
Dahlia Stakes Preview: Cathedral Tops Strong Field at Newbury
The Dahlia Stakes promises fireworks at Newbury with Cathedral heading a quality field of fillies and mares on good to firm ground.

Horse Racing Writer
Born and raised in County Tipperary, Tom O'Brien grew up surrounded by jump racing. His family have been involved in point-to-pointing for three generations, and Tom spent his twenties working as a stable lad at several Irish yards before moving into sports journalism. He covers National Hunt racing with the passion of someone who's mucked out the stables.

The Dahlia Stakes promises fireworks at Newbury with Cathedral heading a quality field of fillies and mares on good to firm ground.

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A cracking evening at Hamilton Park saw class acts mix with promising types, with Sonigino leading the charge in the feature novice chase.

A cracking Saturday afternoon at Towcester delivered quality National Hunt action, with the Staffordshire Plate headlining a seven-race card on good ground.

A proper day's racing at Newbury with the Guineas taking centre stage. Gstaad showed class but plenty of others caught the eye for future campaigns.

The Staffordshire Plate at Towcester promises a cracking contest with Nicky Henderson's duo taking on the class act Capodanno in this £35k handicap chase.

The Betfred Handicap Stakes serves up a cracking renewal with Invictus Gold heading the weights in this competitive £100k heritage handicap at Newbury.

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