Paul Ferguson columns, interviews and analysis

Paul Ferguson

This is where you will find all of Racing Ahead’s horse racing columns by Paul Ferguson for race meetings, Cheltenham Festival, the Grand National, the Epsom Derby Meeting, Glorious Goodwood and Royal Ascot.

MAJ TO SPARKLE FOR IRISH ARKLE: Paul Ferguson eyes big hitters lined up in Dublin for Foxrock racing feast

20 January 2025 0 comments

February gets underway with the fantastic two-day Dublin Racing Festival fixture at Leopardstown, in which there will be countless Cheltenham Festival clues on offer.

Prospects look grand for 2025

23 December 2024 0 comments

Paul Ferguson is excited about the outlook all round in the new year.

Story so far: Paul Ferguson assesses the early jumps action

25 November 2024 0 comments

The National Hunt season is now in full cry with graded action aplenty and our columnist Paul Ferguson has assessed some of early season movers and shakers

DAN’S GRAND BID DAWNING

28 October 2024 0 comments

Paul Ferguson tracks a route for Skeltons from Carlisle to Aintree The National Hunt season steps up again in November […]

JUMPERS TO FOLLOW: Paul Ferguson’s 10 jumps horses to watch

23 September 2024 0 comments

Paul Ferguson offers his stars to follow as the National Hunt season warms up

JUMPING INTO A NEW SEASON with Jumpers To Follow’s Paul Ferguson

26 August 2024 0 comments

Paul Ferguson, author of the Jumpers To Follow series, picks out 10 National Hunt horses to follow this season,

ROSALLION SET FOR SUSSEX STAKES JOY

25 July 2024 0 comments

Paul Ferguson looks at way ahead for Royal Ascot’s star turns Three-year-olds have won 10 of the past 16 runnings […]

DERBY WINNER SET TO ECLIPSE AND DESTROY

27 June 2024 0 comments

Paul Ferguson says the Sandown highlight is ideal for City bid City of Troy Although he has the option of […]

MULLINS LEAPS UP FOR MAX REWARD

30 May 2024 0 comments

Paul Ferguson takes a cool look back over the highs and lows of the 2023-2024 jumps season The 2023-2024 National […]

TEN TO FOLLOW AS WE HIT A NEW LEVEL

21 April 2024 0 comments

Paul Ferguson offers his selection of Flat stars to follow this season DOLCE COURAGE John & Thady Gosden 4yo Siyouni […]

MISSION IS READY TO LEAP INTO THE LIMELIGHT

17 March 2024 0 comments

Paul Ferguson looks at stars who stayed fresh to jump straight into the top action at Aintree Mahler Mission, ridden […]

WILLIE’S ALL SET FOR A BURN-UP

18 February 2024 0 comments

FERGIE’S FESTIVAL FOUR (One tip per day) Paul Ferguson says Mullins’ star can reign Supreme BALLYBURN (Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ […]

NICKY’S GINO EYES A TOUGH ROAD AHEAD

25 January 2024 0 comments

Paul Ferguson looks over Cheltenham’s trials day, Sandown, Newbury, Kempton and Dublin Racing Festival In the hope that this month’s […]

Tahiyra to land the coronation

25 May 2023 0 comments

Paul Ferguson fancies the 1,000 Guineas second to come good at Royal Ascot Dermot Weld, trainer of Derby winner Harzand […]

16 of the best for the summer

27 April 2023 0 comments

Paul Ferguson with his list of runners that can pay their way on the Flat BLUESTOCKING Ralph Beckett Trainer Ralph […]

ALL EYES ARE ON AINTREE

23 March 2023 0 comments

Paul Ferguson hopes to see some familiar faces line up at the Grand National Festival this month Writing a preview […]

A five-star performance is in the reckoning

24 November 2022 0 comments

Paul Ferguson fancies Christian Williams’ gelding for the Becher Chase at Aintree to kick off a busy month Following a […]

EXPECT ANOTHER A-PLUS PERFORMANCE

27 October 2022 0 comments

Paul Ferguson looks at Cheltenham’s Open meeting Sonigino With a lack of rain throughout the most of Britain, the National […]

Late Summer horses to follow

28 July 2022 0 comments

Paul Ferguson with his money-spinners to see us through to the Autumn It’s August and we will soon be entering […]

TRAIL CAN ECLIPSE HIS ELDERS

30 June 2022 0 comments

Paul Ferguson looks at the major action this month and likes the look of Godolphin’s star Emily Upjohn Irish 2,000 […]

STOUTE TO BE CROWNED AT EPSOM

26 May 2022 0 comments

Paul Ferguson says Classic success is long overdue for Sir Michael Sir Michael Stoute has only won one Derby in […]

FESTIVAL ABENTEES TO WATCH OUT FOR

24 March 2022 0 comments

Paul Ferguson with some fresh tips for Aintree No fewer than 15 of the 21 winners at last year’s Grand […]

MULLINS CAN TEAR IT UP AGAIN

24 February 2022 0 comments

Paul Fergson with his quartet to follow at the Festival GAELIC WARRIOR (W P Mullins) Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle I’m […]

NICHOLLS CAN CATCH THEM NAPPING!

27 January 2022 0 comments

Paul Ferguson with his Betfair Hurdle fancies The entries for Newbury’s valuable Betfair Hurdle were released shortly before this month’s […]

A NEW STORM’S COMING AT CHELTENHAM

23 December 2021 0 comments

Paul Ferguson with his selections for January Having put up a career-best when running out an impressive 9-length winner at […]

ARE WE SET FOR A SANDOWN SHOWDOWN?

25 November 2021 0 comments

Paul Ferguson relishes the prospect of a Tingle Creek classic Last year’s unbeaten novice chaser SHISHKIN is set to reappear […]

MY TOP TEN TO FOLLOW IN JUMPS SEASON

30 September 2021 0 comments

An expert view on the new National Hunt campaign BOOTHILL – Harry Fry We only got to see Boothill once […]

WATCH FOR MULLINS’ BUMPERS

26 August 2021 0 comments

Paul Ferguson with some early thoughts about National Hunt While the Flat season might not be over, I have been […]

THE MARK OF BRILLIANCE

29 July 2021 0 comments

Paul Ferguson looks at the month’s big races SST MARK’S BASILICA was last month’s headline horse and following his imperious […]

O’BRIEN CAN MAKE HIS MARK AGAIN

1 July 2021 0 comments

Paul Ferguson gives his verdict on July’s big races Aidan O’Brien won Sandown’s Eclipse stakes on five occasions between 2000 […]