

Racing • 20 Jan 22

Champ has now won six of his eight starts over hurdles, filling the runner-up berth on his other two outings

Champ strikes on return to hurdles in Long Walk

Champ (4-1) made a sensational return to the smaller obstacles to win the Grade One Howden Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot.

Racing • 18 Dec 21

Buzz (green and yellow) had impressed in his two most recent starts under both codes

Long Walk at Ascot will lack Buzz

The Howden Long Walk Hurdle market was thrown into disarray on Friday with the news that ante-post favourite Buzz will miss the race through injury.

Racing • 17 Dec 21

Lostintranslation jumps the last under Brendan Powell

Lostintranslation and Buzz win Grade Two races at Ascot

Lostintranslation (4-1) ended a two-year barren spell with an impressive victory in the Chanelle Pharma 1965 Chase at Ascot, while Buzz (EvsF) outclassed his rivals in the Coral Hurdle.

Racing • 20 Nov 21

Sealiway's only previous Group One win came in the Jean-Luc Lagardere at Longchamp last autumn

British Champions Day: Sealiway lands Champion Stakes

Cedric Rossi's Sealiway (12-1) struck for France in the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot.

Racing • 16 Oct 21

Baaeed (near side) only made his racecourse debut at Leicester in June

British Champions Day: Baaeed beats Palace Pier in QEII

Baaeed (2-1) maintained his unbeaten record as he lowered the colours of Palace Pier in a top-class renewal of the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot.

Racing • 16 Oct 21