G2 Mile

After Sandown's Friday meeting was abandoned, the G2 Mile and G3 Gordon Richards S. will be rescheduled for the QIPCO Guineas Festival from May 5-7, the British Horseracing Authority confirmed on Friday. The Mile will be run on Friday, May 5, while the Gordon Richards S. joins the G1 QIPCO 1000 Guineas card on Sunday, May 7. Purses for the two races will also be affected, with the Mile set to be worth £80,000, and the Gordon Richards to be contested at £45,000. The Horserace Betting Levy Board's original contribution...

Despite the heavy ground that unfortunately has led to some key withdrawals, Sandown's "Spring Celebration" fixture on Friday sees some big names both past and present, proven and as-yet untested brought for their Esher examination. Godolphin's Adayar (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) makes his 5-year-old bow in a customarily-beleaguered G3 Gordon Richards S. and is an altogether mightier presence these days than when making his first big breakthrough as an unlucky second in this venue's 2021 G3 Classic Trial. Since then, Charlie Appleby's goliath has conquered a Derby, a King George and...