Derby Preview 2026: Item Heads Star-Studded Field at Epsom

Saturday's Edinburgh Gin Festival at Doncaster offers a compelling seven-race card headlined by the Listed Queen of Scots Stakes, with good ground conditions ideal for quality action.

A stellar 14-runner field assembles for the Derby at Epsom, with Item setting the standard on ratings as testing ground conditions promise to influence proceedings.

Seven races at Chester on Saturday with the £50k Solar Xpress Handicap as the feature. Good to firm conditions should suit the speedsters on the Roodee.

Despite being on the flat, Ayr's evening card served up some proper racing with quality maidens and competitive handicaps worth dissecting.

Six races of apprentice action at Folkestone provided plenty of entertainment and future winners on good to soft ground.

Friday's evening card at Chester delivered competitive action across seven races with several progressive types catching the eye for future reference.

A cracking afternoon at Taunton served up competitive handicaps and promising maidens, with several horses marking themselves as future winners.