Stories By The Racing Ahead Team
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Racing Ahead
/ 11 months agoWELCOME
Welcome to our 20th anniversary edition of Racing Ahead. We’ll take the opportunity to give a big thank-you to our readers,...
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Out in the Sticks
/ 11 months agoNEIL’S HOPING SUCCESS CAN EMANATE AS TURF DRIES UP
Jeremy Grayson keeps his nose to the ground around the jumps tracks FONTWELL, May 16 (Good to soft, good in places)...
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Racing Ahead
/ 11 months agoTRENDS CAN PUT PICK ON A PLATE
Andy Newton lays out the facts for punters on Newcastle highlight Calling the Wind Northumberland Plate Betting Trends HAVING crept into...
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Racing Ahead
/ 11 months agoBUBBLING UP ON THE DOWNS
Andy Newton looks at the form and trends for the Epsom Classics Can you believe it’s June already – the month...
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Racing Ahead
/ 11 months agoLIKE FATHER, LIKE SON – IT’S A RICH DYNASTY
Nick Townsend talks to Richard Hannon about joys and challenge of taking over from Dad An intriguing part of racing is...
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Racing Ahead
/ 11 months agoPOETRY OF YEATS TO the POWER OF FRANKEL
Ben Hastie pays tribute to the history and horses making Royal Ascot a meeting like no other Frankel Royal Ascot is...
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Epsom Derby Meeting
/ 11 months agoAIDAN CALLING IN TO BOOST EPSOM TALLY
But Robert Cooper is won over by James Fanshawe’s Ambiente Friendly touch Toppers and Tails suggest the serious stuff is about...
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Paul Jacobs
/ 11 months agoROYAL JOY RISES ON THE HORIZON
Paul Jacobs offers his five to follow at Royal Ascot this month Horizon Dore and Mickael Barzalona With the Betfred Epsom...
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Racing Ahead
/ 11 months agoLIGHT SHONE TO SAVE A LEGEND
Graham Buddry recalls the day Light Shift revived Sir Henry Cecil’s ailing fortunes with an Epsom triumph Light Shift, right and...
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All Weather
/ 12 months agoTOTS OF THE TURF SHOWING PROMISE
Ian Heitman stumbles across some gems at the Curragh and Doncaster Pont Neuf, left, ridden by Charles Bishop The start of...
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Irish Racing
/ 12 months agoIT’S THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
Karl Hedley looks at Ireland’s young speedsters ready to fly the flag on the Flat Cheltenham, Aintree, Fairy-house and Punchestown have...
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Racing Ahead
/ 12 months agoPUT TRUMP ON CARD IN THIS DONKEY DERBY
Rolf Johnson takes a critical swipe at bosses’ efforts to rescue UK racing Peter Savill If Donald Trump doesn’t become 47th...
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Racing Ahead
/ 12 months agoWHEN HAWK SOARED HIGHEST OF THEM ALL
Graham Buddry reflects on the flickers, flashes and final brilliance of Ballydoyle’s brightest shooting star High Chaparral, right, ridden by Johnny...
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Racing Ahead
/ 12 months agoCHESTS PUFFED AS HISTORY BECKONS
Andy Newton highlights Roodoo trends ahead of 200th year of Chester Cup Chester Cup INTO May we trot and with that...
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Racing Ahead
/ 12 months agoAINT BAD AT ALL BUT UP FOR A FLAT PROFIT
Ben Morgan looks back on his jumps festival punting highlights and onwards to three big Flat fancies After yet another ‘nearly’...
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Picks from the Paddock
/ 12 months agoAPPLEBY’S SPEECH STRIKES RIGHT NOTE
Andy Ayres has keen eye on Guineas fancy KEMPTON March 13 (standard to slow) 1m3f three-year-old novice (Class 5) Small but...
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Racing Ahead
/ 12 months agoCITY SLICKER
Aidan O’Brien reveals his plot for Guineas favourite City of Troy Aidan O’Brien is well-used to bringing over superstar Classic prospects...
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Robert Cooper
/ 12 months agoBLOOMING LOVELY AND THE BEE IS BUZZING BACK
Sky Racing’s frontman welcomes spring, the Flat and Charlton’s returning Okeechobee If there’s ever a time to be optimistic, it’s spring...
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Out in the Sticks
/ 12 months agoBIG CHEESE HAS PLENTY TO SMILE ABOUT
Jeremy Grayson goes on his travels to identify some top talent FAKENHAM, April 12 (Good) 2m3yds Maiden Hurdle (class 4) THIS...
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Racing Ahead
/ 12 months agoRETIRED, BUT NOT OVER THE HILL just YET
Ben Hastie looks at life after racing for stars of the track Ben Hastie Everyone who has an interest in horse...
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Racing Ahead
/ 12 months agoLOCKED ON TO JOLLIES
Andy Newton analyses trends in Newbury highlight bookies fear ANOTHER of the big May Flat races is the Group 1 Lockinge...
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Big Interview
/ 12 months agoNO REGRETS, NO SECRETS – AND THE BEST IS YET TO COME!
Nick Townsend talks to jockey Kieran Shoemark about his winning battles on the track and off it… When Kieran Shoemark –...
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News
/ 12 months agoTEN TO FOLLOW AS WE HIT A NEW LEVEL
Paul Ferguson offers his selection of Flat stars to follow this season DOLCE COURAGE John & Thady Gosden 4yo Siyouni gelding...
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Newmark Report
/ 12 months agoROW UP FOR JOY OF TROY
Dave Youngman is revelling in the green shoots as Newmarket gets spring in its step HQ in all its glory MAY...
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Racing Ahead
/ 12 months agoA CAREER TO BE PROUD OF, NOW IT’S TIME TO ‘PUT THE KETTLE ON’
Ben Hastie interviews Aidan Coleman AIDAN Coleman announced his retirement from race-riding last month at the age of 35 following a...
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Paul Jacobs
/ 12 months agoHENRY’S A REALLY GOOD FELLOW!
Paul Jacobs backs Aidan O’Brien’s silver starlet to shine this summer Henry Longfellow ridden by Ryan Moore With a change of...
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Tales from the Betting Ring
/ 12 months agoCRAIC’S GRAND BOTH SIDES OF THE WATER
Simon Nott tracks the Grand National bookies each side of the Irish Sea for his Tales from the Ring. I do...
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Racing Ahead
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Grand National
/ 1 year agoDAWNING TO OPEN FOR IN-FORM DAN
Ben Morgan sees the Skelton brothers getting off to a winning start on Day 1 MANIFESTO NOVICES CHASE I would say...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoWELCOME
Irish eyes were shining in the Cotswolds and now the gaze turns to Merseyside and the fresh challenges of awesome Aintree....
Cheltenham Festival
Dan Skelton lands Cheltenham feature to boost title bid
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