Stories By The Racing Ahead Team
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Paul Ferguson
/ 2 months agoPaul Ferguson’s Fabulous Four for the Cheltenham Festival
Paul Ferguson has four aces to play when he hears that Festival roar Kopek Des Bordes Supreme Novices’ Hurdle Starting with...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoTurning back the clock: News from Southern yards, tracks and gallops
Richard Eagle tracks down news from southern yards, tracks and gallops Ede’iffs Rock ridden by Shaun Greene and inset, Trainers Bill...
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All Weather
/ 2 months agoPlacepot Pete: Betting Tales from Leopardstown
What we do, ‘Robbo’ my Placepot partner and I, is pick a main meeting on ITV on Saturdays because he doesn’t...
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News
/ 2 months agoCheltenham Festival Day Three Tips: Fact to File to fly in Ryanair Chase
Ben Morgan picks out his Day 3 forecasts Mares Novice Hurdle A race for the bookies in recent seasons and I...
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News
/ 2 months agoAge Matters: A Deep Dive into the Lincoln Handicap Betting Trends
Andy Newton checks out the Lincoln facts, stats and trends Lincoln Handicap Betting Trends The Flat is back this month too...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoPearl Secret standing proud in Japan
Helen Edwards brings news of Secret bloodstock stars' welcome overseas Pearl Secret parading at Arrow Stud, Japan Pearl Secret travelled well...
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All Weather
/ 2 months agoOpera Ballo follows Notable Speech in All Weather debut win at Kempton
Ian Heitman reports with news and views from the All Weather events The 2024 2,000 Guineas winner, Notable Speech, was the...
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Out in the Sticks
/ 2 months agoFeet Well Grounded: Looking at the action away from the festival
Jeremy Grayson keeps us up to date with the action out of Festival lights Uttoxeter February 8 (Soft, good to soft...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoDublin Racing Festival winners to watch: Final Demand for starters
Karl Hedley has had a close eye on Festival prospects across the Irish Sea as Ireland looks to continue their recent...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoBattle Plan on the Hoof: Paddy Mullins on Cheltenham Festival Plan
Ben Hastie puts 10 questions to Paddy Mullins about family Festival plan Paddy Mullins is crossing the Irish Sea with Closutton’s...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoShock Jockeys or Easy Riders: Analysing Jockeys at Cheltenham Festival 2025
Graham Buddry shows no mercy as he casts rule over Festival saddle stars The racing public are far more aware now...
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Robert Cooper
/ 2 months agoMarcus Aurelius was on the money: Robert Cooper digs deep for a hot Cheltenham Festival tip from a Roman emporer
What, if anything, can we learn from history? With Cheltenham almost in full beam view, we are annually bombarded with statistics,...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoGold Cup Memories: Native River refuses to bend to Might Bite’s will
Graham Buddry recalls Native River’s legendary battle with Might Bite in the Cheltenham Gold Cup of 2018.
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoCheltenham Festival Tips: The New Lion set to roar home in Turners Novices Hurdle
Ben Morgan offers his choices from a star-studded second day line up Turners Novices Hurdle Much like the Supreme, this race...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoCash Wrapped up in the cold: Simon Nott’s tales from Kempton, Newbury and Exeter
Simon Nott shares his latest ring tales from Kempton, Newbury and Exeter Kempton Insets: Exeter, top, and Newbury, bottom I always...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoWelcome: Cheltenhan Festival Special Edition
The season, if not the weather, has been warming up and we’re ready to boil into the frenzied Festival action. The...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoWeight for the Chance: Key Bettting Trends in the Midlands Grand National
Andy Newton narrows down key trends in the Midlands stamina test Beauport Midlands Grand National Betting Trends This race always gets...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoAD: Brooklands watch company
Brooklands Watch Company to Launch The Golden Miller Racing Chronograph at Cheltenham Festival In Partnership With The Jockey Club, A Piece...
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Grand National
/ 2 months agoPaul Nicholls may run all five Randox Grand National Contenders
By Nick Seddon Paul Nicholls has said he could end up running all five of his Randox Grand National contenders after...
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Paul Jacobs
/ 2 months agoKawaboomga! Paul Jacobs has high hopes for Willie Mullins’ novice at the Cheltenham Festival
Paul Jacobs has high hopes for Willie Mullins’ novice Kawaboomga So we are here once again, the Cheltenham Festival, the all-glorifying...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoJack Jones ready to think big with Chestnut Tree Stables
Xander Brett meets Jack Jones, new owner of Chestnut Tree Stables Jack Jones, 29, is a young trainer with bold ambitions....
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Grand National
/ 3 months agoRich Ricci relishes ‘real privilege’ of hunting for Grand National treasure
Leading owner Rich Ricci vividly remembers his horse The Midnight Club’s Randox Grand National run 14 years ago, though not actually...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 3 months agoCheltenham Gold Cup hope Corbetts Cross considered in ‘good position’
Emmet Mullins believes Corbetts Cross is coming to the boil at just the right time as he prepares to bid for...
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News
/ 3 months agoSir Gino ruled out for remainder of the season
Sir Gino has been ruled out for the rest of the season, trainer Nicky Henderson has announced. The five-year-old was forced...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 3 months ago‘He’s the Best I’ve Ever Sat On’ – Warren Ewing’s Bold Verdict on Constitution Hill Ahead of Cheltenham Champion Hurdle Showdown
Irish horse racing trainer Warren Ewing has seen plenty of talented horses in his time, but not many quite like Constitution...
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News
/ 3 months agoInterview with National Hunt Trainer Harry Derham
Speaking exclusively to his yard sponsor OLBG, National Hunt Trainer Harry Derham reveals the upcoming targets and plans for Mossy Fen Road,...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 3 months agoCorbetts Cross camp keeping Cheltenham Gold Cup prep options open
Emmet Mullins has yet to decide whether to give Corbetts Cross another prep run ahead of a planned tilt at the...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 3 months agoBarry Connell convinced Marine Nationale is coming right for Cheltenham
Barry Connell believes he is heading to Cheltenham with the best Irish-trained prospect of toppling Jonbon in the Queen Mother Champion...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 3 months agoWhere does Cheltenham Festival rank among UK racecourses for its ‘unbearable’ queues?
Nothing dampens an exhilarating day at the races quite like a queue that just won’t budge. Racegoers attend the races for the thrill...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 3 months agoCraig Kieswetter hoping Karbau can hit Cheltenham rivals for six
Craig Kieswetter is relishing another trip to the Cheltenham Festival after the exciting Karbau dazzled at Punchestown recently. The former England...