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Opera 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 only horse this century to...
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/ 1 month 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 have Sky or a computer for our...
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/ 2 months agoUK Racing: Prize money crisis highlighted by Documenting
There is a prize money crisis in British racing, it seems, and one all-weather specialist has done plenty to highlight the situation.
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/ 2 months agoNO BLUES FOR BILLY FAMILY: Robert Cooper ditches slippers for enthusiasm, youth and the All-Weather
At £1 a shot for every ‘how’s retirement going’ I must have amassed enough coins to gazump Amo Racing’s supremo Kia Joorabchian at the autumn yearling sales.
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/ 11 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 the turf seasons in Ireland, the Curragh...
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/ 1 year agoSUMMER DAYS FOR ALL WEATHER TRIO
It’s cash bonuses all round for the stars of rubber and sand, writes Ian Heitman The decision to scrap fast-track qualifiers and replace them with two Trials Day...
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/ 1 year agoTOP TRIO GO FLAT OUT FOR ALL-WEATHER SUCCESS
Five from five Bonito Cavalo can hit ‘em for six on Finals Day, says Ian Heitman IT is not long until the turf flat season starts with the...
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/ 1 year agoRYAN’S FLYING HIGH AFTER DOUBLE TON
Ian Heitman kept his feet dry to enjoy warm action on the all-weather and looks forward to a hot Finals Day Rossa Ryan made 2023 one to remember,...
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/ 1 year agoWHO WILL PASS THEIR TRIALS?
Ian Heitman with his latest update on contenders for the All-Weather Championships Afew changes were made to the All-Weather Championships prior to the 11th season starting at Newcastle...
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/ 2 years agoTALK OF THE TOON
Ian Heitman counts down to the big day at Newcastle on April 7 The culmination of the 10th All-Weather Championships takes place on April 7 with Finals Day...
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/ 2 years agoBILLY’S MAKING A BIG IMPACT
Ian Heitman has been impressed with a young star of the riding ranks The rapid rise of apprentice jockey Billy Loughnane even saw him featured on BBC News...
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/ 3 years agoSUCH A GOOD FRIDAY
Ian Heitman looks forward to a fantastic day’s action at Newcastle – but will it match Lingfield? Good Friday, April 15th, sees the conclusion with Finals Day being...
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/ 3 years agoLIAM BREAKS THE 1,000 BARRIER
Ian Heitman with a round-up of the latest events on AW tracks Liam Keniry added his name to those jockeys who have ridden 1,000 winners when he dead-heated...
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/ 3 years agoVENTURIOUS STRIKES AT 25/1
Ian Heitman reviews the latest action Field sizes for the better allweather races, class 2 and class 3, often come under scrutiny in the first couple of months...
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/ 3 years agoIT’S ALL CHANGE FOR THE 2022 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Ian Heitman assesses all the latest top-flight action Just over two months have passed since the opening day of the Ninth All-Weather Championships on October 19 at Newcastle,...
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/ 4 years agoCHAMPIONS TO BE CROWNED ON FINALS DAY
Ian Heitman assesses the line-ups for Good Friday The All-Weather Championships Finals Day takes place at Lingfield Park on Good Friday, April 2nd, with six championship races and...
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/ 4 years agoEVERYONE’S BIDDING TO BE A CHAMPION
Ian Heitman looks at the line-up for Finals Day Ian Heitman The cold spell of weather which hit the country earlier in February led to the cancellation of...
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/ 4 years agoALL ROADS LEAD TO LINGFIELD
ALL WEATHER Ian Heitman sees the action hotting up towards Finals Day Earlier this month two of racing’s most successful owner breeders passed away, David Thompson, joint owner...
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/ 4 years agoWARMING UP FOR FINALS DAY
ALL-WEATHER Ian Heitman has already seen plenty of action in the All-Weather Championships The eighth season of the All- Weather Championships began at Newcastle on October 20 and...
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/ 5 years agoThe long Good Friday
ALL-WEATHER RACING Ian Heitman is all warmed up for the action as Easter approaches The seventh All-Weather Championships reach their conclusion at Lingfield Park on Good Friday, April...
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/ 5 years agoBIG BEN STRIKES TO BREAK UP THE BIG TWO
ALL-WEATHER RACING Ian Heitman has been impressed with a jockey who has ended the Morris-Kirby grip on the all-weather title Ben Curtis Adam Kirby and Luke Morris have...
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/ 5 years ago£1M PRIZE IS UP FOR GRABS
ALL-WEATHER RACING Ian Heitman counts down to the seventh All-Weather finals day at Lingfield on Good Friday Ian Heitman The countdown to the 2020 Cheltenham Festival is well...
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/ 5 years agoBUILDING UP TO LINGFIELD
ALL-WEATHER RACING Ian Heitman is keeping a close eye on the Flat action as winter gallops along The seventh All Weather Championships began at Newcastle on October 22...
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/ 6 years agoFINALS DAY IS HERE AT LAST
ALL WEATHER RACING Ian Heitman hopes we will get to focus on the racing as the all-weather’s biggest meeting approaches Clon Coulis The recent row over the reduction...
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/ 6 years agoHALFWAY POINT IN THE BIG BATTLE
ALL-WEATHER RACING Ian Heitman with all the latest on the road to Lingfield on Good Friday Ian Heitman Kachy The 2018/19 All-Weather Championships have reached the halfway stage...
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/ 6 years agoSHAPING UP FOR A GOOD FRIDAY
ALL WEATHER Ian Heitman sees the fields for AW finals day starting to take shape The 2018/19 All-Weather Championships are in full swing with a number of horses...
