The lack of a first-up run in England doesn’t have Francesca Cumani ‘Believing’ in Asfoora’s chances of winning back-to-back Group 1 King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot this week. Star UK sprinters ...

OLI Bell is a sports presenter and broadcaster, best known for his work covering horse racing on ITV. Here we take a look at his background and career, as well as his relationship with Francesca ...

Francesca Cumani is joining 10s Melbourne Cup coverage from her rural retreat in England this year and thinks she’s tipped a winner. For Francesca Cumani, the menagerie she’s accumulated during ...

Cumani is a key player in Channel Seven’s coverage of the Spring Racing Carnival however owing to international commitments with ITV racing in the UK she won’t be part of the Seven racing team for the ...

International racing expert Francesca Cumani assesses all the raiders in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup and reveals who can and can’t win. It’s not a sexy selection and he has had to be re-vetted over the ...

Revered racing expert Francesca Cumani has given her early view on how this year’s Melbourne Cup field is stacking up. With the Cup Carnival beginning with Derby Day on Saturday, attention is quickly ...

FRANCESCA Cumani has a secret that has been proving a little difficult to conceal during her appearances at Flemington this week. Just days after the horse racing commentator celebrated her first win ...

It was late in 2004, heading into a crisp northern hemisphere winter, when the phone rang in Luca Cumani’s office at his historic Bedford House stables in Newmarket, England. On answering, he tuned ...

It’s not a sexy selection and he has had to be re-vetted over the weekend, but I feel like you can rely on him to run a solid race at a decent price on his third attempt in the race. Willie Mullins, ...