The day, May 16, was chosen to recognise the achievements of the 57th West Middlesex Regiment of Foot, at the 1811 Battle of Albuhera during the Napoleonic Wars, where they were the first to use ...

Paul Nicholls has his powerful string in top order, boding well for the yard's two-pronged attack on the £50,000 Elite Hurdle with Rigmarole and Albuhera. Even at this relatively early stage of ...

Cambridgeshire, Newmarket, Saturday 11-2 Alphaeus, Smirk, 9-1 Albuhera, 10-1 Halland, 11-1 Katy Nowaitee, 12-1 Transatlantic, 16-1 Putra Pekan, 20-1 Kuster, Moon Goddess, 25-1 and upwards others.

Albuhera (3.40) has already lost to that rival, when he went down by a short head at Cheltenham. That was Self Defense's first run of the year and he may well be a tougher opponent now. However, ...