Candleford

The victory of the William Haggas-trained Candleford (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) in the Duke of Edinburgh H. at Royal Ascot can be considered one of the outstanding performances during five days of top-class action. The 4-year-old, who was given a 13lb-hike in the weights for that six-length success, returns to the track at Newmarket this Friday, but his resounding win at the royal meeting will live long in the memory of his owner/breeders, the Kieswetter family of Barnane Stud, for a number of reasons. "It's actually a really cool story because...

William Haggas has confirmed that Baaeed (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), the top-rated horse in the world this year on 128, remains on course to reappear in the G1 Qatar Sussex S. followed by a potential step up to ten furlongs for the first time in the  G1 Juddmonte International S. Breaking off from a short holiday to speak to the Nick Luck Daily podcast on Wednesday, Haggas said of Baaeed's future engagements at Goodwood and York, "I think that's the obvious route. We haven't discussed it fully but it...