Stories By The Racing Ahead Team
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News
/ 1 month agoA thrilling day of racing in the Lamerton at Kilworthy
By Mike Drowne Kilworthy played host to their one and only fixture of the Season on Sunday. The well-fancied Jet Smart...
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News
/ 1 month agoImperial Emperor blazes trail from Worcester to Dubai World Cup
The remarkable journey of Imperial Emperor, the racehorse flying the flag for Worcester-based syndicate Deva Racing, has taken a dramatic new...
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Grand National
/ 1 month agoGrand National 2025: Aintree showpiece has a new favourite after Gold Cup winner is withdrawn
Intense Raffles is the new favourite for the 2025 Grand National after connections withdrew Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Inothewayurthinkin from the...
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Tips
/ 1 month agoThe best horse racing tips for April 2025
Horse racing fans across the globe are in for a treat in April, with the upcoming calendar packed with a plethora...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month agoBred for the turf: Richard Eagle finds the Houlihan brothers proudly flying the family flag
A four-horse race in late January at a soggy Plumpton could possibly have slipped many people’s attention. Only two finished, which,...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoRok Til Dawn: Paul Ferguson sticking with Iroko for Grand National Glory
Paul Ferguson keeps faith with his early season hopes for Aintree prizes I nailed my Grand National colours to Iroko in...
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Grand National
/ 1 month agoCurtain call for jumpers: Andy Newton points up betting clues from Sandown’s spring highlight
As well as the Grand National in the first weekend of April we have the Scottish version less than a fortnight...
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Newmark Report
/ 1 month agoNew faces for a fresh start: Dave Youngman with news of changes at HQ ahead of Flat season
IT is a great feeling being back with all you loyal readers in time for the new Flat racing season after...
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Tales from the Betting Ring
/ 1 month agoAint Harv Hot Mum: Simon Nott recounts his latest Tales From The Betting Ring
The faces were out in force at Exeter: pro-punters Alan Francis and Deaf Paul, man about the racecourse Armaloft Alex.
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Form Guide
/ 1 month agoRok ticks clock box: John Anthony weighs up speed impact on the safety-first Aintree highlight
GIVEN that the changes to the fences have made the great race nothing more than a long-distance handicap chase, speed figures...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoJeremy Grayson: Keep eyes on Sue Smith’s inform runner – Tyson Magoo
Jeremy Grayson has been scouring the country’s tracks for in-form talent Carlisle March 9 (Good to soft, good in places) 2m3f61yds...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month agoOlly’s big lad aims to please: Andy Ayres offers his pick of the paddock as spring gets in full swing
PLEASINGTON (Olly Murphy) is built like Arnie’s big brother and powered through the mud to win this pulling a couple of...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 1 month agoTelly puts bins in bin: Rolf Johnson sees Festival skip to Eurovision – other things don’t change
Cheltenham runners invariably knock your eye out – as the Festival mutates from Olympics to Eurovision. Cheltenham’s all singing and dancing...
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Out in the Sticks
/ 1 month agoReaders’ letters
Please keep your letters coming -write to: Readers’ Letters, Racing Ahead, Tuition House, St George’s Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU, or email...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month agoHarry’s game: Ben Hastie talks to owner and horse racing fan Harry Redknapp
Q: HARRY, you are one of the most well-known figures in the football world. You have a passion for horse racing...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month agoSo Darn Hot scorches in: Ian Heitman watches the All-Weather action simmer up to boiling point
The start of the 2025 Flat turf season is only a week away but the All-Weather Championships continue until Good Friday,...
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Grand National
/ 1 month agoGrand National win tops it all: Saddle legend Mick Fitzgerald opens up to Nick Townsend
It’s one of the curious realities of National Hunt racing. For all the Cheltenham Festival summits scaled last month, with the...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month agoThis Dutchman is still flying: Xander Brett talks to Adrie de Vries, the saddle star from the Netherlands
With just four thoroughbred tracks between them, the Low Countries may seem an insignificant corner of the racing world. But what...
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Irish Racing
/ 1 month agoAll positive for Michael: Karl Hedley sees O’Callaghan off to winning start as Irish action warms up
The Cheltenham Festival has come and gone and it now seems appropriate to focus on another couple of big meetings such...
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Andy Newton
/ 1 month agoAndy Newton outlines the clues and statistics behind smart betting at Grand National 2025
Andy Newton highlights his key facts ahead of the 2025 Grand National I don’t normally cover the biggest race on the...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month agoWelcome to Racing Ahead’s 2025 Grand National Edition
The Festival cheers of Cheltenham are barely hushed and we’re headlong into the thrills of Aintree’s Grand National meeting.
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoPaul Jacobs: Aintree Fences must be in top shape for Grand National
Paul Jacobs calls on Aintree to keep fences in proper shape for the big race With the Cheltenham Festival behind us...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 1 month agoAces humbled – and it aint even started: Minor obstacles topple the big Festival stars
The Grand National is usually the race that grabs the headlines, but something pretty bizarre will have to occur at Aintree...
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Grand National
/ 1 month agoChampion in every sense: Aintree legend Bob recalls Grand National triumph that beat all odds in fight against cancer
Some sporting events hold a special place in the hearts of the public stretching far beyond the regular fans. The Aintree...
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News
/ 1 month agoBuckfastleigh Races: Favourite Duc De Beauchene storms home
By Mike Drowne Spectators were blessed with a Spring like day at Buckfastleigh Point to Point on Sunday for their second...
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Grand National
/ 1 month agoGavin Cromwell admits Grand National bid is ‘tempting’ with Inothewayurthinkin
Galopin Des Champs may have come short in his bid for Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup immortality, but his Prestbury Park conqueror...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 1 month agoCheltenham: Sir Anthony McCoy thrilled to see JP McManus win the Gold Cup again
Sir Anthony McCoy knows the feeling of returning victorious after the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup and cut a delighted figure as...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 1 month agoWillie Mullins never confident in what he was watching with Galopin Des Champs in Gold Cup
Willie Mullins felt Galopin Des Champs was never jumping well enough to enable him to win a third Boodles Gold Cup...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoInothewayurthinkin tears up the Gold Cup script at Cheltenham
Inothewayurthinkin galloped on strongly up the hill to deny Galopin Des Champs a famous Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup hat-trick. Gavin Cromwell’s...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoJasmin De Vaux bounces back for more Cheltenham success
Jasmin De Vaux added to last year’s Champion Bumper success when staying on strongly to strike in the Albert Bartlett Novices’...
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