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This is where you will find all of Racing Ahead’s Featured horse racing news, tips, exclusive interviews, analysis and columns for Cheltenham Festival, the Grand National, the Epsom Derby Meeting, Glorious Goodwood and Royal Ascot.

Form Reading Vs The Statistical Approach Part Three – 20/12/14

20 December 2014 0 comments

So what is the most important part of sports betting?

Josses Hill makes much anticipated chase debut at Ascot

19 December 2014 0 comments

A fascinating card at Ascot this afternoon with the eagerly-awaited chase debut of Josses Hill (2.30) the highlight for Nicky Henderson and Barry Geraghty in the Grade 2 Noel Novices’ Chase. The selection finished runner up to Vautour in the Supreme at the Cheltenham Festival before going one better when scoring at Aintree.

Nitrogen makes his debut under rules at Exeter

18 December 2014 0 comments

A good card at Exeter this afternoon and Nitrogen (12.50) makes his debut under rules for Harry Fry having his first start for over two years since winning a point-to-point for Richard Barber

Pre-Christmas treat with Newbury jumps card

17 December 2014 0 comments

A wonderful pre-Xmas treat at Newbury this afternoon with a cracking jumps card including a fascinating Novices’ Handicap Chase over three miles. Oscar Fortune has been raised 2lbs since finishing runner up at Wetherby last time and this winning point-to-pointer must go close for Jonjo O’Neill.

Value Rater Weekend Review #7

16 December 2014 0 comments

WELCOME to the latest edition of the Value Rater Weekend Review here on RacingAhead.net, where Matt Mitter, the Value Rater, reviews the weekend’s racing.

Powerful stables to battle it out in Kempton’s Mile Nursery

16 December 2014 0 comments

There is a terrific BetVictor sponsored card at Kempton this afternoon and the Mile Nursery features some of the most powerful stables in the land including Charlie Appleby’s progressive maiden Mountainside who improved for the step up to a mile at Wolverhampton last time.

Road to Cheltenham begins as New Year approaches

15 December 2014 0 comments

We are closing in on the New Year, as 2014s busy horse racing schedule comes to a close, after another exhilarating 12 months of amazing action. But the excitement hasn’t finished yet, there are plenty more races throughout the country right up to the last days of 2014, as well as the schedule for next year having been officially released.

Into the Wind set to improve at Plumpton

15 December 2014 0 comments

The New One was the star of Cheltenham’s two-day International meeting winning the feature 2m Hurdle for Sam and Nigel Twiston-Davies. The 6-y-o tasted success at the festival in 2012 winning the Neptune Novices’ Hurdle and was perhaps unlucky when hampered in last season’s Champion Hurdle in the spring.

Form Reading Vs The Statistical Approach PART 2

13 December 2014 0 comments

In this day and age more and more punters are looking at statistical data rather than ‘reading the form’. The regular ‘punter’ has also changed, with a higher percentage becoming far more professional in their approach to gambling………

Saturdays Racing

13 December 2014 0 comments

The Caspian Caviar December Gold Cup is the feature race from Cheltenham this afternoon

Friday Racing

12 December 2014 0 comments

The first day of Cheltenham’s three-day December meeting

THURSDAY RACING

11 December 2014 0 comments

Three National Hunt cards and a terrific evening on the all-weather

Wednesday Racing

10 December 2014 0 comments

The best of today’s action comes from Leicester

TUESDAY RACING

9 December 2014 0 comments

National Hunt racing comes from Fontwell and Uttoxeter

Mondays racing

8 December 2014 0 comments

Saturday was another hugely successful day for Champion Trainer Paul Nicholls

Form Reading Vs The Statistical Approach

6 December 2014 0 comments

The question I’m asking today is, Can you make Horse Racing pay if you do not ‘read the form’?

Tingle Creek Chase remains a jewel in the racing calendar’s crown

6 December 2014 0 comments

The Tingle Creek Chase remains one of the most eagerly awaited events on the racing calendar as the best two mile chasers in Britain and Ireland battle it out over the minimum trip at one of the most iconic racecourses in the world.

Own a race horse for as little as £10!

5 December 2014 0 comments

The Racing Club are offering you the chance to own a race horse for the 2015 flat season for as little as £10!

Mixed fortunes so far for ante-post Cheltenham fancies

5 December 2014 0 comments

With the jumps season fully into its stride, the picture with regard to the relative merits of the leading candidates for the forthcoming Cheltenham Festival (March 10 – 13) is becoming a little clearer.

Stamp Of Authority to bounce back at Kempton Park

4 December 2014 0 comments

There is a decent card at Kempton Park this evening and in the Get Svens Inside Track At BetVictor Maiden, hope you enjoy our new TV ad, I am not surprised to see Stamp Of Authority (5.45) drop back in trip having pulled hard and failed to get home over an additional furlong here last month.

Gorsky Island favoured for Boyne Cup at Ludlow

3 December 2014 0 comments

There is an excellent midweek card at Ludlow today due to be run on perfect, good to soft, jumping ground. Ronnie Lawson (1.10) makes his chase debut for John Ferguson and AP McCoy takes the ride for the first time on a lightly-raced sort who is the brother of the very exciting novice chaser Kings Palace.

Red-Hot Richard Johnson hoping to continue form at Sedgefield

2 December 2014 0 comments

Jump racing this afternoon comes from Sedgefield and Southwell with red-hot Richard Johnson at the latter, riding The Last Bridge (12.15) in the opener after striking up a terrific partnership with the 7-y-o last term.

Value Rater Weekend Review #5

2 December 2014 0 comments

WELCOME to the latest edition of the Value Rater Weekend Review here on RacingAhead.net, where Matt Mitter, the Value Rater, reviews the weekend’s racing.

Leighton Aspell can continue fantastic year on Mistral Reine

1 December 2014 0 comments

Many Clouds rolled back the years for Lambourn-based trainer Oliver Sherwood, who was collecting his second Hennessy Gold Cup, just 24-years after Arctic Call’s success under Jamie Osbourne back in 1990.

The Hennessy Gold Cup is one of the biggest betting races of the year

29 November 2014 0 comments

The Hennessy Gold Cup is one of the biggest betting races of the year and nineteen go to post for […]

Still no sign of star two milers as Sacre misses Sandown

28 November 2014 0 comments

There’s something of a surreal feel to the ante-post market for the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in March. Neither of the two market leaders having been seen this season, and there are significant fitness and health questions to answer for both the former champion Sprinter Sacre, and current title holder Sire de Grugy.

Juvenile Hurdle kicks off second day of Newbury’s Hennessy meeting

28 November 2014 0 comments

Day two of Newbury’s Hennessy meeting and we begin with a Juvenile Hurdle. Alan King’s Karezak (12.25) looked an exciting prospect when scoring at Chepstow last month and the runner up, Golden Doyen, has subsequently franked the form by scoring in Grade 2 company at Cheltenham.

Racing Ahead December Issue Out Now!

27 November 2014 0 comments

THE December 2014 issue of Racing Ahead is in your shops now! You’ll be able to find us in around 300 WHSmith’s as well as Martin McColl’s, Morrison’s Eason’s and TESCO Ireland, along with numerous independent retailers across the country.

Wonderful Wetherby card tops off a fantastic Wednesday

26 November 2014 0 comments

A terrific card at Wetherby this afternoon and we begin with the Beginners’ Chase over an extended three miles. If In Doubt came down at the second on his chase debut and a clear round might be the order of the day although Philip Hobbs and Richard Johnson remain in scintillating form.

Competitive Tuesday jumps card from Sedgefield

25 November 2014 0 comments

Sedgefield play host to a competitive jumps card later today and the consistent Brother Scott (2.50) will appreciate stepping back up in trip having been done for toe at Kelso last time over the extended two miles.