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This is where you will find all of Racing Ahead’s horse racing news, tips, exclusive interviews, form guides and more for the All-Weather racing scene including the All Weather Championships Finals Day and much more.

Opera Ballo follows Notable Speech in All Weather debut win at Kempton

17 February 2025 0 comments

Ian Heitman reports with news and views from the All Weather events The 2024 2,000 Guineas winner, Notable Speech, was […]

Placepot Pete: Betting Tales from Leopardstown

17 February 2025 0 comments

What we do, ‘Robbo’ my Placepot partner and I, is pick a main meeting on ITV on Saturdays because he […]

NO BLUES FOR BILLY FAMILY: Robert Cooper ditches slippers for enthusiasm, youth and the All-Weather

20 January 2025 0 comments

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.

UK Racing: Prize money crisis highlighted by Documenting

20 January 2025 0 comments

There is a prize money crisis in British racing, it seems, and one all-weather specialist has done plenty to highlight the situation.

TOTS OF THE TURF SHOWING PROMISE

21 April 2024 0 comments

Ian Heitman stumbles across some gems at the Curragh and Doncaster Pont Neuf, left, ridden by Charles Bishop The start […]

SUMMER DAYS FOR ALL WEATHER TRIO

17 March 2024 0 comments

It’s cash bonuses all round for the stars of rubber and sand, writes Ian Heitman The decision to scrap fast-track […]

TOP TRIO GO FLAT OUT FOR ALL-WEATHER SUCCESS

18 February 2024 0 comments

Five from five Bonito Cavalo can hit ‘em for six on Finals Day, says Ian Heitman IT is not long […]

RYAN’S FLYING HIGH AFTER DOUBLE TON

25 January 2024 0 comments

Ian Heitman kept his feet dry to enjoy warm action on the all-weather and looks forward to a hot Finals […]

WHO WILL PASS THEIR TRIALS?

21 December 2023 0 comments

Ian Heitman with his latest update on contenders for the All-Weather Championships Afew changes were made to the All-Weather Championships […]

TALK OF THE TOON

23 March 2023 0 comments

Ian Heitman counts down to the big day at Newcastle on April 7 The culmination of the 10th All-Weather Championships […]

BILLY’S MAKING A BIG IMPACT

23 February 2023 0 comments

Ian Heitman has been impressed with a young star of the riding ranks The rapid rise of apprentice jockey Billy […]

SUCH A GOOD FRIDAY

24 March 2022 0 comments

Ian Heitman looks forward to a fantastic day’s action at Newcastle – but will it match Lingfield? Good Friday, April […]

LIAM BREAKS THE 1,000 BARRIER

24 February 2022 0 comments

Ian Heitman with a round-up of the latest events on AW tracks Liam Keniry added his name to those jockeys […]

VENTURIOUS STRIKES AT 25/1

27 January 2022 0 comments

Ian Heitman reviews the latest action Field sizes for the better allweather races, class 2 and class 3, often come […]

IT’S ALL CHANGE FOR THE 2022 CHAMPIONSHIPS

23 December 2021 0 comments

Ian Heitman assesses all the latest top-flight action Just over two months have passed since the opening day of the […]

CHAMPIONS TO BE CROWNED ON FINALS DAY

25 March 2021 0 comments

Ian Heitman assesses the line-ups for Good Friday The All-Weather Championships Finals Day takes place at Lingfield Park on Good […]

EVERYONE’S BIDDING TO BE A CHAMPION

25 February 2021 0 comments

Ian Heitman looks at the line-up for Finals Day Ian Heitman The cold spell of weather which hit the country […]

ALL ROADS LEAD TO LINGFIELD

28 January 2021 0 comments

ALL WEATHER Ian Heitman sees the action hotting up towards Finals Day Earlier this month two of racing’s most successful […]

WARMING UP FOR FINALS DAY

24 December 2020 0 comments

ALL-WEATHER Ian Heitman has already seen plenty of action in the All-Weather Championships The eighth season of the All- Weather […]

The long Good Friday

19 March 2020 0 comments

ALL-WEATHER RACING Ian Heitman is all warmed up for the action as Easter approaches The seventh All-Weather Championships reach their […]

BIG BEN STRIKES TO BREAK UP THE BIG TWO

20 February 2020 0 comments

ALL-WEATHER RACING Ian Heitman has been impressed with a jockey who has ended the Morris-Kirby grip on the all-weather title […]

£1M PRIZE IS UP FOR GRABS

23 January 2020 0 comments

ALL-WEATHER RACING Ian Heitman counts down to the seventh All-Weather finals day at Lingfield on Good Friday Ian Heitman The […]

BUILDING UP TO LINGFIELD

26 December 2019 0 comments

ALL-WEATHER RACING Ian Heitman is keeping a close eye on the Flat action as winter gallops along The seventh All […]

FINALS DAY IS HERE AT LAST

21 March 2019 0 comments

ALL WEATHER RACING Ian Heitman hopes we will get to focus on the racing as the all-weather’s biggest meeting approaches […]

HALFWAY POINT IN THE BIG BATTLE

24 January 2019 0 comments

ALL-WEATHER RACING Ian Heitman with all the latest on the road to Lingfield on Good Friday Ian Heitman Kachy The […]

SHAPING UP FOR A GOOD FRIDAY

27 December 2018 0 comments

ALL WEATHER Ian Heitman sees the fields for AW finals day starting to take shape The 2018/19 All-Weather Championships are […]